This post was updated Jan. 16 at 1:25 a.m. UCLA Health’s Rosenfeld Hall is using novel technology – from virtual reality devices to human-like animatronics – to improve teaching for medical students.

Limited access to adequate cancer surgery training is one of the driving forces behind global inequities in surgical cancer care. Affordable virtual reality (VR) surgical training could enhance ...

Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is using Smileyscope’s virtual reality tools to put patients at ease during needle-based procedures. One of the most popular VR experiences is an underwater ...

I’m the attending physician in a pediatric trauma room, and my patient, a girl who looks to be about 12, is going into anaphylactic shock. “Do something,” her mother screams. I check the girl’s ...

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bringing together two of the most exciting technologies driving the education and healthcare industries forward, Wolters Kluwer Health today announced the addition of ...

Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital employees, who have to be ready for a variety of medical events they may encounter, may now prepare in a setting featuring the latest educational methods and ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) - The first fully immersive virtual reality simulation center in Texas is now open in Fort Worth, giving healthcare students at the University of North Texas Health ...

Virtual reality is redefining what is possible in the healthcare industry. Patients are already benefiting from advanced and more precise surgeries, simulations for mental illness treatments and many ...

The developed PHSMCC curriculum will include a variety of mission profiles, including ocean personnel recovery missions such as the one depicted here. Image from a simulated virtual environment used ...