LONDON, England (CNN)-- Virtual reality (VR ... moment he is researching a new medical specialty called Interventional Radiology (IR), which involves pinhole surgery using needles and catheters ...

Minimizing the use of sedatives during operations could shorten hospital stays and reduce the risk of complications. Immersing patients in virtual reality could help reduce the amount of local ...

Virtual reality is often ... could equally act as any medical tool that's needed. Surgeons weigh in Building a system that could faithfully recreate the experience of surgery required a mixture ...

This led to recently published research studying virtual reality (VR) immersion compared to monitored anesthesia care for hand surgery. "As VR has continually grown into the medical sphere ...

The world of virtual reality is giving doctors ... I wouldn't even take this surgery on without the technology,” said neurosurgeon Dr. James Kalyvas, the Medical Director of the Bollinger ...

The 16,000 square-foot space includes a 3D virtual reality room, the 2D room, mock doctor's office rooms for medical examinations, a "home suite" for physical therapy practice and more.

Heart surgery is a serious and invasive medical procedure, and that can be intimidating for a patient. A new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings suggests that virtual reality (VR ...

New technology from virtual reality video games and popular apps ... The use of spatial computing in surgery could make procedures more precise and save more lives. “This technology is ...

Before surgery, patients put on a virtual reality headset for a tour that led ... said patients often experienced anxiety before medical procedures such as vaccinations, providing blood samples ...

Heart surgery is a serious and invasive medical procedure, and that can be intimidating for a patient. A new study published in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings suggests that virtual reality ...

Now, medical schools say they can do without the time lag. They are bringing student training modules with virtual and augmented reality software and high-fidelity simulation models in which ...