Some patients at a UK hospital are getting a chance to take virtual escape.

Without a medical background, listening to a doctor describe a complex procedure can feel a little bit like listening to a lecture in gibberish. That communication gap is particularly wide between ...

Patients have been trialling headsets which allows them to virtually escape hospital walls and enjoy a local day out. The Places to Escape project in Gloucestershire has been immersing patients at the ...

Holli Hammer, the director of nursing at Texas Health’s Addiction Recovery Center, demonstrates the VR headset that is used to help people in recovery practice sobriety. Ciara McCarthy ...

A new virtual reality program for rehabilitating patients after an ischemic stroke has been developed by specialists at Tyumen State Medical University in Russia. Using this program together with a ...

Hospitals are changing fast, thanks to new technology. It’s not just about better equipment anymore; it’s about ...

Virtual reality (VR) simulation may be a useful tool for teaching dental students how to manage pediatric patient behavior, according to a study recently published in the European Journal of Dental ...

Key Takeaways Virtual reality (VR) might play a role in educating patients about upcoming proceduresPatients about to have kidney stones broken up felt better-educated and at ease following a VR ...

Virtual reality may be an effective way to help patients feel better about shock wave lithotripsy for the treatment of kidney ...

A University of Michigan professor is getting national recognition for her research aimed at relieving depression symptoms in people living with multiple sclerosis, and she's doing it not with ...

Adaptive gaming and virtual reality are used to help manage pain and ease anxiety for children with SMA at Children’s ...

It turns out such an explanation might go farther to easing your worries than the usual handout leaflet, researchers reported Friday at a meeting in London of the European Association of Urology (EAU) ...