Ocutrx Technologies, a leader in Augmented Reality (AR) and 3D technology for medical and surgical applications is pulling back the curtain on its latest innovation: OcuLenz, its groundbreaking Augmented Reality (AR) / Extended Reality (XR) headset. OcuLenz...

In a collaborative effort, all six medical schools across the state of Virginia recently united to explore the use of Virtual Reality (VR) technology in medical education. The collaboration, still early in its efforts, aims to provide a new mode of...

Artec 3D has collaborated with Romans Ferrari, a paediatric rehabilitation facility, to revolutionise the medical process for children who have suffered facial burns. Using Artec’s 3D scanners, medical professionals are now able to create highly precise co...

Novarad, a company offering Medical Imaging Solutions for Healthcare Providers, is working to revolutionise the field of cranial neurosurgery with its Augmented Reality surgical navigation system.   This technology, showcased in a recent study conducted by D...

Strivr, a platform for enterprise-scale Virtual Reality (VR) solutions, has announced the evolution of its offering to accelerate content and solution capabilities using Generative AI (GenAI) for enhanced storyline development, animation and asset creation,...

The Personalised Care Institute (PCI) has launched lifelike Virtual Reality training on shared decision-making (SDM) for health and care professionals – after research found that nearly half (46%) report gaps in their knowledge and most (70%) would like to l...

A high-tech Swansea University initiative to develop specialist virtual reality training for healthcare professionals has secured a major funding boost. The project, entitled Virtual Reality a Welsh Reality, has been awarded almost £900,000 to expand ...

Jahn Otto Andersen, CTO at HoloCare, talks to us about the potential of hologram tech and how it could make surgeries smarter and safer for both professionals and patients.   According to data published by the British Medical Association, over 7 million p...

GigXR, a global provider of holographic healthcare training, has announced the release of a pivotal new Basic Life Support module for its HoloScenarios mixed reality application. Created in partnership with Morlen Health – a subsidiary of Northwest Permanente –...

Wolters Kluwer, Health and Laerdal Medical have announced the development of vrClinicals for Nursing, an immersive, Virtual Reality (VR) nursing education experience designed to strengthen practice readiness.   vrClinicals is built on evidence-based scena...

Luciane Ragni, Industry Solutions Manager Healthcare at Scandit, talks to us about the current state of nursing in the UK and how technology can help alleviate some of the pressures staff are facing.   With one in 10 nurse posts in England left unfilled, t...

Nurses who are considering a career working in adult prisons can now experience what their roles might be like thanks to a new immersive Virtual Reality app.  The app provides an overview of working in a prison healthcare setting, including the...