Access to healthcare has always been a global problem, with those in more rural areas suffering the most. The world simply does not have enough clinically trained and specialized physicians ...

Scientists from the UK and other European countries have developed a 'virtual liver' in a bid to help doctors evaluate patients for cancer surgery. The work was done in a project called ...

A surgeon accidently kills a patient, undoes the error and starts over again. Can mathematics make such science fiction a reality? The day is rapidly approaching when ...

ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. — The world of virtual reality is giving doctors a new pathway to cure patients. In the past, some of these patients had no hope for a safe treatment with traditional surgery.

FundamentalVR has unveiled more details for its virtual reality surgery training platform, which uses advanced technologies such as haptic (touch) feedback to show doctors how to do surgeries. The ...

The technology startup Level EX has launched a virtual surgery mobile app, called Airway EX, which the company hopes physicians will use to practice their surgical skills. 1. The company says Airway ...

SAN DIEGO — Instead of sedating patients during minor surgeries, doctors at Kaiser Permanente are offering a relaxing 'Virtual Reality' vacation. In this Zevely Zone, I visited Kaiser Permanente's ...

No one likes to make mistakes, particularly surgeons whose trained minds and hands can save lives but who, through the slightest of errors, can permanently impair or, even worse, end lives altogether.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) spun out a new startup on Tuesday that will offer patients virtual triage services and nonsurgical physical therapy. The company, named RightMove ...

Imagine a world where wireless technology moves 10 times faster than today. — -- It’s a technology that could allow you to download high-definition movies in seconds, connect your car to the ...

LONDON — After emerging from a final risky surgery, Brazilian twin brothers Arthur and Bernardo Lima were met with an emotional outpouring of applause, cheers and tears from medical staff and family ...