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February 20, 2023
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Virtual reality intervention may alleviate endometriosis pain

Virtual reality intervention may alleviate endometriosis pain

A virtual reality exercise session might be as effective as telehealth-delivered exercise sessions in providing immediate, short-term pain relief for people with endometriosis, according to study results.

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February 13, 2023
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Q&A: Virtual reality program prepares EMTs, physicians for mass casualty disasters

Q&A: Virtual reality program prepares EMTs, physicians for mass casualty disasters

A new virtual reality program is providing first responders, law enforcement and physicians with training and experience in mass casualty disasters, occurrences that have grown significantly over the last several years.

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January 06, 2023
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Fresenius gains $130,000 grant to educate patients in Mississippi through virtual reality

Fresenius gains $130,000 grant to educate patients in Mississippi through virtual reality

Fresenius Kidney Care received a grant greater than $130,000 from the Mississippi Department of Health's Office of Rural Health and Primary Care to further kidney education through virtual reality, according to a press release.

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November 07, 2022
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A ‘Meta’-morphosis of meetings? Maybe

A ‘Meta’-morphosis of meetings? Maybe

Much news has been made of Facebook’s new name, Meta, and accompanying initiative to create immersive social spaces.

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November 07, 2022
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Ophthalmology takes the plunge into the metaverse

Ophthalmology takes the plunge into the metaverse

The 2022 Digital Ophthalmic Society meeting was the first ever eye care conference to be held in a space station, or at least that is what it looked like.

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November 07, 2022
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Ophthalmologists should improve their knowledge of the metaverse

Ophthalmologists should improve their knowledge of the metaverse

Like many of my senior colleagues, I am not well acquainted with the metaverse and cyberspace, much like I was unfamiliar with the power of computers and the internet 5 decades ago when I entered medical training.

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November 07, 2022
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From skeptic to advocate: Metaverse in medicine

From skeptic to advocate: Metaverse in medicine

When I first heard about people in medicine using the metaverse, I was the biggest skeptic.

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October 25, 2022
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VIDEO: Virtual reality technology may improve surgical performance

VIDEO: Virtual reality technology may improve surgical performance

CHICAGO — In this video, Justin Barad, MD, pediatric orthopedic surgeon and co-founder and CEO of Osso VR, discusses the current and future use of virtual reality in orthopedic and spine surgery.

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October 24, 2022
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Virtual reality may improve symptoms, quality of life in functional dyspepsia

Virtual reality may improve symptoms, quality of life in functional dyspepsia

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Virtual reality significantly improved symptoms and quality of life in a small subset of patients with functional dyspepsia, a presenter said at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

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October 12, 2022
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Patients with back pain benefited from at-home VR program

Patients with back pain benefited from at-home VR program

LAS VEGAS — Patients with chronic low back pain who used the home-based RelieVRx program experienced reduction in pain intensity and interference with activity, sleep, mood and stress, according to a poster presented at PAINWeek 2022.

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