AURORA, Colo. — Over the past few years, Children's Hospital has been increasing its use of virtual reality (VR) during patient procedures. The hospital's Gaming Technology Department oversees the ...

At UC Berkeley in California, researchers are combining biofeedback and virtual reality to let pediatric patients design their own hospital rooms. High schooler Ariela Rubens has had several hospital ...

A pediatric cardiologist used 3D printing and virtual reality to construct an exact model of a patient’s heart, helping surgeons repair a large hole in her heart, according to a July 24 report from ...

To many, virtual reality seems a thing of the future. But Boston-based Tufts Medical Center is setting out to bring it to the world of healthcare, according to Boston Magazine. Tufts is partnering ...

“The children’s hospital can be a very scary unfamiliar place for kids, and so one of the things we do in coordination with Child Life is try and make it a easier place to receive care,” Dr. Jason ...

Cincinnati Children's Hospital is receiving millions of dollars in funding for a new virtual reality program.The goal of the program is to help surgeons plan operations by allowing care teams to walk ...

If your heart rate increases each time you hear the word “injection,” you’re not alone. Every 1 in 4 adults has a fear of needles—a fear that most attribute to an experience they had when they were ...

DANBURY — Between challenging patient cases and the high volume of incoming patients, John Leopold is aware of the hurdles new nurses face in their transition “from academic to actual health care.” ...

Each year, about two million children and teens are hospitalized. Researchers are trying new ways to make them more comfortable. At UC Berkeley in California, researchers are combining biofeedback and ...