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 ...

Use of virtual reality significantly improves patient understanding of and confidence in the shock wave lithotripsy procedure.

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 ...

North Carolina Central University is using artificial intelligence as a training tool for nursing students. The training program, called "vrClinicals for Nursing," started as a virtual-reality ...

Virtual reality gear may have applications in treating conditions such as anxiety, pain from burns or chronic pain. For example, using virtual situations to immerse anxious patients in situations that ...

“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 ...

Researchers are using virtual reality to reduce pre-procedure patient anxiety. Read more about the study presented today at EAU 2026.

Virtual reality technology has rapidly evolved beyond gaming applications to become a powerful therapeutic tool addressing conditions from chronic pain to PTSD. As hospitals and clinics increasingly ...

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 ...