Metaverse in Healthcare: The Future is Now – ET HealthWorld

Metaverse in Healthcare: The Future is Now – ET HealthWorld

by Samar Kagalwalla In June 2020, neurosurgeons at Johns Hopkins performed the institution’s first augmented reality operations on living patients. The doctors used six screws to fuse three vertebrae in a patient’s spine to cure persistent back pain, using headsets by Israeli firm Augmedics. The latter uses a see-through eye display that projects images of … Read more

Johns Hopkins-supported app to guide Covid patients at home in India – ET HealthWorld

Johns Hopkins-supported app to guide Covid patients at home in India – ET HealthWorld

Bengaluru: A team of developers in India has created a new app that is supported by Johns Hopkins University in the US and designed to guide people isolating at home after testing Covid-19 positive, right on their smartphones. The Vee+ Svasa app — developed by Bengaluru and New York-headquartered IT services company Vee Technologies, and … Read more

States, U.S. Hit Set New Records for COVID Cases

States, U.S. Hit Set New Records for COVID Cases

October 26, 2020 – The coronavirus pandemic continues to pound the United States as record number of cases are reported from around the country. The 7-day average of new cases in the U.S. topped 68,000 on Sunday. That’s more than 1,000 cases higher than the previous record reported July 22. Friday and Saturday … Read more