Oculus started primarily for gaming, she says, but with an eye on social connection, productivity, and more. “The rapid growth and popularity of the fitness use case proves that point,” Peace says. “It shows that VR as a technology is developing into what we predicted it will be: the next computing … Read more
The Queen still has cold-like symptoms from Covid, but will continue working on light duties. Source link
Mumbai: Agilent Technologies Inc. announced the acquisition of virtual control‘s advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology which can help in creating innovative analysis solutions in lab testing. It will integrate the software known as ACIES, into its gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GS/MS) platforms with the intent to improve productivity, efficiency, and accuracy of high-throughput labs … Read more
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld, spoke to Vimal Prakash, Founder and CEO, Cartula Health India, to know more about the emerging need for tele consultations in the rural areas.How has the pandemic impacted the telemedicine industry? COVID19 was a game-changer for the telemedicine industry. With lockdown protocols in order and hospitals brimming with patients in crumbling … Read more
by Rohan VermaConstant innovation and technological advancement across healthcare applications from use of AI, ML to health monitoring have been helping stakeholders of the industry address the vast data pool while providing them with valuable insights. Individuals with chronic health conditions have always required a regular interaction with doctors/health care providers & healthcare systems. Patients … Read more
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Roller coasters race up, down, over and back again at breakneck speeds, but if you are one of the millions of people who get migraines, the risks may not be worth the thrill. A new study by German researchers shows that folks who … Read more
Denmark researchers are using virtual reality to encourage more Covid-19 vaccinations, through a game of maneuvering through a virus-infected crowd in a city square. In an experiment by the University of Copenhagen, participants were made to wear goggles to play an elderly person crossing the square while avoiding red-clothed bypassers infected with Covid-19. Vaccinated characters … Read more
It’s not just for gaming. How can virtual reality improve medicine? Learn about the different ways health care professionals use virtual reality to better treat their patients. Source link
Visakhapatnam: With more than 1.5 lakh Covid-19 patients in home isolation, the Andhra Pradesh health department is focusing on providing virtual consultation to patients under home care through constant monitoring of their vitals. The nearly 4,300 doctors registered with the 104 call centre are currently making outgoing calls to about 15,000 to 25,000 patients every … Read more
By Venky Ananth, SVP and global head of Healthcare at Infosys Until early last year, patients accessed healthcare only by visiting a clinic. This status quo for almost every patient worldwide changed with the outbreak of Covid-19. While virtual care has been around for some time now, it took a pandemic for the government of … Read more