Dorothy, Care City, TPXimpact awarded £80k fund for AR dementia tool
Thanks to an £80k Discovery Award by Longitude Prize on Dementia, Dorothy, Care City and TPXimpact will develop an augmented reality tool for dementia.
AI and Analytics
South London and Maudsley to take part in 5G hospital trial
South London and Maudsley has formed a partnership with Virgin Media O2, which will see one of its sites undergo a 5G-connected hospital trial.
AI and Analytics
New ‘crisis cards’ use augmented reality to provide mental health support
Simply using a smartphone to download the Zappar app, a patient can scan a card which brings to life an augmented reality human who can offer support.
Digital Patient
Alder Hey surgeons get hands-on with Microsoft’s mixed reality tech
Microsoft HoloLens is being introduced to operating theatres in a bid to make more patient information available to surgeons during operations.
Infrastructure
How VR and AR could transform the health sector
Anna Knack of RAND Europe looks at how virtual reality and augmented reality could transform the healthcare sector, from improving health outcomes and incentivising healthy behaviour to impacting the job market.
Digital Patient
London surgeons using Microsoft mixed reality tech for safer operations
Surgeons in London are using Microsoft HoloLens to look inside patients before they operate on them, in an effort to make procedures safer and more time-efficient.
Clinical Software 2
Where is the business case for medical VR?
Todd Richmond, member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and director of the mixed reality lab at the University of Southern California, tells Digital Health News why virtual reality offers exciting new prospects for the medical field.
Digital Patient
Top ten technologies at London’s Digital Health Technology Show
Reporter, Laura Stevens, reviews the top ten technologies at London’s Digital Health Technology Show with virtual reality, augmented reality and wearables.
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