by Unber Shafiq | September 15, 2021 | Medical
Researchers have conducted various studies on the role of VR in acute and chronic pain management. From rehabilitation of burn survivors to decrease pain and anxiety in patients during their cancer treatment to treating chronic neck pain, VR has been used in the...
by Amantha May | September 15, 2021 | Health
At the 2021 Galaxy Unpacked event in August, Samsung announced a new partnership with Lifesum, a digital health company based in Sweden. The partnership makes Lifesum’s popular nutritional coaching app available on the Galaxy Watch4 and Galaxy Watch4 Classic. Adding...
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by Unber Shafiq | September 14, 2021 | Enabling Tech
Prosthetic limbs have vastly improved the quality of life for those with amputations, but the greatest challenge remains: to have a more reliable, human-like control of the prosthesis. So far, electromyography (EMG) is the main technique to control the prosthetic...
by Bruce Brown | September 10, 2021 | Health, Medical
The COVID-19 pandemic boosted health system interest in many of the topics that we cover regularly. Overcrowding, staff shortages, and infection risk-avoidance gave regional health agencies little choice but to explore alternative care modes. The result was growing...
by Amantha May | September 10, 2021 | Medical
Waya Health has announced a new collaboration with the Veterans Health Administration Innovation Ecosystem (VHA IE) Extended Reality (VHA XR) Network. The current initiative builds on the findings of a 3-year study that incorporated Waya Health’s virtual reality...
by Amantha May | September 8, 2021 | Medical
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on mental health across United States. Yet the crisis has also catalyzed a sea change in our collective understanding of mental health issues, breaking through decades of stigma and proving the relationship between...
