Surgery can be an intimidating experience, causing anxiety and stress leading up to the procedure. In fact, a global meta-analysis revealed that while preoperative anxiety varies due to factors such ...

Over the past couple of decades many new methods have been introduced into medicine, from computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging; to ultrasonogaphy and mammography. Many of these ...

A plastic surgery research group has developed an augmented reality system that enables them to create 3D simulations of the desired results of facial reconstructive procedures and project them over ...

Neurosurgeon Dr. John Dorman uses the Apple Vision Pro, an augmented reality headset, in his operations. He said it could be used for all types of brain surgeries. Dorman just started using it ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)–The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is one of a handful of hospitals in the country using augmented reality (AR) for surgery. Doctors and patients have said they are ...

Augmented reality (AR) has gradually become a substantial part of modern life, and I believe it will certainly be part of how we approach our surgical patients in the future. There are several ...

Training surgeons on specific surgical procedures is expensive and hard. London-based Touch Surgery has created more than 200 training programs for surgical procedures to be completed on a mobile ...

Doctors in Frisco are using three dimensional technology to ease back pain. They're the first in the state to use augmented reality during spine surgery and their patient says he's now able to get ...

NOVEMBER. EMILY: LAST MONTH, A TEAM AT NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL DID SOMETHING NO ONE HAS EVER DONE BEFORE. THEY USED AUGMENTED REALITY DURING A HIP REPLACEMENT. IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE A VIDEO GAME, ...

A new medical device collaboration is giving surgeons “x-ray vision,” by fusing digitally enhanced images directly into the microscope of a surgical device. The tech, called SyncAR, is a partnership ...

Celebs are downsizing ... their breasts. Celebs and every day women are downsizing their breast sizes, plastic surgeons say. Getty Images — -- Victoria Beckham, Heidi Montag, Pamela Anderson and ...