Students and staff members at Ohio University’s College of Heath Sciences in Athens created a virtual reality program that helps train individuals on how to respond to an opioid overdose. The program ...

A small study found that distracting patients by immersing them in a virtual reality program helped reduce perceived pain, even in elderly patients who aren’t acquainted with virtual computer programs ...

In December, the Society for Simulation in Healthcare accredited George Mason University’s Lab for Immersive Technologies and Simulation, an innovative new program designed to bring a new dimension to ...

Arizona State is using virtual reality to jump-start its freshman biology program. The Dreamscape Learn program immerses students into a fictional world where students can take on hands-on learning ...

Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina use virtual reality as training tool for lineman across the state and for safety protocols for downed power lines.

Communication problems can hold back childhood development, with a range of interventions available to assist with social communication disorders. In a new research review, Flinders University ...

AURORA, Colo. – Police departments across the country are turning to virtual reality training to help officers make split-second decisions in difficult, and sometimes dangerous, situations. The goal ...

At Madigan Army Medical Center at Fort Lewis, Wash., psychologists plan to begin using virtual reality -- think immersive video games -- to treat post-traumatic stress disorder by recreating the ...

John Spencer views a virtual reality program as Mynd Immersive and Lyda Hill Philanthropies demonstrate a virtual reality therapy tool to seniors at Umphress Terrace in Dallas on Dec. 16, 2025. Jason ...