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The deal involves videos of medical lectures as well as surgical procedures.
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In a small pilot study, participants that used the VR system reported experiencing a decrease in hot flashes and stress.
The round was led by Gates Frontier with participation from Khosla Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, AME Cloud Ventures and Marc Benioff.
At Hoag Hospital in California, the same technology is paying dividends for patient engagement and surgical outcomes.
Designed for medical students, nurses and practicing surgeons, the videos seek to replicate what it would be like to observe a procedure from inside the operating room.
The app-based offerings support real-time data collection and sharing between patients, their caregivers and their providers.
Patient engagement, artificial intelligence, telemedicine, virtual reality, and more trends dominated the provider headlines.
The new technology will provide users with an AI guide that will lead them through CBT.