Virtual reality could soon let your doctor ‘step inside’ your blood sample

Jun 26, 2019

Doctor Olivier Ganansia, Emergency services head, holds the 3D therapeutic virtual reality headset developped by Healthy Mind start-up, during an interview at the Saint-Joseph Hospital in Paris, France, June 7, 2018. The headset immerses the patient in the heart of a Zen garden or an enchanted forest to counter the pain rather than increase the doses of painkillers. Picture taken June 7, 2018. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer - RC1124B21B50

“It’s an immersive experience, just like you are sitting inside your data". Image: REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

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