Authors: Jotwani R, Barot VD, Goldstein PA, Sigaras A, Sriram S, White RS, Mukherjee D, Gabbay E, Chan JM, Steigerwald Schnall J, Rubin JE
Journal of medical extended reality
July 11, 2026, marks the 37th World Population Day. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) designated the theme as "Realizing the Hopes and Aspirations of Young People â Today and for the Future"...
Authors: Ferrer Costa J, Muñoz Cociña Z, Ciudad MJ, López Fernåndez M
Journal of medical extended reality
The European Union (EU) Parliament defines metaverses as â.â The metaverse has garnered significant attention from the research community lately, and a substantial amount of work has already been done...
Authors: Maddox T, Oldstone L, Sackman J, Judge E, Maddox R, Adair T, Ffrench K, Sparks CY, Darnall BD
Journal of medical extended reality
Depression and anxiety are the most common mental health conditions. They are among the leading contributors to the global burden of disease, affecting several hundred million people worldwide. Reduci...
Authors: Logan GS, Benedictson J, Reynolds K, Penner K, El-Gabalawy R
Journal of medical extended reality
Nearly 1 billion people were living with a mental health disorder in 2019. Mental health disorders account for more than $5 trillion USD in economic impacts, lost productivity, and health care costs w...
Authors: LeMoine JE, Frazier JA, Dadagian-Goldman B, Goodman L, Marshall K
Journal of medical extended reality
As the global population continues to age rapidly, the associated rise in age-related cognitive decline presents an urgent challenge for health care systems worldwide. The number of people aged 65 yea...
Authors: Fauveau V, Filimonov AK, Pyzik R, Murrough J, Keefer L, Liran O, Spiegel B, Swirski FK, Fayad ZA, Poller WC
Journal of medical extended reality
Humanâcomputer interaction (HCI) is an interdisciplinary field by nature. For example, developing virtual reality (VR) applications is an interdisciplinary process, as these applications often aim to...
Authors: Chuan A, Hatty M, Shelley M, Wilson A, Lan A, Bogdanovych A
Journal of medical extended reality
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a safe, noninvasive technique that uses magnetic fields and computation to generate images of tissues and organs, unlike positron emission tomography (PET)Â or Compu...
Authors: DeTore NR, Balogun-Mwangi O, Eberlin ES, Dokholyan KN, Rizzo A, Holt DJ
Journal of medical extended reality
Hearing loss (hypoacusis) is a reduction in hearing ability defined by an increase in the hearing threshold to at least 20 dB HL in the main speech range between 0.5 and 4 kHz (). The WHO estimates an...
Authors: Pasa B, Bernes A, Gaggioli A, Tuccari E, Zollo F, Vulpiani G, Pignolo L, Scala A, Cerasa A
Journal of medical extended reality
A multidisciplinary team (MDT) in health care is defined as a group of individuals across disciplines, who facilitate holistic decision-making related to patient care. The MDT meeting (MDT-M) involves...
Authors: Garza KB, Yang H, Richardson A, Seals C, Hawkins G, Rose CG, Nowell WB, Gavigan K, Stewart P, Fraenkel L, Curtis JR
Journal of medical extended reality
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide (), and atherosclerosis (AS) is a major contributor to its growing burden. Therefore, identifying populations at a high risk of AS...
Authors: Zech N, Busch M, Jaeger V, Hansen E
Frontiers in psychology
In the face of an aging population, increasing cases of dementia have become a global challenge (). By 2050, cases are estimated to surpass 150 million (), imposing a heavy economic burden on formal a...
Authors: El Alouani H, Traoré O, Touré B
International journal of public health
As a critical group that bridges clinical operations and economic management, hospital financial personnel are currently undergoing a digital transformation in hospital financial management (). On the...
Authors: Sorensen N
Frontiers in psychology
Menstrual disorders represent one of the most common health issues among women of reproductive age, primarily encompassing primary and secondary dysmenorrhea. Primary dysmenorrhea is defined as menstr...
Authors: Buseyne S, Depaepe F, Raes A
Frontiers in psychology
Neuroblastoma is the most prevalent extracranial solid tumor in pediatric populations worldwide, representing approximately 8â10% of childhood malignancies and contributing to approximately 15% of ped...
Authors: Lisowicz K, Tomaszewska K, Makowicz D, Sobolewski M, Kowalczuk K
Frontiers in public health
In contemporary educational contexts, English proficiency is increasingly recognized as a critical competency for the academic and career development of vocational students (; ). Although the impact o...