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What Happens When Medicine Meets The Metaverse?

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Published: June 19, 2022 by RHJ Producer

Doctors can now treat chronic pain with the technology of virtual reality. Patient Tom Norris joins us to share his experience using a VR headset in place of sedatives when doctors removed three tumors from his bladder. Dr. Brennan Spiegel at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center reveals how VR treatment works and how virtual therapeutics will revolutionize medicine.


Guest Information:

  • Dr. Brennan Spiegel, Director of Health Services Research, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and author
  • Tom Norris, VR Therapy Patient

Links for more info:

  • Brennan M. Spiegel, MD, MSHS – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Directory
  • Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS (@BrennanSpiegel) / Twitter
  • VRx by Brennan Spiegel | Basic Books
  • Tom Norris (@jtomnorris) / Twitter
Program #: 22-25Segment Type: Feature StoriesTopics: Consumerism| Consumerism and Consumer Safety/Protection| Health Care| Medical Advancements| Mental Health| Metaverse| Psychology| Psychology and Psychiatry| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Technology| Virtual RealityMedical Conditions: Chronic PainGuests: Dr. Brennan Spiegel| Tom NorrisInstitutions & Organizations: Cedars-Sinai Medical Centertagged with: author| director| Jason Dickey| Kristen Farrah| Reed Pence| telehealth
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