Could AR/VR surgery simulators replace classrooms?
The pandemic has presented challenges for surgical training and preparation, but it’s also brought opportunities developed by startups to accelerate remote learning for surgeons by utilizing technologies like AI, AR, and VR.
A new study from McGill University finds that in a remote environment, an AI-based tutoring system can outperform expert human instructors. The study consisted in recruiting 70 medical students to perform virtual brain tumor removals on a neurosurgical simulator. The students were randomly assigned to receive instruction and feedback by either an AI-powered tutor or a remote expert instructor, in both cases providing surgical techniques and personalized feedback.
The students who received instructions and feedback from the AI tutor learned surgical skills 2.6 times faster and achieved 36% better performance compared to those who received instruction and feedback from remote instructors. The simulators are not only for students but also for surgeons, and medical doctors to improve their psychomotor skills, instrument handling, and their confidence. (Read: How virtually 'scrubbing in' could help surgeons hone their skills).
🧠 Brains of girls and boys with autism aren’t the same. Among children with autism, girls had different patterns of connectivity than boys did in several brain centers, including motor, language, and visuospatial attention systems.
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Latest healthtech and biotech deals
The largest from last week:
🇺🇸 Somatus, a kidney care company, raised $325M in Series E. The company intends to use the funds to further the reach and impact of its value-based kidney care model.
🇺🇸 Omada Health, a digital chronic care management company, raised $192M in Series E at a $1B valuation.
🇮🇳 MediBuddy, virtual care company, raised $125M in Series C. The company offers a number of services including round the clock access to telehealth visits with doctors and specialists, and at-home lab tests.
🇨🇭 MindMaze, building novel interfaces for neurorehabilitation, game training and 3D imaging in real time, raised $105M to accelerate its ongoing R&D and consolidate the clinical development pipeline of its digital therapeutic solution.
🇬🇧 Qumata, an insurance technology company based in London and Hong Kong, raised $13M more in its extended Series A (reached $23M in total).
🇬🇧TympaHealth, a digital health company that uses patented technology to allow for comprehensive hearing health assessments to be performed in point-of-care settings, enabling earlier disease detection and access to cost-effective care, raised $8M in Seed funding.
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