Clinicians can help patients recover from strokes while they’re anywhere in the world—even states or countries far away from each other—by using a combination of robotics and virtual-reality devices.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday that it had approved marketing for a virtual reality system that is designed to help with pain reduction. EaseVRx, a prescription-only, ...

In virtual reality there is much to be seen, but most of our other senses are left wanting. Ever since the concept gathered mainstream attention in the 1990s, it’s been primarily experienced through ...