Paperplane Therapeutics raises $1.5M to treat anxiety and pain with medical VR

Paperplane Therapeutics is using VR for medical treatment.

Paperplane Therapeutics has raised $1.5 million to treat patients for pain and anxiety using virtual reality.Read More

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