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Who owns your simulation in the metaverse?

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Will the metaverse transform health care? Who knows! But even before we know what the metaverse is — today, it loosely describes future immersive computing experiences — its hype has arrived in digital health. Respected doctors are writing thinkpieces, and new marketing language has infiltrated startups, with one company already touting “the virtual treatment rooms of the metaverse.”

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