U.S., March 2 -- As the adoption of 5G continues around the world, we take a look at Verizon's top five ways in which 5G can benefit healthcare.

Medical training

By harnessing augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) applications, alongside the use of 5G technology in medical training, students could be transported from multiple locations, into one operating room with near real time views of delicate procedures.

Remote physical therapy

To combat lack of proximity to healthcare professionals providing rehabilitative care, AR/VR applications and 5G technology could be used to make interactions between patients and their physical therapists much smoother and more frequent. Hologram aided diagnostics and surgical intervention

Despite the hu...