A child with a new cochlear implant works on auditory rehabilitation exercises at home in Toulouse, France, aided by Pepper, a human-looking robot. In Canada, another child interacts with Pepper, who helps to reduce their ...
Feb 13, 2026
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We've all heard that making simple lifestyle changes today can help prevent heart disease down the line. But what if you already have key risk factors for heart disease, or even a diagnosis of heart disease itself? Is it ...
Feb 13, 2026
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Your pancreas has important jobs to do. A large gland behind the lower part of the stomach, it produces hormones that regulate blood sugar and enzymes that help digest food. What if it develops cancer?
Feb 12, 2026
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Nurses can safely deliver many services traditionally performed by doctors, with little to no difference in deaths, safety events, or how patients felt about their health, according to a new review, appearing in the Cochrane ...
Feb 11, 2026
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A new orally taken, gut-based compound developed by scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), reduces the amount of dietary fat absorbed in the intestines. This differs from most existing ...
Feb 11, 2026
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A wearable biosensor developed by Washington State University researchers could improve wireless glucose monitoring for people with diabetes, making it more cost-effective, accurate, and less invasive than current models. ...
Feb 11, 2026
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Most Canadians either know personally or are aware that getting an appointment with a family doctor can be difficult. Across the country, it's estimated that 6.5 million people do not have a family doctor or nurse practitioner ...
Feb 11, 2026
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More than 94 million people suffer from cataracts, but half of them do not have access to the surgery needed to fix it, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Feb 11, 2026
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Many people may have a dim view of their fat tissue, yet scientists have come to recognize adipose as a necessary and metabolically active organ, carrying out many vital functions within the body. In the case of obesity, ...
Feb 9, 2026
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Many middle-aged folks and seniors are shrugging off their annual flu or COVID-19 shot for a very simple reason, a new survey has found.
Feb 7, 2026
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