WASHINGTON (Circa) — A Circa investigation uncovered unsettling complications related to a popular birth control implant that's designed to prevent pregnancy for years. Nexplanon, a matchstick-sized ...

The birth control implant, brand name Nexplanon, is considered one of the most effective reversible contraceptive methods available. It provides protection from pregnancy for up to three years with a ...

Lexy was a producer and on-air presenter who covered consumer tech, including the latest smartphones, wearables and emerging trends like assistive robotics. She won two Gold Telly Awards for her video ...

A new brain-controlled bionic limb has the ability to help people with leg amputations more easily navigate obstacles and walk more quickly, a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine shows.

A commercial robotic leg could potentially benefit both higher- and lower-mobility amputees, University of Michigan roboticists have shown for the first time. The leg provided the largest gains when ...

I was 15 years old when I started taking the pill. By the time I got to college, I struggled to take it at the same time every day. I would forget to bring them if I spent the night at my boyfriend’s ...

In 2018, Johnny Matheny became the first person to take home the world's most advanced Modular Prosthetic Limb—developed by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory—for a yearlong opportunity to ...

For the first time, people with arm amputations can experience sensations of touch in a mind-controlled arm prosthesis that they use in everyday life. A study reports on three Swedish patients who ...

A new type of brain implant allows a paralyzed person to learn how to control a computer cursor with their mind. This kind of technology could be revolutionary for people with very limited mobility as ...