The PUMA 560 robot performed a neurosurgical biopsy on a real patient in 1985—no small feat back then. Only a few years later ...

It’s among the most common cancers affecting older men. But a diagnosis today isn’t always what it seems. By David Dodge An estimated one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their ...

MISSOULA — Last October, Missoula’s Jim Van Fossen traveled to Ohio for prostate surgery. The procedure could easily have been done in Missoula, but Ohio offered something Missoula didn’t — the da ...

A first-of-its-kind medical robot is helping doctors at Nemours Children's Hospital perform spinal surgeries. Doctors at Nemours said this robot is making surgery faster and more precise, and it means ...

This guy makes R2D2 look cuddly. A child-sized robot with dreams of being a doctor is working its way up the ranks at a Big Apple vein treatment clinic — and might one day be the one wielding the ...

Umama Ali is an experienced content writer with a passion for gaming. He has been immersed in video games for as long as he can remember. When he is not playing video games, he can be found playing ...

Days after Meagan Brazil-Sheehan’s 6-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia, they were walking down the halls of UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center when they ran into Robin the Robot. Suicide ...

What if your childhood Tamagotchi could step off the screen and into the real world? Imagine a tiny robot, complete with blinking eyes and lifelike movements, responding to your voice and following ...

Your urologist will use several tests to determine how severe your BPH is and whether it affects your bladder health. They may recommend watchful waiting if your BPH is mild. Watchful waiting means ...

“If you’re not testing [delivery robots] against wheelchairs, scooters or walkers, then you’re not designing for everyone," Mark Chaney said Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...