robots

The treatments cost more and, at least in the case of prostate surgeries and hysterectomies, there's no evidence they do a better job, yet as National Public Radio put it, "it's hard to resist a robot." Especially for older men.

What's made by Toyota, has no wheels but still helps you get from here to there? That would be the 'independent walk assist,' part of the auto manufacturer's new line of high-tech health care products aimed at helping disabled or older adults get around ... There are now 117 Green House nursing homes across the United States, and it's not just the structure of these houses that's different.

When Gallup first asked about marijuana legalization, in 1969, just 12 percent of Americans favored it. Now 50 percent do, according to a new Gallup poll.

A Japanese company has created a robotic suit with the potential to give mobility to those who have limited or no use of their limbs.