A boring setting with huge payoff.

I’m a big proponent of IUDs. The birth control option, formally known as an intrauterine device, lasts years (between three and 12, depending on the type) and it’s a “set it and forget it” solution.

A new medical device coming the United States could be a game-changer for some women's health procedures, such as IUD insertion. Carevix is the world’s first suction-based cervical stabilizer, ...

Just like every club in your bag, a putter’s feel and performance are manipulated with various materials, with one goal in mind: to help you play better golf. It’s always intriguing to me how one of ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Computer scientists often deal with abstract problems that are hard to comprehend, but an exciting new algorithm matters to anyone who ...

The library sorting problem is used across computer science for organizing far more than just books. A new solution is less than a page-width away from the theoretical ideal. Computer scientists often ...

OpenAI’s latest generative AI model is much better at code generation than previous models, but slower and more expensive — and not quite ready for production. “Ho, hum,” I thought in response to the ...

Findings showed successful placement of Paragard with the first insertion attempt occurred in 91% of participants. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a single-hand inserter for ...

As videos describing the procedure as agonizing spread on social media, new guidelines advise physicians to consider various anesthetics. By Teddy Rosenbluth In recent years, the process of getting an ...

What do earphones, olive seeds and a coyote rib have in common? Give up? They’ve all been removed from a human urethra. Yes, you read that right. In case you’re wondering, the human urethra is a tube ...