Medical advances

20 weird, wacky and wonderful health innovations

Ready for your annual checkup at the doctor’s office of tomorrow? Imagine incredible shrinking X-rays and superbug-zapping robots. Here’s a preview of what's to come.

Produced by Alanna Glassman. Text by Jillian Bell, Madeline Cravit, Lora Grady, Dominique Lamberton and Anna Redman.

10 minutes

Wellness

The future of medicine: Five surgical breakthroughs

Here's a sneak peek at some of the weird and wonderful innovations that are coming to a doctor's office near you

Produced & researched by Vanessa Milne & Sydney Loney; Text by Gillian Berner, Madeline Cravit, Alanna Glassman, Lora Grady, Dominique Lamberton, Julia Martineau, Kari Pritchard & Daniel Viola

3 minutes

Wellness

An iPod for the brain? Nine gadgets that make the future of medicine brighter

Here's a sneak peek at nine of the weirdest and most wonderful innovations that are coming to a doctor's office near you

Vanessa Milne, Sydney Loney, Gillian Berner, Madeline Cravit, Alanna Glassman, Lora Grady, Dominique Lamberton, Julia Martineau, Kari Pritchard & Daniel Viola

3 minutes

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How a temporary tattoo could one day track your vitals

From sunscreen pills to a cavity killer, here's some of the weird and wonderful innovations that are coming to a doctor's office near you

Produced/researched: Vanessa Milne & Sydney Loney; Text: Gillian Berner, Madeline Cravit, Alanna Glassman, Lora Grady, Dominique Lamberton, Julia Martineau, Kari Pritchard & Daniel Viola

3 minutes

Wellness

Cancer research: New technologies to know

Here's a sneak peek at some of the weird and wonderful innovations that are coming to a doctor's office near you.

Produced & researched by Vanessa Milne & Sydney Loney; Text by Gillian Berner, Madeline Cravit, Alanna Glassman, Lora Grady, Dominique Lamberton, Julia Martineau, Kari Pritchard & Daniel Viola

3 minutes