Implant

This First Person column is written by Kaja Montgomery, who lives in Toronto. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ. I had been wearing flesh-coloured hearing aids since I was three. It wasn't until 30…

Judith Coates, a cancer survivor from Orillia, Ont., had her breast implant for six months before feelings of chest pain, blurry vision and breathing difficulty started to take hold of her health. She even started dropping things as…

The House of Commons Health Committee has begun a study to explore the feasibility of a nationwide breast implant registry, including the scope and function of such a registry. “A breast implant registry could be…

The extremely low blood pressure of a spinal cord injury patient can be treated with an implant that transmits electrical stimulation to a specific set of spinal neurons, addressing a common "invisible" side effect of paralysis.…

The Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital is refusing to remove a puberty blocking implant from a child after his mother revoked her consent for the medication amid worsening mental health, according to…

Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink has approached one of the biggest U.S. neurosurgery centers as a potential clinical trials partner as it prepares to test its devices on humans once regulators allow for it, according to six…

You’re probably well aware of the pill and how it works—but long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), including the birth control implant (a.k.a. Nexplanon), don’t require a daily check on your to-do list.There’s a growing interest in…

If you’re exploring different types of birth control methods, you might know that finding one you jive with can take some trial and error. As you go, consider looking into the birth control implant, which is often referred to by the brand…

Plastic surgeries should warn patients about breast implant cancer risks, FDA says — after linking MORE deaths and tumors to the procedureCase numbers of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) almost doubled since 2022The number of…

US-based brain interface startup, Synchron, backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, is working on technology designed to transform daily life for people with paralysis.Synchron is part of an emerging crop of…