We don’t trust Dr Google’s health advice any more than a used car salesman’s, so why do so many of us continue to consult it? Information overload leads to increased anxiety, and an Australian poll has revealed that worries caused by frantic online searches are burdening the healthcare system.

In the UK, the NHS is completely ingrained into our culture. It’s an institution to be proud of, with paying for healthcare a distinctly alien concept for most. Push Doctor is a new service that could be set to change this, providing a convenient – and relatively cheap – alternative to a GP.

What are the challenges threatening pharmacies today? What part does digitisation have to play? And how is the landscape being revolutionised to make way for a more seamless experience? In the second of a two-part report, Canvas8 explores how the way we buy medicine is changing.

Tucked into the pockets of 44 million people in the US alone, iPhones have become our lives – and now they could save them, too. Apple’s ResearchKit is a platform for creating apps that collect medical data and it's got potential to completely alter personalised medicine and mobile health.