Two-fifths of American adults experience difficulties swallowing medication in tablet form, which can result in taking an incorrect dosage or even medical non-adherence. With its specially designed cup, Oralflo wants to make taking your pills as easy as drinking a glass of water.

Brits take pride in the NHS – more so than the monarchy or the army. But with 97% of people open to buying over-the-counter medication, does the nation have an affinity with popping the pills? Canvas8 sat down with 20 men and women to find out how they feel about self-medicating.

The US biotech sector has surpassed the pharmaceutical industry as the primary source of new medication. GlaxoSmithKline and Alphabet, Google’s parent company, are now putting money behind the latest in biotech development – bioelectronics, a new way to treat chronic disease.

Roughly 14% of Europeans suffer from anxiety, and while diazepam works for some, herbal remedy-loving Germans are turning to the power of flowers. Lasea contains lavender oil, is safe to take while driving, and leaves your breath fragrantly fresh. But why do Germans put their trust in nature?