Although 72% of US internet users search for health info online, just 12% can adequately evaluate what they find. Canvas8 spoke with Amy Armstrong-Heimsoth and Melissa Johnson, co-authors of research about a health literacy programme, to learn how people can improve their Googling.

The number of people Googling symptoms and diagnosing themselves has reached worrying proportions, with 20% of Brits now turning to the web rather than visiting a GP.Be Your Own Doctoris a new programme from Channel 4 that wants to help viewers navigate this potentially confusing world.

Nootropics, or ‘smart drugs’, are cognition-enhancing, low-toxicity supplements that enable people to give their brains a short-term boost. Nootrobox is among the brands championing this form of bio-hacking, encouraging people to better themselves one capsule or ‘coffee cube’ at a time.

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.