Too often as patients age, doctors pile on prescriptions. The practice, known as polypharmacy, can be dangerous at any age but is particularly hazardous for elderly people, from raising the risk of ...

Using empty pill bottles donated by a neighbour – an actual pharmacist ... artificial intelligence to help turn an experimental technology into a reliable tool for brain tumour surgery. Photography by ...

Safety pins are everywhere—sewing kits, first-aid boxes, diaper bags—and chances are, you have a few lurking in a junk drawer or buried at the bottom of your purse right now. Fun fact: In high school, ...

Imagine taking a pill with no medicine in it ... In the end, medicine works best when paired with something science can’t bottle: the quiet, persistent power of hope.