What if you could swallow a tiny robot that could diagnose, monitor and treat health issues in your gut without scheduling an ...

Ingestible smart capsules deliver medication directly to specific gut locations using microscopic needles and targeted drug ...

Downside to dropping pounds? The new pill form of popular GLP-1 drugs contains a compound that could cause troubling side ...

In this week’s STATus Report, host Alex Hogan explains why weight loss pills were so much harder to develop than injectables.

For some common medical conditions, timing is everything when it comes to taking medications. Now, a customizable capsule engineered at UC San Diego could simplify complicated dosing schedules thanks ...

A Johns Hopkins University-led research team has developed a pill-sized capsule that, when swallowed by a patient, can diagnose, monitor, and treat gastrointestinal diseases including Barrett's ...

Missing a dose can feel small in the moment. But in transplant care, HIV, tuberculosis, and many heart conditions, a skipped pill can carry a heavy price. That gap between what a doctor prescribes and ...