Every year, 4 million people end up in the emergency room or a doctor’s office because they got the wrong medicine or the wrong dose. The Institute of Medicine says one-and-a-half million of these mistakes are preventable.

Researchers at the University of Washington are working to see if a talking pill bottle will make it easier and safer for people to take their medicine. The researchers didn’t invent the talking pill bottle, but they are the first to explore how willing we are to listen to instructions from pharmacists and doctors.

As younger people seek medical advice, treatments are changing. Initially, doctors try conservative therapies, like weight loss, exercise (to strengthen the muscles around the bones), physical therapy, and injections of medications.

Almost everyone you know probably takes some type of prescription, they can be life savers. But one of the most frustrating side effects can be weight gain. And some of the most common prescriptions are the worst for your figure.

Dry-eye sufferers and glaucoma patients may soon be able to trade their messy eye drops for a contact lens that delivers medication gradually over time.

Thousands of people die each year from preventable medical errors, but a Louisiana hospital has found a way to cut those statistics and save lives.

If you’ve reached a certain age, there is a good chance you take more than on medication.  That can sometimes add up to trouble.  So pharmacists are ready to help you sort it all out and make sure you’re taking just what the doctor ordered.

A Singapore man undergoing treatment for cancer was detained for four hours by U.S. immigration officials after the drug he was taking caused his fingerprints to disappear.

Every day millions of Americans reach for over the counter pain killers. And although many of the drugs treat similar symptoms they don’t all work the same way; and the effects can vary. A look at the differences between painkillers meds.

Now more than ever, women are trying to do it all: career, kids, housework and volunteer work. There’s no time for pain, which is why many of them turn to medications, so they can keep going.

Many Americans know they have a medical problem, but they simply can’t afford proper care. There is often a way to get cutting-edge treatment absolutely free.