A new type of “smart pill” designed to confirm when medications are actually swallowed could one day help doctors better track whether patients are taking prescriptions as directed. The technology, ...

A new MIT-designed smart pill can quietly signal when it’s been swallowed, helping doctors ensure medications aren’t missed.

MIT engineers design smart pill that confirms medication ingestion using biodegradable antenna technology. The pill safely ...

Your medication might start tattling on you if you skip a dose. Scientists at MIT have developed a groundbreaking smart pill that can wirelessly report the moment it’s been swallowed, giving doctors a ...

On a November morning in 2022, James Messenger opened wide and swallowed a capsule like no other. Messenger was no stranger to taking pills. He'd first experimented with prescription opioids as a ...

Smart pill bottles may boost adherence to oral breast cancer therapies through daily reminders and tracking, though cost and technology barriers remain, says Steven Manobianco, MD. I think that the ...

PillSafe® protects the patient with a patented, innovative pill distribution control system that improves dosage safety, prevents prescription drug misuse, and provides potential solutions for the ...

The ingestible device combines engineered bacteria with low-power electronics to monitor gut inflammation in real time. Roughly 7 million people around the world cope with inflammatory bowel diseases ...