Article • Digital health management

Europe’s journey towards the single patient record

National health systems across Europe are making the single patient record (SPR) a reality – centralising all healthcare data on one platform to improve care and empower patients. At the HETT Show…

News • Mechanism of oncogenic protein

Research sheds new light on Ewing sarcoma

To understand how a key oncogenic protein drives Ewing sarcoma – an aggressive type of cancer – researchers have broken down the complexity by studying the process in a yeast model.

Taipei Brings Six Biomedical Innovations to MEDICA 2026

Six Taipei-based biomedical companies will showcase innovations in precision medicine and smart healthcare at MEDICA 2026 (November 16–19, Düsseldorf).

Article • Promising technology for early detection

Phonebots listen out for Alzheimer’s

Dementia is one of Europe’s most pressing health and societal challenges, and early detection of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is becoming more important as new treatments emerge. At the joint annual congress of the German Society for Geriatrics (DGG) and the German Society for Gerontology and Geriatrics (DGGG) in Frankfurt am Main in September, Dr Stefanie Köhler presented “Mili”, an automated speech-based phonebot designed to support the early detection of AD. Her findings show that the technology is usable, but that meaningful consent, privacy, fairness and human support must remain central to its use.

Article • Respiratory health in a warming world

How global warming turns the climate against the lungs

Heatwaves killing thousands of Europeans every summer, desert dust settling over cities that have never seen a desert, and floodwaters destroying entire valleys, leaving mouldy homes: The effects of…

News • LITMUS studies

MASLD and MASH: Breakthrough in non-invasive liver testing

As first treatments for liver disease MASH enter clinical practice, demand for accurate diagnostics and monitoring options grows. Two new studies outline new ways for non-invasive liver testing.

News • Environmental microbiome study

How hospital wastewater builds antibiotic resistance

Antibiotics excreted by patients promote antibiotic-resistant bacteria in hospital sewers, according to a new study. The insights may contribute to pinpointing the responsible antibiotics.

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Article • Focus topic

Multiple sclerosis (MS): one disease, many faces

Many different forms, unclear origins: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common neurological diseases that often leads to disability in those affected. Read more about current research and…

Article • Cerebral insights

The brain: mysterious grey matter

More than 80 billion neurons, trillions of synapses and almost 6 kilometres of neural pathways: The brain is an anatomical masterpiece – and still puzzles science. Keep reading to find out about…

Article • Technology overview

Artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare

With the help of artificial intelligence, computers are to simulate human thought processes. Machine learning is intended to support almost all medical specialties. But what is going on inside an AI…

Diagnostic imaging

Radiology, sonography and beyond: Keep reading to find out how imaging techniques like MRI, CT and ultrasound can be used in the diagnosis of diseases and the guidance of medical procedures.

News • 3D micro-CT reveals malignancy

Breast cancer: hidden diagnostic information in surrounding tissue

Breast imaging focused on calcifications may overlook valuable diagnostic information, a new study finds. The researchers suggest using 3D micro-CT to assess the surrounding tissue microenvironment.

News • Nuclear medicine

ccRCC kidney cancer: PET/CT imaging approach improves lesion detection

A new PET imaging approach detected 97.9% of lesions in clear cell renal cell carcinoma, potentially giving clinicians a more complete picture of the location and extent of a patient’s disease.

News • Molecular imaging

Longer FOV, faster scans: United Imaging at EANM 2026

United Imaging shows PET/CT and PET/MR systems with axial fields of view from 24 cm to 148 cm at EANM 2026, including the new uMI Panvivo FX.

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Laboratory/pathology

From clinical chemistry to digital pathology: Read more about how modern medical laboratories and procedures in pathology play a vital role in the detection and prevention of diseases and in medical research.

News • Soft tissue cancer

Leiomyosarcoma: location matters

Leiomyosarcoma – the most common type of soft tissue sarcoma – behaves differently depending on where it occurs in the body, a new study finds. The researchers explain how this affects survival.

News • Research on blood proteins

Finding biomarkers for aggressive prostate cancer

Is a prostate cancer slow-growing and harmless, or aggressive and life-threatening? New research shows how blood proteins could reveal clues to prostate cancer risk more than a decade before…

News • Acute myeloid leukaemia

Six-gene scoring system could help predict AML survival

Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) has widely variable outcomes from one patient to the next. Now, researchers have created a new scoring system based on the activity of six different genes to help…

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Treatment

Medical innovations are rapidly expanding therapy options for many diseases. Keep reading to find more information on new therapies, surgical techniques, effective medication and patient care.

News • From the heart to the brain

Atrial fibrillation: heart rhythm management for stroke prevention

For people hospitalized with ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation, restoring the heart’s normal rhythm within eight weeks is associated with a lower risk of having another stroke, a study finds.

News • Study evaluates effect on patient recovery

Anaesthesia: TIVA or inhalation for major surgery?

Choice of general anaesthetic for major surgery can continue to be based on patient and clinician preference, according to the largest ever trial comparing the two main techniques used in the NHS.

News • Drug-coated balloons as alternative

Many heart patients could avoid permanent stents, study finds

Thousands of heart patients could be treated without having a metal stent permanently implanted in their arteries – according to research from the University of East Anglia.

Management

Time to bring out the white collars: Read more about the economy and politics of health as well as optimised hospital and patient management.

News • “Right to be Forgotten”

Call to end financial discrimination of cancer survivors in Europe

Years after successful treatment, many cancer survivors face financial discrimination because of their medical history. Cancer experts call for Europe-wide legislation to change that.

News • Sustainable implementation

How healthcare and the environment can benefit from 'Green' AI

AI has a transformative effect on healthcare – but what about the environmental cost? Will healthcare be picking up the bill later? A new paper explores sustainable options of AI implementation.

News • 10 years without a single case

"Farvel", congenital syphilis: how Denmark eliminated mother-to-child transmission

Congenital syphilis is on the rise across Europe, nearly doubling in a single year. Yet Denmark has marked a full decade without a single case. How one country managed what many others haven't.

IT/Tech

From AI-based image analysis to virtual therapies: Find out how digitalisation and cutting-edge IT solutions advance the medical landscape.

News • Robotic enteroscope

Snake-like soft robot to detect and treat disorders in the small intestine

Engineers have designed a new robotic enteroscope that can move easily through the small intestine, allowing it to perform imaging, deliver drugs, and remove small polyps or tissue samples for biopsy.

News • Pharmaceutical Automation and Digitalisation Congress

Pharma Meets Digital Health: Who Owns Data Standards and Security?

A digital health tool can be accurate, affordable and well-designed, and still stall the moment it connects to a pharmaceutical system. On the pharma side, data subject to multiple regulatory…

News • Brain cooling and activity recording

3D-printed implant could help treat drug-resistant focal epilepsy

A new 3D-printed implant prototype combines the recording of brain activity with targeted cooling. The device could pave the way for alternative approaches to treating drug-resistant focal epilepsy.

Research

When scientific curiosity paves the way for improved healthcare: Read more about promising studies and trials that lead to more effective drugs, procedures as well as medical guidelines.

News • Massive dataset analysis

Study refines what “long Covid” actually is

Conventional methods may greatly overestimate the range and duration of health effects attributable to Covid-19. This is acording to a new dataset analysis of 14.4 billion US health insurance records.

News • What's in the bag

Antibiotics in travel luggage: a gateway to building resistance?

Antibiotics may enter a country via airports, when travellers bring them for their own use. Can this contribute to the development of resistant bacteria? A new study assesses the extent of the issue.

News • Biobank-based study

Large dataset reveals hidden causes of side effects of medicines and vaccines

Why does the same medicine causes side effects in some people while others tolerate it well? In a new study, researchers utilized the Estonian Biobank to provide a more comprehensive picture.

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