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News • Vs. conventional knee replacements for arthritis

Robotic hip and knee surgery does not reduce risk of repeat surgery

Two major studies involving researchers at Queen Mary University of London have found that robotic-assisted hip and knee replacement does not reduce the overall early risk of repeat surgery.

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News • Haematology

Pneumonia as a warning sign of hidden blood cancer

A Swedish study shows that one in four patients hospitalised with invasive pneumococcal disease had M protein in their blood – a marker linked to blood cancer.

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Video • AI in radiology: great promise – real-world concerns

Clinically Realistic Phantoms for End-to-End Imaging and AI QA

PhantomX supplies a new generation of highly realistic phantoms for clinical imaging and AI in medical imaging. Advanced technologies, innovation and and science are used to create optimal solutions…

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AI-Enabled Care Pathway: Shifting the Paradigm in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men worldwide. As clinical guidelines increasingly recommend MRI before biopsy, prostate MRI has become a critical decision point in the diagnostic pathway. However, many imaging departments continue to face challenges such as long acquisition times, motion-sensitive exams, and labor-intensive post-processing.

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News • Gynaecologic oncology

Vulvar cancer: New surgical technique can restore the clitoris

Surgery for vulvar cancer can save lives, but also significantly affect a woman's sexual function and quality of life. Now, a new surgical technique makes it possible to restore the clitoris.

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Interview • Personalised implants in CMF surgery

Digital planning in skull reconstruction: from benefit to necessity

Whenever cranioplasty is discussed, the conversation usually centres on the implant material: titanium or PEEK. However, for Prof. Thomas Schouman, a CMF surgeon at the AP-HP Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris, and Maarten Zandbergen, Market Manager for Cranio-Maxillofacial Solutions at Materialise, predictability begins much earlier – with digital planning, long before the patient enters the operating theatre.

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Article • Research, diagnostics, therapy

Laboratory medicine in focus

The medical laboratory is a supporting pillar of modern healthcare. Laboratory findings with analyses of blood, urine and other body fluids provide valuable insights from infection diagnostics and…

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Article • Research, diagnostics, treatments

Focus on lung cancer

Lung cancer (pulmonary carcinoma) is one of the most common cancers worldwide and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally. The diagnostic and therapeutic options for lung cancer have…

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Article • Research, diagnostics, treatments

Focus on breast cancer

Breast cancer (breast carcinoma; often abbreviated as BRCA) is the most common cancer in women in many countries and the cancer with the highest mortality rate. The diagnostic and therapeutic options…

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.

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News • Molecular imaging

CE mark cleared for new 'videography' PET/MR system

The uPMR Zenith PET/MR system from United Imaging has received CE marking. It aims to transform MR imaging from photography to videography.

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News • Meta-analysis of mammography trials

Overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening less common than previously thought

The extent of overdiagnosis has been one of the most debated issues in breast cancer screening for decades. Now, a new study suggests that it is less of a problem than previously thought.

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News • Prophylactic post-treatment

MRI surveillance after SCLC helps patients avoid brain irradiation

After treatment for small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), patients often undergo prophylactic radiotherapy to prevent metastases in the brain. Now, a new study shows that MRI surveillance alone is enough,…

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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.

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News • Fluidic-shear device

Novel cell-collector to improve early detection of ovarian cancer

Early detection of ovarian cancer is difficult as precursor lesions can be microscopic and hard to sample. To address this, researchers developed a handheld device that can gently collect living…

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News • Point-of-Care test system

From a drop of blood to results in under 10 minutes

Danish researchers have developed a technology that identifies and measures the concentration of pharmaceuticals in the blood in under 10 minutes. The faster turn-around time can mean the difference…

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News • Non-invasive testing

Early diagnosis of lung cancer from breath samples

New research analysed exhaled breath to help doctors distinguish between cancerous and non-cancerous lung nodules, supporting earlier lung cancer diagnosis.

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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.

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News • Radiation oncology trial

Tile-based radiation therapy to lower risk of recurrence in brain metastases

Using implanted collagen tiles during brain surgery, a new kind of radiation therapy (TBRT) could significantly lower the risk of recurrence in brain metastases, a new study finds.

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Article • Acute cardiovascular care

Saving lives with timely transfers to cardiac arrest centres

Networks of certified cardiac arrest centres could dramatically improve survival and neurological outcomes for patients who suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. At the ESC 2026 congress in Munich,…

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News • Promising treatment synergies

Pancreatic cancer radiotherapy could also boost immunotherapy

Radiotherapy may be able to do far more than simply destroy tumor cells. A review explores how combining radiotherapy with immunotherapy could improve outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer.

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.

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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.

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News • Medical professionals after the referendum

How Brexit transformed the UK health care workforce

Decreased health care worker migration, worsening physician shortages: Brexit – the UK's vote to leave the EU – has profoundly impacted the English healthcare system, a new study finds.

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News • Digital transformation

“From bricks to clicks”? Experts flag risk of patient harm from NHS 10 Year Health Plan

The NHS 10 Year Health Plan goes all-in on digital transformation. But experts warn that widespread lack of safety documentation could lead to “patient harm at an unprecedented scale”.

IT/Tech

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

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News • Emergency medicine

Cardiac arrest: Drones could speed up delivery of AEDs

Drones could be used to deliver automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to where a person is suffering an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to a study presented at the EUSEM Congress.

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News • After-effects of implantation

Drug-releasing electrode preserves hearing after cochlear implant surgery

Surgical insertion of a cochlear implant into the inner ear often triggers acute inflammation, tissue scarring, and other damage. Researchers have developed a electrode to protect residual hearing.

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Article • Digital Health

Insulin infusions: calculating the safety check

Manually calculating intravenous insulin infusion rates is a time-consuming, error-prone process. A Turkish hospital addresses these issues with bedside software built in-house by a clinician who saw…

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.

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News • Nature images and calming music

VR instead of medication? A new approach to high blood pressure in the ED

Patients who arrive in the emergency department with elevated blood pressure are extremely common. Instead of treating them with blood pressure medication, a new study tried a calming VR experience.

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News • Benefits of reduced sugar consumption

Skipping sweets could help protect the gut microbiome during antibiotic therapy

Could a patient's sweet tooth sabotage antibiotic treatment for blood cancer? A study suggests that eating less sugar could protect the microbiome during allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant.

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News • RxFINE-Low trial

Evaluating chemotherapy benefit in high-risk early-stage breast cancer

Can patients with high anatomic risk but low genomic risk for early-stage ER+/HER2- breast cancer do similarly well without chemotherapy? A new trial aims to evaluate the benefits for this subgroup.

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