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Article • Going digital

Time to speed up adoption of digital pathology

Early adoption of image analytical tools and artificial intelligence are crucial if health systems across Europe are to see the full potential of digital pathology, according to a leading expert. While a growing number of European institutions are beginning to embrace digital pathology, Professor Johan Lundin remains concerned about the slow pace of progress. He acknowledges that more…

News • NanoZoomer S360

Hamamatsu introduces new WSI Scanner

Hamamatsu Photonics introduces the NanoZoomer S360, a new high throughput Whole Slide Imaging scanner, engineered using Hamamatsu Photonics’ extensive experience of imaging technology and designed…

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Article • Digital Pathology

Deep Blue meets Hematoxilin and Eosin

In the nineties Deep Blue, the famous chess computer, defeated Kasparow. Only a year ago Google’s Deepmind managed to master the ancient Chinese Go, known for its utmost complexity.

Article • Computational pathology

The tipping point for digital pathology

Digital pathology has been the next big thing for about a decade. Yet, today only a few pathology laboratories are fully equipped to digitise their workflow, mainly for legal or financial reasons.

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Article • Dutch pathology platform

Augmenting pathology image exchange

A national pathology image exchange platform for The Netherlands is expected to be in place and operational within the next 12 months.

Article • Digital Pathology

Europe’s most advanced histopathology unit

Among the earliest centres to embrace the concept of digital pathology, the Leeds Digital Pathology Project began in 2003 thanks to a Department of Health grant. Today the centre is Europe’s…

Article • Digital pathology

Boosting diagnostic accuracy and efficiency

Certain members of Generation Y, who grew up alongside enormous information technology (IT) advances, now occupy decision-making roles. Meanwhile, generation Z is emerging into the continuing IT…

Article • Denmark

Successful digital pathology

Advanced computer software underpins a service - coupled with a countrywide database, which enables Denmark’s pathologists to optimise the assessment of patients’ specimens.In turn, the…

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Article • Moving on

I saw the future of pathology – and it’s digital

Healthcare is going digital. No doubt about it, Prof. Hufnagl predicts. Information and communication technologies have gone beyond moving data from one place to the other; they are triggering…

Article • Overcoming barriers

Scaling the barriers to precise diagnoses

Whilst digital pathology has the potential to deliver more precise diagnostics, there remain a number of barriers to its widespread implementation.

Article • Strategies

Three-step process for digital pathology

As laboratories in Europe shift to systems for digital pathology, they must ensure the technology not only works, but works for them, says Dr Liron Pantanowitz, director of pathology informatics at…

Article • Digitisation

Pathology departs from a dark back room

A UK-based neuropathologist has highlighted how the digitisation of pathology will play a pivotal role in taking patient care on to a new and more efficient level. Speaking in a recent Webinar under…

Article • Microarrays

Taking biomarker research to a new level

Harnessing the potential of digital pathology is taking research into new and more efficient biomarkers to a new level. By combining strategic planning with the latest digital pathology technology,…

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

Fever of unknown origin: PET/CT enhances diagnosis

PET/CT can add valuable information to aid the diagnosis of fever of unknown origin (FUO), directly influencing the clinical management in nearly 75% of patients, a new study finds.

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News • Advanced deep learning approach

Two-step AI system detects brain tumors from MRI

Using a two-step AI approach, researchers have developed a computationally efficient new method to detect and classify brain tumors from MRI scans more accurately.

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News • Lung cancer insights

Brain metabolism predicts survival in advanced NSCLC patients

Low brain metabolism as measured from 18F-FDG PET/CT is associated with higher mortality in patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to new research.

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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 • Immunoassay limitations

Sickle cell trait could throw off diabetes test, study finds

A common diabetes test could miss the condition in people with sickle cell trait, new research suggests. Understanding this limitation of immunoassay testing could help guide protocols and policies.

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News • Elevated urea levels

Does ‘toxic waste’ build-up in the brain drive dementia and ALS?

In a study, researchers found unusually high levels of urea in the brains of people with frontotemporal dementia and ALS. The findings raise questions about how the brain clears harmful substances.

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News • Stain-Free Histology

Nanophotonic slides add color to tissue samples

Researchers have developed a method to enhance the cellular features in pathology slides based on “structural color” – the same effect that gives peacock feathers their unique sheen.

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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 • Research identifies information barriers

‘Top surgery’ and breast cancer risk: Towards informed decision-making

Transgender and gender diverse individuals undergoing gender-affirming mastectomy (‘top surgery’) often lack information on how the procedure will affect breast cancer risk, a new study finds.

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Sponsored • Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy

Sheba Is Giving Europeans Greater Access to TIL Therapy for Metastatic Melanoma

As access to TIL therapy remains limited across Europe, Sheba Medical Center combines 15+ years of experience, in-house manufacturing, and pioneering research to advance melanoma and CAR-T therapies.

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Dr. Beth Erickson

Showing patients and the medical community what radiation therapy can achieve

The members of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) recently elected five new officers to its Board of Directors. Beth Erickson, MD, FASTRO, has been elected President of the medical…

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 • Environmental medicine

Expert analyses public health impact of wildfires and heatwaves

Wildfires and heatwaves strain the heart and lungs, and can also affect mental health. An environmental health expert explains who is most at risk and how public health systems can prepare.

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Charting the road to tomorrow's healthcare

How can innovative technology help solve the most urgent needs in medicine? At the Medical Taiwan 2026 health and care expo in Taipei, leading manufacturers, international experts and decision-makers…

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News • Study encompassing 186 countries

Global antibiotic overuse fuels antibiotic resistance

Many countries are using too many powerful and inappropriate antibiotics, fuelling antibiotic resistance concerns, according to a major international study of antibiotic use.

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 • Gesture sequence recognition and clinical outcome prediction

Prostate cancer: AI analyzes surgical technique to improve care

A newly developed AI system analyzes surgeons’ techniques during prostate cancer surgery, helping identify the surgical movements associated with the best patient outcomes.

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Article • Medical Taiwan 2026: Company and product showcase

AI, imaging and implants: Taiwan's medtech innovators on show

Point-of-care ultrasound, AI-assisted surgery, advanced biomaterials, and much more: At Medical Taiwan 2026, manufacturers once again presented a diverse range of solutions across the medical, health…

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News • Socio-technical risks of speech-to-text systems

AI scribes in clinical settings: How reliable are they?

How reliable is clinical speech-to-text AI? New research aims to not only answer this question but find specific solutions to advancing safe and reliable AI systems in medical documentation.

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 • Anti-inflammatory treatment

New therapy may reduce HF risk after heart attack

After a heart attack, a new type of treatment, administered directly into the damaged blood vessel, stimulates healing. This could help prevent heart failure due to scarring, the researchers say.

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News • Promising technology

AI-based hologram technology to advance multi-focal brain stimulation

A research team has developed a new method that directly optimizes the thickness of a 3D-printed lens to simultaneously and precisely stimulate multiple regions of the brain.

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News • Pediatric oncology

"Genomic fingerprints" left by chemotherapy could point to more precise cancer treatments

Chemotherapy of many childhood cancers leaves specific traces in the DNA, a new study finds. These changes could help clinicians spot treatment resistance earlier, before cancer returns or spreads.

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