News • Digital wound care
Healing wounds faster with the power of AI
Swift Medical, a pioneer in digital wound care, has unveiled its new Skin & Wound 2 platform.
News • Tradefair programme overview
Don't miss: Trends and innovations at the Medica 2024 Health IT Forum
How can innovations help to master challenges and demands in healthcare? This central question will be addressed at the Medica Health IT Forum, an established part of the programme at the trade fair.
News • Predicting bloodstream infections
AI to tackle antimicrobial resistance, sepsis, in the ICU
UK scientists are harnessing the power of AI to assess the antimicrobial resistance of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) and identify sepsis-causing bloodstream infections.
News • Real-time drug identification
Wrong meds? A wearable AI camera detects what's in a syringe or vial
A newly-developed wearable camera system is designed to detect potential errors in medication delivery by identifying contents of vials and syringes with the help of deep-learning AI.
Sponsored • Innovation in action
Taipei showcases cutting-edge medical devices & diagnostics at Medica 2024
Taipei City is set to make a splash at the Medica 2024 trade fair. The city's Department of Economic Development has curated an exhibition area, featuring six innovative biotech companies.
News • Miniature instrument transport
Robotic "convoy" advances endoscopic surgery
Miniature robots often lack the strength to transport instruments for endoscopic microsurgery. But what if they worked together? Scientists have pursued this idea to perform a surgical procedure.
News • Unintended use of wearables
People with long Covid may "hack" their fitness trackers – for better or worse
Many aspects of long Covid are still poorly understood, so many sufferers have turned to self-monitoring via wearables. New research explores the benefits and drawbacks of this approach.
News • Hematology
Using AI to predict multiple myeloma evolution
Researchers have succeeded in identifying patterns of response to treatment in patients with multiple myeloma using AI tools, which helps to accurately predict the evolution of the tumor.
News • Planning of implant positioning
Force sensor to improve hip replacement surgery
A sensor that measures forces passing through the hip joint could help surgeons assess and balance the soft tissues before performing hip implant surgery, leading to more accurate implant positioning.
News • Sensor solution
Wearable lung patch uses deep learning to detect asthma and COPD
Early detection and management of asthma and COPD is critical. US researchers have developed a deep learning model paired with a wearable sensor patch to automatically detect wheezing sounds.
News • Biorobotics breakthrough
Promising hand prosthesis controlled by thought and magnets
A new type of magnetically controlled prosthetic hand allows amputees to reproduce all movements simply by thinking and to control the force applied when grasping fragile objects.
News • VITALISE project
Personalised robotic 'coaches' to aid rehabilitation after stroke, brain injury
Robots could help guide self-managed rehabilitation for stroke and brain injury survivors. A new project explores the potential of the technology for restoring upper limb mobility.
News • Under-diagnosed condition
AI-enabled stethoscope helps detect pregnancy-related heart failure
An AI-enabled digital stethoscope could help doctors identify twice as many cases of heart failure during pregnancy compared to regular obstetric care and screening, acording to a new study.
News • Echocardiography
Robot arm and 5G for remote heart diagnostics
When the cardiologist cannot come to the patient, a robot arm might do the trick: New research shows the potential of echocardiograms performed remotely using robot arm technology and a 5G network.
Sponsored • IT solution provider
30 Years of Rein Medical
Rein Medical, a leading provider of medical IT solutions, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Since its founding in 1994, the company has established itself as a pioneer and innovator in medical IT technology.
News • Remote procedure from Hongkong to Zurich
Telemedicine: endoscopic surgery across 9300 km
Breakthrough for telemedicine: Surpassing a distance of 9,300 kilometers, surgeons from Hongkong and Zurich successfully performed an endoscopic procedure in an animal model.
News • Hypothermic oxygenated perfusion
‘Heart-in-a-box’ to improve organ transport
Not just a Nirvana song, but also an effective way to keep a donor heart fresh for transplantation: New research shows the benefits of “heart-in-a-box” storage.
News • COLO-DETECT trial
Bowel cancer: AI improves early detection
Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to great effect in colonoscopies to spot abnormalities potentially leading to bowel cancer. This is the result of the recently completed COLO-DETECT trial.
News • Patient-written symptom descriptions
ChatGPT struggles when medical questions are put in layman's terms
Enter symptoms into ChatGPT, receive an accurate diagnosis? Research reveals that LLM AI models are not quite there yet, struggling to identify genetic conditions from patient-written descriptions.
News • European Digital Healthcare Excellence Forum 2024
Effective Digitalisation in Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities
Managing Directors and C-level executives from hospitals, clinics, and healthcare facilities gather in Berlin to discuss the latest advances and strategies for the digitalisation of healthcare.
News • Biocompatible electronic component
A 'smart' suture to monitor recovery progress
Korean researchers have developed a new type of 'smart' surgical suture that monitors the recovery process of a wound. This could improve orthopedic or general medical rehabilitation, the team hopes.
News • Pharmaceutical Automation and Digitalisation Congress
Building New Connections: Focus Exhibition of AUTOMA+ 2024
Companies are joining the focus exhibition of the Pharmaceutical Automation and Digitalisation Congress (AUTOMA+) to present their services and find new connections for further collaboration. The Congress is held on 18-19 November 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland.
News • Tumor assessment via chromatin imaging
From DCIS to IDC: AI identifies breast cancer stages
Researchers at MIT and ETH Zurich developed an AI model that identifies certain breast cancer stages likely to progress to invasive forms of cancer.
News • Effects of smartwatch alerts
Heart rate monitoring: wearable devices can drive anxiety, possibly affect health
For patients with atrial fibrillation, using a wearable device can lead to higher anxiety about symptoms and treatment, doctor visits, and use of informal healthcare resources, a new study finds.
Opinion article • Wearable medical devices
Sweat analysis reveals a wealth of health information
Diagnosis and monitoring medical conditions, including cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and infections: In this opinion article, Alix Joseph (Linxens) explores the potential of sweat analysis.