Clean air for brain health – World Brain Day 2018
20/07/2018
On 22 July is World Brain Day. It was established by the World Federation of Neurology to raise awareness of brain health and neurological disorders. This year's World Brain Day is dedicated to a topic that concerns us all with its topicality and omnipresence: air pollution. This poses a considerable health risk to our brain.
Everything flows: transportation and material flows in hospital logistics
01/02/2018
During a visit to the hospital, patients naturally expect to receive comprehensive care. Not only does this include the proper treatment, but also a hospital bed and regular meals for example. Patients typically don't ask about the transport logistics this entails for the hospital.
SilverFit – Training and gaming for the elderly
01/06/2017
Movement is good for health, but people do it less and less as they age. The Dutch company SilverFit wants to counteract this. Their devices that combine sport and game are primarily aimed at elderly people. Their goal: to give people joy, fun and motivation to move – both in rehabilitation and in daily life.
Exoskeletons, Serious Games and Co.: New Technologies in Rehabilitation
01/06/2017
A stroke, an accident or just because you are aging – there are many reasons to take advantage of physiotherapeutic or rehabilitative measures. More and more new technologies are designed to support patients in this process. They run the gamut from sensor technology and robotics to exergames and virtual reality.
Telediabetology: Telemedicine to fight diabetes
02/11/2016
World Diabetes Day is on November 14 of this year. This is reason enough to get informed about the options available in medicine on the subject of "diabetes". One area is telediabetology, a combination of telemedicine and diabetology. It is still not widespread in Germany, but that is about to change because the benefits for patients, physicians and hospitals are obvious.
Infection prevention with networked devices
02/11/2016
It is possible to save resources in a hospital by using networked devices – processes work more properly and more quickly this way. But there is also a certain amount of risk: If a device is infected with malware, the infection will spread very fast. Therefore, it is important to protect the networked devices and especially the sensitive patient data.
Networked healthcare – Apps and co.
04/10/2016
Digitization is on the rise and doesn't even stop with medicine. A video doctor consultation, a fitness app or a collection of data for a better cancer treatment: eHealth combines the possibilities of the internet with the demands of medicine and opens up entirely new possibilities for the medical industry.
Wearables: web portal WISS to foster communication in professional sports
01/07/2016
Wearables like smartwatches and fitness trackers have fast become a part of our lives. These technologies are also being considered for use in professional sports. Data is meant to be analyzed and training optimized with the help of these devices, the web portal WISS (Wearables in Professional Sports, German: Wearables im Spitzensport) was created.
Wearables and apps: insecure connections, careless users
01/09/2015
They are exciting for enthusiasts of the "quantified self" movement and extremely useful for athletes: wearables that measure and store numerous body parameters and enable long-term data analysis. Yet, for their use in medicine and rehabilitation, manufacturer and user both need to ask themselves how safe the devices actually are.
Statutory Skin Cancer Screening: "This is not just about mortality rates"
04/05/2015
Since the end of April 2015, the long-awaited evaluation report on the skin cancer screening programs offered by German health insurance providers is now finally available. We spoke with Dr. Ralph von Kiedrowski, Board Member of the German Dermatologist Association (German: Berufsverband Deutscher Dermatologen) on what the screening can accomplish and his take on the G-BA report.
Patient information on the internet: "The quality varies greatly"
01/04/2015
The internet is a popular source of information, even for health questions. Yet not all of the information that’s available there is accurate and reliable. To offer patients in Germany a reliable source of information, the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Healthcare, IQWiG in short, has set up a portal that is based on scientific data.Communication: How does the neighbor actually do it?
02/03/2015
In Europe, or rather: at least between Germany and the Netherlands, the answer to this question often is not more than a subject for jokes. A current research project about strategic communication in hospitals now wants to show that and how neighbors actually are able to learn from each other when they look to the other side of the fence.Medical apps: functionality and safety is key
02/05/2014
Successful communication is most important in medicine. The most modern channels have been utilized in this area for quite some time now. Medical apps need to meet several requirements at once. For their use to pay off, they need to be beneficial for prevention or therapy. And to ensure a safe application, they also need to be both technically and medically flawless.RESCUER: "Crowds should take an active part in ensuring their own safety during major events"
01/04/2014
Thousands of people push through a tight tunnel: 21 people died while several hundred people were injured this way during the Love Parade 2010 disaster in Duisburg, Germany. Today we know that such disasters could be prevented, if communication between event participants and rescue workers would be better.