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Wherever you look, whether in the lab, directly at the patient's bedside, or on the go on your smartphone - health is digital. And the evolution of healthcare systems has not yet come to an end. From machine learning algorithms to telemedicine and hospital management software to health apps and wearables: find news about digital health here.
Image: OCT image of a stent and AI evaluation of color-coded tissue patterns; Copyright: Helmholtz Munich / Valentin Koch

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09.05.2025

AI speeds up stent healing assessment after implantation

Image: Medical CT images on multiple monitors showing cross-sectional images of the abdominal cavity; Copyright: Astrid Eckert, Muenchen

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08.05.2025

AI detects early kidney issues in cancer patients
Image: A wearable, flexible sensor array with circular patterns applied to a person's forearm; Copyright: University of Surrey

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08.05.2025

Battery-free wearables for dementia and prenatal care
Image: The image depicts a roll-up biosensor with multiple black electrode points; Copyright: Xuanbing Cheng and Zongqi Li/Emaminejad Lab

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25.04.2025

Sensor tracks body metabolites in real time
Image: The graphic shows a wearable device with five sensor arms, designed in the shape of a starfish; Copyright: Courtesy of Zheng Yan

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11.04.2025

Starfish wearable enables accurate heart monitoring
Image: Mannequin with multiple sensors for health monitoring attached; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/Andreas Wiese

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04.04.2025

Remote monitoring with t-shirt as wearable
Image: Three men install wearable sensors on a mannequin while medical data is displayed on a nearby monitor; Copyright: RPTU, Thomas Koziel

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03.04.2025

Using 6G to advance preventive digital healthcare
Image: A group stands in front of a Resort in Ghana, surrounded by palm trees; copyright: Courtesy of Valencia Koomson

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07.03.2025

Mobile app AHOMKA supports blood pressure management
Image: A medical professional analyzes graphs and data on a computer; copyright: Helén Sjöland

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28.02.2025

Arrhythmia: Software robot enhances treatment monitoring
Image: A woman in a blue sweater holds her aching hand; Copyright: Karin Kaiser/MHH

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20.02.2025

New digital therapy platform for rheumatism patients
Image: A man photographs a woman's skin lesion with a smartphone for the SkinDoc app; Copyright: Lando Lehmann/ DFKI.

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06.02.2025

SkinDoc: explainable AI for teledermatology
Image: Two surgeons in green surgical attire demonstrate a medical procedure on a model head, with one of them wearing standard data glasses; Copyright: Fraunhofer IWU

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30.01.2025

Enhanced navigation in neurosurgery
Image: Hands putting on a smartwatch on another person’s arm for monitoring health condition

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30.01.2025

Smartwatches and Psychiatry: A New Perspective
Image: The image shows two portraits of men on the left and right sides, with a portrait of a woman in the center; Copyright: Elvira Eberhardt / Ulm University, FSJD-CERCA

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17.12.2024

Digital training platform to boost mental health in adolescents
Image: High-tech operating room with a large robotic arm; Copyright: Fraunhofer IPA

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13.12.2024

The role of 5G technology in hybrid operating rooms
Image: Person standing in front of a large screen with brain scans; Copyright: Liz Kaye, Indiana University

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06.12.2024

The use of AI in brain cancer diagnosis, monitoring and treatment
Image: Small wearable patch for measuring blood pressure placed on a fingertip; Copyright: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering

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29.11.2024

Wearable ultrasound patch: Addressing limitations of traditional blood pressure monitoring
Image: Explanatory picture of the XR simulator; Copyright: Noriyo Colley, et al. Journal of Nursing Care & Reports. September 30, 2024

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28.11.2024

Addressing a growing demand for pediatric care: XR simulator
Image: Flexible exletroceutical patch placed on an arm; Copyright: Saehyun Kim, the University of Chicago

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28.11.2024

Bioelectronic patch: Tackling antibiotic resistance with electrical stimulation
Image: Robotic sensory cilia to monitor internal biomarkers up close; Copyright: Vanderbilt University

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21.11.2024

Artificial cilia system for real-time airway disease monitoring
Image: Example illustration of the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion test; Copyright: UZH

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31.10.2024

AI supports the detection of antibiotic resistance
Image: Five people standing next to each other and smiling into the camera; Copyright: DGKL

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10.10.2024

AI improves leukemia diagnostics: award for Dresden researchers
Image: Image from a simulation of an electric field from the upper body and heart in the chest of a human; Copyright: arterioscope - TU Graz

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27.09.2024

Early detection: machine learning in cardiovascular diagnostics
Image: A transparent, flexible electronic device wrapped around a fingertip featuring visible circuits and components printed on a thin, stretchable material; Copyright: Shichao Ding

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19.09.2024

Sweat-powered finger wrap enables continuous health monitoring
Image: Two men standing next to each other, each holding a pair of VR glasses; Copyright: Rolf Müller/Universitätsklinikums Bonn (UKB)

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13.09.2024

VIRTOSHA: Training in surgery using VR technology
Image: Researcher in a white coat standing in a laboratory; Copyright: Markus Fischer/Paul Scherrer Institute PSI

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22.08.2024

AI for the precise characterization of breast cancer stages
Image: Person demonstrating the use of a gastrointestinal model to test AI-driven ingestible sensors in a lab setting; Copyright: Khan Lab at USC Viterbi School of Engineering

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09.08.2024

Smart pills with AI: Advancing gastrointestinal health monitoring
Image: AI-based measurement tool for images

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25.07.2024

AI-based mapping of the brain’s choroid plexus
Image: soft and stretchy ultrasound patch to continuously monitor blood flow in the brain; Copyright: David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering

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23.07.2024

Wearable ultrasound patch enables cerebral blood flow monitoring
Image: The monitoring patch next to a 25-cent coin for scale.; Copyright: University of Waterloo

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11.07.2024

Monitoring of critical health data with wearable patch
Image: endoscopic instrument is being prepared for a gastroscopy

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04.07.2024

AI supports diagnostics during gastroscopies
Image: baby feet; Copyright: HITS

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26.06.2024

Digital Twins: Transforming Infant Healthcare with Advanced Metabolic Models
Image: Woman working on a computer with data and support from an AI

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13.06.2024

Supporting nursing staff: AI in long-term care
Image: Yellow smart sensor is being put on an arm; Copyright: Jia Zhu/Penn State

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06.06.2024

Rewritable, recyclable ‘smart skin’ monitors biological signals on demand
Image: Smart contact lens with golden lines; Copyright: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2024, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c02289

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03.06.2024

A Step Forward in Glaucoma Diagnosis: 'Smart' Contact Lens
Image: A close-up picture of a capsule; Copyright: Gerard Cummins, University of Birmingham

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03.05.2024

Swallowable sensors advance gastrointestinal health monitoring
Image: Three researchers smiling at the camera while showcasing their app on a tablet; Copyright: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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29.04.2024

WellFeet app: Empowering diabetic patients
Image: A medical professional in surgical gloves performs a delicate procedure on a patient's eye, who is lying down with a protective face mask and surgical drape.

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25.04.2024

Enhancing cataract surgery in the global south with AI
AImage: A group of six medical professionals stand smiling in front of a modern building, surrounded by snow; Copyright: Alessandro Winkler/Universitätsklinikum Bonn

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23.04.2024

New diagnostic software improves analysis of kidney diseases
Image: A gloved hand is handling a compact electronic device, which appears to be a sensor for medical diagnostics, in a laboratory setting; Copyright: RMIT University

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16.04.2024

Optical sensor technology aims to improve diabetes glucose monitoring
Image: A close-up view of a person examining a patient's skin with a dermatoscope, a specialized device used for inspecting skin lesions that can be indicative of conditions like melanoma

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08.04.2024

Enhancing melanoma detection in primary care with AI
Image: A bladder implant consisting of a small stretchable sensor with a green implantable box as base station; Copyright: Northwestern University

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03.04.2024

A wireless bladder monitoring device
Image: Photo of person’s neck with the AI-assisted wearable device — a black adhesive square — attached outside the throat; Copyright: Jun Chen Lab/UCLA

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02.04.2024

UCLA engineers develop a new wearable device for voice restoration
Image: In the foreground, there is a transparent tiny mattress designed for newborns. The mattress is held by a man in a smock, wearing glasses; Copyright: Empa

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19.03.2024

Medical textiles and sensors enhance skin protection in healthcare
Image: This image shows two screens. The one of the right shows the word AI and the left some text. On the right side, there is a man looking at the screens.

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15.03.2024

Prototype applies AI to advance colorectal diagnosis
Image: In the foreground, there is an older woman smiling and pointing at a tablet. In the background, there is another woman wearing a white coat and smiling at the first woman

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04.03.2024

Monitoring heart patients at home – the e-health tool
Image: The image shows the wireless yellow patch; Copyright: Bai Lab, UNC-Chapel Hill

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20.02.2024

Wireless drug patch: advancing chronic disease treatment
Image: Person placing a patch on another person’s arm

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02.02.2024

KAIST research team develops sweat-resistant wearable robot sensor
Image: A smart bracelet worn on a person’s arm; Copyright: Kaunas University of Technology (KTU)

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30.01.2024

Monitoring Atrial Fibrillation with smart bracelet
Image: Close-up: A doctor looks at a brain scan; Copyright: XiXinXing

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22.12.2023

Evaluating brain tumours with artificial intelligence
Image: Blue and white logo from the EU consortium CERTAINTY; Copyright: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

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20.12.2023

CERTAINTY: virtual twin for improved cancer immunotherapies
Image: A woman with gray hair and sunglasses goes for a walk with a cane. She wears a navigation belt; Copyright: feelSpace

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14.12.2023

Wearable for the visually impaired: Vibrations lead the way
Image: Radiologist does mammograms for woman to check for breast cancer; Copyright: astakhovyaroslav

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13.12.2023

AI can identify women with high risk of breast cancer screenings
Image: Man with black hair and dark glasses in front of a green background, Prof. Dr. Aldo Faisal; Copyright: Universität Bayreuth

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07.12.2023

Kulmbach Live-in Lab: holistic research on digital health
Image: A man with gray curly hair, posing in jeans and a sweatshirt in a passageway; Copyright: Tomáš Belloň / IOCB Prague

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01.12.2023

Computer model of the ear may help to improve cochlear implants
Image: A female doctor in a white coat sits at a desk and uses a smartphone; Copyright: jm_video

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29.11.2023

Mindable App approved for the treatment of panic disorders and claustrophobia
Image: 3D simulation of an active material in a geometric shape resembling a dividing cell; Copyright: Singh et al. Physics of Fluids (2023) / MPI-CBG

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28.11.2023

New computer code for mechanics of tissues and cells in three dimensions
Image: A woman in a green jacket with brown hair sits in front of a screen and smiles into the camera; Copyright: University of the Basque Country

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24.11.2023

Models that predict poor clinical outcome in COVID-19 patients
Image: A man in a wheelchair uses a mirror therapy app via tablet; Copyright: Routine Health GmbH

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24.11.2023

PAMELA – Prevention and management of phantom limb pain via app
Image: Portrait photo of Stefanie Brückner. A woman with brown hair in a striped shirt; Copyright: Anja Stübner, EKFZ für Digitale Gesundheit

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22.11.2023

Informed consent to the use of personal health data
Image: A group photo consisting of eleven people in front of a white wall. A confirmation of project funding is held in the camera; Copyright: HIPS

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21.11.2023

Strengthening of drug bioinformatics at the Saarbrücken site
Image: Duarte Dias explains the Agwearcare technology in the final event of the project. He stands in a room next to a dummy; Copyright: INESC TEC

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10.11.2023

How can wearables help to protect farmers well-being
Image: The SmartID counterfeit-proof barcode system on a smartphone; Copyright: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

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08.11.2023

MEDICA 2023: Checking for counterfeit medication using a smartphone
Image: Background image of modern computer equipment with CT brain scans on screens at workplace; Copyright: seventyfourimages

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08.11.2023

MEDICA 2023: Simple and enhanced analysis and visualization of medical image data
Image: A person wearing white disposable gloves examines a woman's back with a magnifying glass; Copyright: Medical University of Vienna

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02.11.2023

Skin cancer diagnoses using AI are as reliable as those made by medical experts
Image: Man with long hair and olive green sweater posing: Kristian Franze with brain model; Copyright: Stephan Spangenberg

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01.11.2023

UNFOLD research project receives prestigious ERC Synergy Grant
Image: Close-up of a vaccination on a woman's arm; Copyright: gpointstudio

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31.10.2023

Coronavirus: Model can predict the evolution of new variants
Image: Icons of networks and contacts between people and groups on yellow and orange surfaces; Copyright: wirestock

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30.10.2023

Collective intelligence can reduce medical misdiagnoses
Image: Two men stand in a server room and look into the camera equipped with a fisheye lens; Copyright: Linköping University

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19.10.2023

A step towards AI-based precision medicine
Image: Example of ChatGPT response; despite asking the ChatGPT the exact same questions about orthopedic symptoms, the ChatGPT offered different diagnoses on different days; Copyright: TMDU

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18.10.2023

Can ChatGPT diagnose a condition?
Image: The patch with sensors, electronics and battery; Copyright: Fraunhofer IZM / Volker Mai

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17.10.2023

ECG with a patch: APPLAUSE European collaborative project successfully completed
Image: A man in a suit, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ahrens, posing in a bright hallway; Copyright: BIPS

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16.10.2023

White paper: improving record linkage for health research
Image: Female doctor searches patient information from the medical records system using a computer; Copyright: Yulia_Panova

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12.10.2023

ScPoli enables multi-scale representations of cells and samples
Image: Fraunhofer IPA’s experimental hybrid operating theatre in Mannheim; Copyright: Fraunhofer IPA

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10.10.2023

Research project DAIOR: Distributed artificial intelligence for the OR
Image: Close up: A new wearable sensor to monitor glucose levels in sweat; Copyright: Kate Myers/Penn State

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06.10.2023

Wearable sensor for continuous analysis of sweat
Image: Photo of a car interior. A man sits behind the wheel and operates a screen; Copyright: Fraunhofer IDMT/Anika Bödecker

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05.10.2023

Vital data: the whole body on the radar
Image: Mammography snapshot of a patient's breasts on the monitor with mammography test; Copyright: ORION_production

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02.10.2023

AI model to improve accuracy of breast cancer tumor removal
Image: Doctor sits at a laptop and points at the screen with a pen; Copyright: paegagz

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29.09.2023

Algorithm to predict disease relapses
Image: Dartmouth computer science professor Temiloluwa Prioleau holds a type of wearable glucose monitor that provided data for the study; Copyright: Photo courtesy of Temiloluwa Prioleau

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29.09.2023

Wearable devices show who may need more help managing diabetes
Image: Professor Dr. Anna-Maria Dittrich and Dr. Matthias Gietzelt (with tablet) stands in a building passage and smiles for the camera; Copyright: Karin Kaiser / MHH

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27.09.2023

CALM-QE: Personalized diagnostics in asthma and COPD
Image: A group of Asian startups point to a whiteboard; Copyright: davidpradoperucha

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26.09.2023

Cure Xchange Challenge: initiative to incubate innovations by healthcare start-ups