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News • Eye tracking as cognitive marker

Unlocking personalised relief for chronic pain with VR

Combining artificial intelligence (AI) with eye tracking in virtual reality could one day help personalise treatment for millions living with chronic pain, according to new research.

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News • What's in the bag

Antibiotics in travel luggage: a gateway to building resistance?

Antibiotics may enter a country via airports, when travellers bring them for their own use. Can this contribute to the development of resistant bacteria? A new study assesses the extent of the issue.

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Sponsored • Connecting Precision Medicine with Smart Healthcare

Taipei Brings Six Biomedical Innovations to MEDICA 2026

Six Taipei-based biomedical companies will showcase innovations in precision medicine and smart healthcare at MEDICA 2026 (November 16–19, Düsseldorf).

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Article • Respiratory health in a warming world

How global warming turns the climate against the lungs

Heatwaves killing thousands of Europeans every summer, desert dust settling over cities that have never seen a desert, and floodwaters destroying entire valleys, leaving mouldy homes: The effects of global warming on lung health are becoming ever more apparent. At the European Respiratory Society’s ERS Congress in Barcelona, experts discussed how extreme heat, dust storms, and flooding impact healthcare. The session's speakers went on to detail not only the scale of the damage, but also the concrete policy and clinical responses already showing results.

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News • Machine learning

AI model to detect breast cancer metastasis in lymph nodes

Researchers have developed a new AI model to detect whether breast cancer metastasizes in areas near the chest, specifically the armpit lymph nodes, essential immune system filters.

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News • Research on blood proteins

Finding biomarkers for aggressive prostate cancer

Is a prostate cancer slow-growing and harmless, or aggressive and life-threatening? New research shows how blood proteins could reveal clues to prostate cancer risk more than a decade before…

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News • Acute myeloid leukaemia

Six-gene scoring system could help predict AML survival

Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) has widely variable outcomes from one patient to the next. Now, researchers have created a new scoring system based on the activity of six different genes to help…

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Article • Focus topic

Multiple sclerosis (MS): one disease, many faces

Many different forms, unclear origins: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common neurological diseases that often leads to disability in those affected. Read more about current research and…

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Article • Workspace, management, research

Women in healthcare

Long time underrepresented in both leadership positions and research design, women have come a long way in restoring gender equality in healthcare settings. Yet, many challenges still remain. Keep…

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Article • Focus topic

Robotics in healthcare

From science-fiction to powerful medical tool: Robots perform an increasing number of valuable tasks in healthcare settings. From surgical robotics to applications in patient care – medical robots…

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 • Nuclear medicine

ccRCC kidney cancer: PET/CT imaging approach improves lesion detection

A new PET imaging approach detected 97.9% of lesions in clear cell renal cell carcinoma, potentially giving clinicians a more complete picture of the location and extent of a patient’s disease.

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News • Molecular imaging

Longer FOV, faster scans: United Imaging at EANM 2026

United Imaging shows PET/CT and PET/MR systems with axial fields of view from 24 cm to 148 cm at EANM 2026, including the new uMI Panvivo FX.

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News • Molecular imaging

HER2-positive breast cancer: PET/CT technique shows promise for predicting treatment response

Molecular imaging with ⁶⁸Ga-HER2 PET/CT may provide an early, targeted measure of how well treatment is working in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer, 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 • Experimental pathology

Predicting which HPV infections will progress to cancer: are we there yet?

In some cases, an HPV infection persists and can develop into precancerous lesions or even cancer. A new study explores how these high-risk situations can be identified at an early stage.

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News • Global and regional burden of CRC

H. pylori may be behind more than one in five colorectal cancer cases worldwide

A study has found that exposure to Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium known to cause stomach ulcers and gastric cancer, may be associated with approximately 22% of colorectal cancer cases globally.

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News • Airway bacteria

Oral and lung microbiome differs drastically in long Covid patients

A study of more than 700 people has shown that those with long Covid have a distinctly different mix of bacteria – the microbiome – that live in their mouths and lungs.

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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 • From the heart to the brain

Atrial fibrillation: heart rhythm management for stroke prevention

For people hospitalized with ischemic stroke and atrial fibrillation, restoring the heart’s normal rhythm within eight weeks is associated with a lower risk of having another stroke, a study finds.

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News • Study evaluates effect on patient recovery

Anaesthesia: TIVA or inhalation for major surgery?

Choice of general anaesthetic for major surgery can continue to be based on patient and clinician preference, according to the largest ever trial comparing the two main techniques used in the NHS.

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News • Drug-coated balloons as alternative

Many heart patients could avoid permanent stents, study finds

Thousands of heart patients could be treated without having a metal stent permanently implanted in their arteries – according to research from the University of East Anglia.

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 • “Right to be Forgotten”

Call to end financial discrimination of cancer survivors in Europe

Years after successful treatment, many cancer survivors face financial discrimination because of their medical history. Cancer experts call for Europe-wide legislation to change that.

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News • Sustainable implementation

How healthcare and the environment can benefit from 'Green' AI

AI has a transformative effect on healthcare – but what about the environmental cost? Will healthcare be picking up the bill later? A new paper explores sustainable options of AI implementation.

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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.

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 • Medical technology

Hernia care: CE mark for non-penetrating mesh fixation

MedTech company Tissium has received CE marking for Eclipsium, a device for non-penetrating mesh fixation in minimally invasive ventral hernia repair. European launch is expected in 2027.

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News • Cognitive behavioral therapy

AI-enhanced virtual reality could help manage menopause symptoms

A new study suggests that virtual reality (VR) and AI could be an effective tool to help women manage menopause symptoms, including hot flashes, insomnia, depression, and sexual dysfunction.

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News • Proof-of-concept study

AI platform lets patients communicate with their medical devices

A new AI-driven platform could allow people to interact with their medical devices by sending messages using a smartphone app and receiving feedback in real time.

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 • Biobank-based study

Large dataset reveals hidden causes of side effects of medicines and vaccines

Why does the same medicine causes side effects in some people while others tolerate it well? In a new study, researchers utilized the Estonian Biobank to provide a more comprehensive picture.

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News • Signs of life

BCI could help comatose patients communicate

A new study opens the door to noninvasive brain-computer interfaces that could allow seemingly comatose patients in the ICU with hidden consciousness to communicate with doctors and family members.

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News • Chemosensory dysfunction

Smell and taste problems after Covid: study investigates impact of vaccines

A Covid infection can affect a person's sense of smell or taste – but what about vaccination? New research investigated smell and taste changes after vaccination – with reassuring results.

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