Study: Feeling of hunger leads to bad mood
A new study by the University Hospital Bonn, the University of Bonn and the University Hospital Tübingen proves that bad mood when hungry is not caused by unconscious metabolic processes. The conscious perception of hunger, which influences mood, is crucial. The...
DIVI calls for hospitals suitable for war
The German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) is pushing for increased preparation of the health care system for major incidents. At its annual meeting in Hamburg, the professional society emphasized that most German...
Digitization of the healthcare system stagnates
The digitization of the German healthcare system is making slow progress. A recent Civey survey commissioned by Pharma Deutschland shows that the number of users of central digital applications such as e-prescriptions, electronic patient records (ePAs) and health...
Blood values: Biomarker SPARC-1H predicts benefits of Mediterranean diet
A study in the journal Life Metabolism shows that the biomarker SPARC-1H can predict who will benefit most from a Mediterranean diet. The research, led by Dr. Jiqiu Wang and Dr. Guang Ning from Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Ruijin Hospital, offers new insights into...
Early immunotherapy improves chances of survival in lung cancer
A study by Central South University in China shows that the timing of immunotherapy has a significant impact on treatment outcomes for advanced small cell lung cancer. The results were published in the journal CANCER of the American Cancer Society. Symbolic image....
Disaster: Germany ranks 17th in the Public Health Index
The AOK Federal Association and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have published the first Public Health Index (PHI), which assesses the status of implementation of scientifically recommended preventive measures in 18 northern and central European countries....
Funding of research networks on old age and cancer as part of the National Decade Against Cancer
The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) has published a new funding guideline in the Federal Gazette to support interdisciplinary research networks on the topic of old age and cancer. The measure is part of the National Decade Against Cancer and...
IQWiG investigates non-drug treatment options for vulvodynia
The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) has published preliminary results of a Health Technology Assessment (HTA) on non-drug treatment options for vulvodynia. An interdisciplinary team led by the Institute for Research in Operative Medicine at...
MHH receives Lower Saxony Health Award 2025 for digitization project
An interdisciplinary team from the Hannover Medical School (MHH) has been awarded the Lower Saxony Health Prize 2025. The project "Time is Brain & Team is Brain – Digitization in the Process of Acute Stroke Care" convinced in the category "Digital Health". The...
Groundbreaking urine test could revolutionize bladder cancer diagnosis
Researchers have found that analyzing specific patterns of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragmentation in a simple urine sample enables effective diagnosis and staging of bladder cancer, providing a much-needed alternative to invasive procedures such as cystoscopies. This...
