For many types of cancer, the incidence rate is decreasing – but according to a new study some regions are benefiting considerably more from this…

Old people and modern technology don’t work well together? Nutritionist Rebecca Diekmann disagrees. She and her team design an app-based system to…

Researchers at the Cross-border institute of healthcare systems and prevention (CBI) are not only studying the healthcare systems in Germany and the…

Researchers at the University Medicine are developing an app-based assistance system that contributes to healthy living. The challenge: The target…

An international team will investigate differences in the prescription of antibiotics, standard procedures for patients undergoing surgery, management…

From child protection to palliative care: at Oldenburg University's General Practice Summer School, 25 medical students from all over Germany are…

Only a few breast cancer and gynaecological centres in Germany offer their patients the opportunity to take part in tumour conferences. A new study…

Improving assessment of the risk of repeated falls in older adults and providing targeted prevention is the aim of a new research project led by…

How do the different healthcare systems in Germany and the Netherlands affect the healthcare of individual citizens? In a new project, health…

How does music therapy or choir singing reduce depressive symptoms and improve quality of life for dementia patients? This is the focus of a study by…

Aging and old age affect everyone. Geriatrician Tania Zieschang and philosopher Mark Schweda approach the topic from different perspectives. An…

When the number of people infected with the corona virus rose dramatically in spring, many people did not seek medical care. Here, health care…

Physiotherapy via video conferencing? In the coronavirus crisis, older people in particular have been left with no other option. Scientists at the…

The challenges we face in the current pandemic are “unprecedented”, says Mark Schweda, Professor of Medical Ethics. An interview about intensive care…