HealthCare

Gesundheitssystem in Deutschland und in der Europa

Health in Transition

Learn how demographic, social, and technological changes are shaping health, prevention, and inequalities in Germany and Europe.

Healthcare Digital

Digital Healthcare in Numbers

Hospitals and medical practices in Germany are making progress in digitization. However, major hurdles remain—for example, in patient participation, ePA use, and cross-sector communication.

Ecodesign nachhaltig

Eco-designing a sustainable future for healthcare

Looking to the future, it is vital for the industry to prioritize eco-design, drive innovation and meet regulatory requirements while leading the way in sustainable practices.

Healthcare patientenversorgung

Circular economy in the health sector

The linear economic model has become firmly established in the healthcare sector - clearly visible in the ubiquity of disposable products.

Sustainability medizin

Need to reduce the environmental impact

The healthcare sector is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, both directly and indirectly through the purchase of goods and services.

personalisierte medizin tabletten

The Major Challenges and Risks

The main problem with generics is that the production of preliminary products and end products is increasingly being pooled worldwide.

gesundheitswesen; krankenhaus

Digital pent-up demand in the German healthcare sector

The expansion of a more powerful Internet infrastructure, the development of an e-health strategy, better networking in the healthcare system and a significant improvement in IT security in healthcare facilities could accelerate digitalization.

car-t-zell therapie; erfahrungen

10 years of experience CAR-T cell therapy

For around 10 years, leukemia patients have been treated with CAR T-cell therapy as a last resort. Patients are given genetically modified T cells that specifically recognize and eliminate the diseased cells with their antigen-specific receptors.

drug-release; die mikroschwimmer sind los

Targeted drug release: The microswimmers are loose

A hitherto unsolved problem in cancer therapy: How can the diseased cells be targeted without damaging the good ones? If the active substances could be administered specifically at the "crime scene", not only could the dose be reduced, but the collateral damage could also be minimized.

antibiotikum; healthcare

Antibiotic with human origin

The newly discovered substance belongs to the lipoproteins and thus to the so-called cell-autonomous immune defense. The production of the substance apolipoprotein APOL3 is only activated by complex mechanisms of the immune system after germs have invaded human cells.