In their randomized, controlled, not blinded study, the authors Aikaterini Stasinaki, Dirk Büchter, Chen-Hsuan (Iris) Shih, Katrin Heldt, Sabine Güsewell, Björn Brogle, Nathalie Farpour-Lambert, Tobias Kowatsch, and Dagmar l’Allemand examined the effects of a novel intervention with biofeedback exercises, the PathMate2 app, on BMI-SDS, body composition, physical performance, and stress parameters. Their control group had a usual behavioural and [...]

The prestigious Digital Health VADIAN innovation prize takes place this year on November 25, 2021, at the Kantonsspital St. Gallen. It is embedded in the daylong symposium "Management of chronic diseases - Added value through digital health". The symposium focuses on the global view of chronic [...]

The CDHI will present the "Stay comfy and get healthy" challenge together with CSS at this year's HackZurich, Europe's biggest hackathon. Here, the world's best tech talents, representing several elite universities, collaborate on highly innovative web-, mobile- and hardware applications during a 40-hours hybrid hackathon. It [...]

Please note the upcoming lecture series called "SanktGaller Gesundheitsforum" organized by the School of Medicine of the University of Sankt Gallen. The lecture series starts in September 2021 and comprises six lectures including networking apero. Local healthcare experts will cover topics concerning the local St. Gallen [...]

In their research article titled "Effects of a novel mobile health intervention compared to a multicomponent behaviour changing program on body mass index, physical capacities and stress parameters in adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial", Aikaterini Stasinaki et al. investigated PathMate2, a mobile health intervention [...]

We are excited to announce that Prof. Dr. Kowatsch has been nominated for the prestigious KITE Award 2022 for his course "Digital Health Project"! The KITE Award 2022, dedicated to teaching projects and initiatives developed at ETH during its semesters of remote teaching, aims at recognising [...]