This pilot project, in close collaboration with Prof. Dr. med. Michael Brändle, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, explores how general practitioners can improve their capabilities in managing type-2 diabetes (T2D) patients. More concretely, we will assess how to digitalize the Swiss Society of Endocrinology and Diabetology score (Christ [...]
This project aims to tackle the critical issue of malnutrition among hospital patients by leveraging technology to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of nutritional assessments. Food is one of the last and greatest joys in life, and improving nutritional care can significantly boost patients' well-being, life quality, and [...]
Dementia describes the deterioration of cognitive and memory skills, affecting people’s abilities to perform everyday tasks beyond normal aging. While dementia is considered to be a top global health priority and includes health, social, and economic burdens, there is currently no disease-modifying treatment available. As an individual’s [...]
Currently, people with the poorest health who stand to gain the most from public health research and digital health programmes are the least likely to use them. In this collaboration between our team at the Future Health Technologies programme (Singapore-ETH Centre) and colleagues at the Saw Swee [...]
Introduction Diabetic peripheral neuropathies (DPN) are major complications of diabetes, resulting from nervous system damage. Symptoms include tingling, numbness, pain, or reduced reflexes.2 While many children with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) do not exhibit these symptoms, studies, including one from the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Switzerland (OKS), show [...]
Imagine a situation where there is a huge party where guests continue to arrive, but the hosts are limited and increasingly overburdened. This situation mirrors what is happening in our world with the shortage of caregivers – there are a growing number of older adults who need [...]
80% of the Swiss health care costs are spent on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This means every fourth person in Switzerland suffers at least from one NCD. Often, we hope that somehow innovative ideas and startups can in some way mitigate this severe disgrace. But at the same [...]
Even the most revolutionary digital therapeutics (DTx) cannot significantly impact patients' lives if they fail to align with the business interests of healthcare payers, such as insurers, national healthcare systems, and employers who offer health benefits to their employees. These innovative treatments must be financially viable, safe [...]
We are pleased to present a research project that aims to explore the relationship between a woman's menstrual cycle and her receptivity to just-in-time adaptive interventions. This pilot study seeks to investigate how a woman's menstrual cycle stage and associated symptoms, including cyclical emotional changes, may impact [...]
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer, and Common Mental Disorders (CMDs) such as depression or anxiety are the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, causing major health, social, and financial burdens. Similar to other regions of the globe, countries in Southeast Asia, [...]
