A trio of PhD students from the Warsaw University of Technology have been named the grand prize winners of this year's James Dyson Awards for their SmartHEAL sensor, which is integrated into a dressing to detect how well a wound is healing. More
Tech material company Aruliden has worked with Boston-based technology studio Whoop to develop a screen-free fitness wearable that monitors key health metrics during the day and night. More
Dezeen School Shows: we've rounded up five student projects presented on Dezeen School Shows that aim to upgrade and improve the design of healthcare apparatus. More
Portuguese practice AB+AC Architects has designed a multifunctional wellness centre in Lisbon that doubles up as an artists' residence. More
Promotion: longevity clinic Modern Age has opened its flagship studio in New York City, with an interior design featuring translucent 3form materials, which aims to create a welcoming environment. More
University of Cincinnati graduate Sangyu Xi has created Airy, a subtle brace designed for teenage girls with scoliosis that grows with its wearer and was named the US winner of this year's James Dyson Awards. More
Technology company Google has released the Google Pixel Watch, which is its first smartwatch, has a sleek circular face and includes a Fitbit activity tracker. More
German practice A+R Architekten drew on traditional typologies and materials for this hospital in the remote village of Magyizin, Myanmar, which has been shortlisted in the civic building category of Dezeen Awards 2022. More
Architects and designers should take a more active part in response to the overturn of Roe V Wade, the Supreme Court decision that guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion, according to speakers on a recent AIA Los Angeles panel. More
Australian start-up Hoopsy has created a recyclable pregnancy test that is 99 per cent made out of paper, aiming to stop millions of single-use plastic versions ending up in landfill each year. More
California startup Cionic and Yves Béhar's design studio Fuseproject have developed a bionic wearable that uses electric pulses and artificial intelligence to correct muscle movements in people with limited mobility. More
Danish studio Loop Architects arranged this circular care home in Selfoss, Iceland, around a landscaped central garden to create a "homely and stimulating" environment for residents with dementia. More
UK design studio NewTerritory has developed a conceptual wellness product for inhaling psychedelic drugs in microdoses, in anticipation of a future in which the substances are legalised for mental health treatment. More
Architecture and interior design studio Frederick Tang Architecture (FTA) has updated Moxi, a wellness studio and acupuncture centre in Soho, New York by re-arranging its interiors around an expansive oval skylight. More
DesignAgency has released plans for a wellness centre or "psychedelic healing retreat" in Ontario called Dimensions Algonquin Highlands. More
Large ceramic fins with a titanium dioxide coating that can break down smog particles cover the wave-like form of this hospital building in Milan, designed by local practice Mario Cucinella Architects. More
Warm oak and smooth concrete are among the materials that Danish studio Norm Architects used to create the interiors for this Antwerp dental surgery, which aims to defy traditional, more clinical designs. More
Architecture studio Leth & Gori has modernised a care facility situated on a former farm in Stubberupgård, Denmark, adding brick-clad accommodation buildings that support the needs of vulnerable residents. More
British technology company Dyson has unveiled Dyson Zone, a set of headphones with a removable visor designed to be used in urban environments to filter air pollution and reduce unwanted noise. More
Architecture studio BIG has designed a six-storey neuroscience centre in Aarhus, Denmark, with an undulating form derived from the human brain. More
