Flohaler is an easy-to-use inhaler that helps asthmatics receive a better dose
Design graduate James Plimmer has created an inhaler for asthmatics that improves posture and technique during use to ensure more medicine reaches the lungs. More
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Daniel Libeskind unveils design for Maggie's Centre in London's Hampstead
Daniel Libeskind is the latest architect to design a Maggie's cancer care centre, releasing visuals of building covered in angled timber louvres that is set to be built in London. More
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ElectroDermis researchers make stretchy wearable tech that sticks to the skin
Wearable devices can be stuck onto the stick like plasters, using a new method pioneered by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. More
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Smart chest binder promises to ease pain for trans people
Transgender men and non-binary people have a safer, more comfortable option for chest binding in the form of Breathe, a smart garment designed by Loughborough University student Miles Kilburn. More
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Benedetta Tagliabue and Patricia Urquiola complete Maggie's Barcelona at Sant Pau Hospital
Benedetta Tagliabue – principal of EMBT – has completed a Maggie's Centre for cancer care at an art nouveau-hospital in Barcelona, with interiors designed by Patricia Urquiola. More
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Ridged roofline at Maggie's Cardiff recalls outline of Welsh mountains
London studio Dow Jones Architects has completed a temporary Maggie's Centre for cancer care in Cardiff with a series of angular roofs clad entirely in weathering steel. More
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Contraceptive jewellery offers alternative method of birth control
Contraceptives and other drugs could be administered through an earring, using a method invented by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology. More
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Photos reveal new children's hospital by Renzo Piano under construction in Uganda
Italian architect Renzo Piano is building a major new health facility, the Centre of Excellence in Paediatric Surgery, in Uganda. More
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Kegg Kegel ball promises more accurate fertility tracking
Personal fertility tracking is set to get more sophisticated with the arrival of Kegg, the first wearable device to measure cervical mucus. More
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White Arkitekter develops maternity unit concept for hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo
White Arkitekter has created a concept for a new mother and baby health unit at the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More
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Earthy and homey details feature in New York clinic Parsley Health by Alda Ly
White-wash walls and greenery are intended to create a relaxing atmosphere at this doctor's office and clinic in New York, designed by Alda Ly Architecture for a startup company that takes an alternative approach to healthcare. More
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Ater Architects creates friendly interior for a children's clinic in Kiev
Bright colours and simple geometric forms feature in this children's outpatient clinic in Kiev by local practice Ater Architects. More
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Snøhetta completes wooden Outdoor Care Retreats at two Norwegian hospitals
Two matching elevated cabins have been nestled into a woodland by Snøhetta, to improve the treatment of patients at two of Norway's largest hospitals by immersing them in nature. More
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Oxygem smart ring helps people with sickle cell disease monitor blood oxygen levels
A smart ring developed by New York-based designer Hussain Almossawi allows people with sickle cell disease to monitor and detect low oxygen levels in their blood. More
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3D-printed Hex hearing aids double as earphones to reduce stigma of hearing loss
These 3D-printed hearing aids could help people who are partially deaf to tune out unwanted background noise, but they also function as regular earphones.
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CO Architects creates highly transparent Health Education Building in Kansas
A glazed box revealing floors wrapped in a terracotta screen forms part of this new academic facility, designed by CO Architects for a university in Kansas City. More
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Personalised 3D-printed models of patients' hearts can be used to plan surgery
London-based design studio Cellule has devised a system for creating personalised digital and 3D-printed models of hearts, which can be used to help doctors plan surgery for transplant patients. More
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Making "the healthy choice the default choice" will encourage wellbeing in the workplace
Companies can gain a competitive advantage by designing workplaces that make wellbeing a default choice, argue the authors of The Healthy Workplace Nudge book in a talk Dezeen hosted with Haworth in Chicago. More
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Wulf Architekten brightens German disease research centre with Velux skylights
Dezeen promotion: Wulf Architekten has used Velux's modular skylights at a research centre in western Germany, to flood its entrance and oval-shaped laboratory building with natural light. More
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Iridescent free weights double as geometric sculptures
Designers Candice Blanc and Ulysse Martel have created a collection of iridescent exercise weights that can also be displayed as sculptures in the home. More
