German designer Gitta Gschwendtner has created the furniture for a dedicated cancer treatment centre at Guy's Hospital in London, completed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners earlier this year. More about Gitta Gschwendtner furnishes Rogers Stirk Harbour's London cancer treatment centre
Zaha Hadid Architects has begun work on a multipurpose complex in Guangzhou, which is modelled on the looping infinity symbol used in mathematics. More about Zaha Hadid Architects reveals plans for Infinitus Plaza in Guangzhou
This pebble-shaped hand-held device eases anxiety through the use of light and sound. More about Panic attack prevention device Calmingstone launches
Haptic has been selected to create a housing complex in a picturesque Norwegian town with a growing elderly population. More about Haptic designs elderly housing for Norway to encourage residents to socialise
A group of scientists have developed a home HIV testing kit that speeds up diagnosis and allows patients to monitor their own treatment. More about USB stick diagnoses HIV in 30 minutes
Young girls that suffer from spinal curvature will soon be able to wear lighter and more stylish 3D-printed braces to treat their condition. More about 3D-printed back brace offers "fashionable" solution for scoliosis sufferers
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Nicolette Bodewes has created a tactile toolkit designed to be used in psychotherapy sessions. More about Tools for Therapy encourage people to open up about their emotions
A new sportswear brand is making garments with panels of woven fabric that mimic the effects of pain-relieving kinesiology tape. More about New Contour Compression activewear comes with built-in sports tape
Rows of concrete fins shade the large windows of this nursing home near the Spanish city of Valladolid, which features rooms clustered around a landscaped central courtyard. More about Óscar Miguel Ares Álvares creates "abstract and hard" care home inspired by arid surroundings
The evolution of the human body is one of the major topics of this year's Istanbul Design Biennial, with exhibits ranging from a cyborg skeleton to a brain in a book. Dezeen editor Amy Frearson has selected seven of the most provocative examples. More about Seven shocking sights at the Istanbul Design Biennial 2016
This extension to a day-care centre for disabled adults in the Swiss town of Stans has been kitted out with muted red awnings and spiralling pastel-tinged walkways. More about Disability support centre by Architekten CM features tinted concrete ramps and retractable awnings
American firm ZGF Architects has completed a cancer centre in downtown Phoenix with a faceted, copper-coloured screen that evokes the scaly skin of a desert reptile. More about ZGF wraps Arizona medical facility in layer of creased metal panels
Dutch fashion designer Pauline van Dongen has created a smart top that vibrates in response to bad posture. More about Pauline van Dongen designs clothes that correct your posture
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has completed a dedicated cancer treatment centre at Guy's Hospital in London, which welcomes its first patients today. More about Rogers Stirk Harbour's £160 million cancer treatment centre opens at London hospital
Curving walls made up of vertical strips of bleached wood form the inside of this dental practice in Dublin, which was transformed by Urban Agency to make visiting the dentist less daunting. More about Dublin dental practice by Urban Agency features curved walls and pale wood paneling
This ambulance station in the Dutch town of Zeist features a curved wooden framework and sloping walls covered with climbing plants to help it blend into its woodland setting (+ slideshow). More about Ambulance station by Architectenforum features plant-covered walls and a curved roof
Portland studio Architecture Building Culture has created a gabled structure to accommodate more residents at a local communal home for single mothers (+ slideshow). More about Architecture Building Culture adds housing units to recovery centre in Portland
Chinese studio RIGI Design has placed a dining table and kids' play area in the waiting room of a dental clinic intended to be warm and welcoming (+ slideshow). More about RIGI designs waiting area "like a dining room" for dental clinic in China
Graduate shows 2016: this Dementia Simulator headset designed by Central Saint Martins graduate Di Peng lets wearers experience symptoms of the disease for themselves (+ movie). More about Di Peng recreates the experience of dementia with sense-distorting helmet
The old bones of a 1912 building have been preserved in its renovation into a plastic surgery practice on the Greek island of Rhodes (+ slideshow). More about DArch creates plastic surgery clinic inside heritage-listed building on a Greek island