From a muted colour palette to lights that are rarely switched on, the MIGRE treatment centre by Hanczarstudio in Wroclaw, Poland, was designed to help alleviate discomfort. More about Hanczarstudio designs migraine treatment centre to be "devoid of stimuli"
A Cold War-era building designed to withstand nuclear blasts is among the structures that have been renovated by Elkus Manfredi Architects at the newly established Children's National Research & Innovation Campus. More about Elkus Manfredi Architects cuts openings into 1950s "concrete bunker" in Washington DC
Wooden shingles clad this pod-like garden room by London practice Mcmullan Studio, which has been created for spinal-injury charity Horatio's Garden. More about Mcmullan Studio designs garden room as "restorative haven"
Designer Yihan Dong has developed Viwipe, a prototype HPV home-testing kit that uses menstrual blood collected in the privacy of the user's own home. More about Yihan Dong designs at-home HPV test to be "as easy to use as toilet paper"
Design firm Leadoff Studio and Spora Health have created the Momma's Kit – a health monitoring system that aims to reduce Black maternal mortality rates with the help of attention-grabbing graphics and packaging. More about Momma's Kit aims to cut maternal mortality rates among Black women
Local architecture studio Benjamín Murúa Arquitectos has topped an underground sports centre with a dome in the Atacama desert in Chile. More about Benjamín Murúa Aquitectos creates underground sports centre in Chile
Japanese studio Shigeru Ban Architects and local studio AMBK have designed a cross-laminated timber expansion for Ukraine's largest hospital, which is located in Lviv. More about Shigeru Ban designs timber surgical centre for Ukraine's war-wounded
The process of recycling can actually make plastics more hazardous to human health, according to a recent Greenpeace report that calls on the United Nations to rule it out as a scalable fix for plastic pollution. More about Recycled plastics often contain more toxic chemicals says Greenpeace
Design gallerist and curator Rossana Orlandi has announced the winners of this year's Ro Plastic Prize for sustainable material use during a ceremony at Milan design week. More about Prosthetic leg for Ukrainian amputees among 2023 Ro Plastic Prize winners
Designers Salomé Bazin and Giulia Tomasello have tried to break down taboos with Tides, a sex toy created especially for women in midlife and older. More about Tides creates massager for women going through menopause
A series of wood-lined communal spaces constructed from modular units form Warm Nest, a cancer care centre in Belgium by architecture studios Archekta and Ark-shelter. More about Archekta and Ark-shelter complete cancer care centre in Belgium
A sex blanket equipped to soak up period blood and a wearable device created to alleviate cramps feature in this roundup of products designed to improve the experience of menstruating. More about Ten products designed to make periods more manageable
Tech start-up Emm has unveiled its eponymous menstrual cup, which can be inserted like a tampon and is fitted with smart technology that tracks your period "without you having to do a thing". More about Emm is a smart menstrual cup that tracks periods automatically
Engaging design has the power to make the future tangible, The Liminal Space co-founder Sarah Douglas tells Dezeen in this interview. More about "Design enables you to step into an imagined space" says The Liminal Space co-founder Sarah Douglas
Health tech company Respiray has launched a wearable air purifier designed to fend off allergens by creating a "bubble of clean air" around the user's face. More about Respiray develops air-purifying collar for allergy sufferers
Design agency Morrama has developed a concept for a menopausal treatment service that would use artificial intelligence to tailor pills to help alleviate users' symptoms. More about Luma is a "magic compound" pill subscription service for the menopause
British doctor Adam Hamdi has developed a discreet wearable pad that can be secured to the skin to help relieve the wearer's menstruation cramps. More about Myoovi is a wearable device designed to alleviate period pain
UK researchers have shown that artificial intelligence, combined with cinematic motion capture suits and digital twin technology, can offer a "faster, cheaper" way of treating patients with disorders that impair their movement. More about Researchers combine motion capture tech and AI to treat movement disorders
American studio ZGF Architects has adapted a historic Ford Motor Company factory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania into a biomedical research laboratory by renovating existing structures and creating a cantilevered terracotta-clad addition. More about ZGF transforms Pittsburgh Ford Assembly plant into research facility
NYC-based firm Garrison Architects has completed an animal shelter in Staten Island, which is wrapped in full-height translucent walls that provide even lighting conditions throughout the day. More about Polycarbonate-wrapped rescue shelter by Garrison Architects maximises light for animals