Sculptural decor, soft furniture and warm tones feature in this wellness centre in New York City, created by Remedy Places' in-house team as an antidote to traditional medical facilities. More about Remedy Place in Manhattan is designed to "bring back hospitality into healthcare"
Australian designer Nickolas Gurtler has drawn from the nightclubs of 1970s Milan and Florence to create the interior for a cosmetic clinic in Perth, Australia. More about Nickolas Gurtler brings 1970s Italian glamour to Youth Lab clinic in Perth
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 about Infection-sensing wound dressing wins top prize in 2022 James Dyson Awards
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 about Aruliden designs wearable fitness tracker that can be worn "at all times"
Swedish studio White Arkitekter has been chosen to design the all-electric Velindre Cancer Centre in Wales, which will be built partly with low-carbon materials and follow circular economy principles. More about White Arkitekter to design "UK's most sustainable hospital"
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 about Five student design projects that innovate medical equipment
Portuguese practice AB+AC Architects has designed a multifunctional wellness centre in Lisbon that doubles up as an artists' residence. More about White leather curtains enclose Lisbon wellness centre by AB+AC Architects
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 about Modern Age longevity clinic creates calm with 3form resin interiors
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 about Sangyu Xi designs Airy scoliosis brace for teenagers to be worn "with confidence"
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 about Google combines "smarts and helpfulness" with first smartwatch
Canadian architecture studio Hariri Pontarini has completed a clinic in Toronto for multiple sclerosis patients that features warm wood tones and spaces designed to feel like "first-class airplane lounges". More about Hariri Pontarini rethinks cold medical interiors at Barlo MS Centre
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 about A+R Architekten references traditional structures for hospital in Myanmar
Italian architect Renzo Piano's studio has shared its plans to create three hospitals in the cities of Thessaloniki, Komotini and Sparta in Greece for the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. More about Renzo Piano designs trio of nature-focused hospitals for Greece
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 about Architects should be "more involved" in abortion access says AIA Los Angeles panel
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 about Hoopsy is a paper pregnancy test designed to tackle plastic waste
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 about Neural Sleeve is a bionic leg wrap that uses AI to correct walking patterns
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 about Loop Architects completes ring-shaped nursing home for dementia patients in Iceland
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 about NewTerritory imagines inhaler for microdosing psychedelics
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 about Frederick Tang Architecture transforms New York loft into light-filled wellness studio
DesignAgency has released plans for a wellness centre or "psychedelic healing retreat" in Ontario called Dimensions Algonquin Highlands. More about DesignAgency creates Ontario wellness retreat for psychedelic therapy