A new type of hospital door handle by British studio Agency of Design transforms a hotbed for germs into a sanitising device, with a sensor that monitors how often it is used. More about Hospital door handle sanitises users' hands and measures cleanliness of staff
This wearable design concept helps epilepsy sufferers manage symptoms, predict potential seizures and alert passersby or loved ones when having a fit (+ slideshow). More about Epilepsy aid uses wearable sensors to predict seizures and call for help
News: American 3D printing firm 3D Systems has created a robotic suit that combines printed parts with motorised components to help paralysed patients stand and walk. More about 3D-printed exoskeleton helps paralysed users walk again
A white spectacles showroom contrasts with black examination areas at this opticians near Montreal by Canadian studio La Shed Architecture (+ slideshow). More about La Shed Architecture separates eye clinic into light and dark zones
News: researchers in Australia have developed a pen to deposit regenerative stem cells onto damaged bone and cartilage in a process similar to 3D printing. More about 3D-printing BioPen "draws" with living cells to repair damaged bones
Movie: in our next exclusive interview from Inside Festival, Per Anders Borgen of Ratio Architects explains how the design team used raw materials to "remove the institutional look" from the interior of a student facility at St. Olav's Hospital in Trondheim, Norway. More about Norwegian medical training facility designed "not to look like a hospital"
Treatment rooms sit within a translucent house-shaped enclosure at this dental clinic in Kobe, Japan, by Tato Architects (+ slideshow). More about Dental Clinic in Nakayamate by Tato Architects
This packaging for medicines changes over time to clearly show when its contents are no longer safe to use. More about Self Expiring packaging by Kanupriya and Gautam Goel
Japanese architect Kazuhiko Kishimoto has combined a doctor's surgery and a courtyard house in a bulky building with tapered concrete feet (+ slideshow). More about Lifted-Garden House by Kazuhiko Kishimoto/acaa
Architects Foster + Partners have completed a hospital in Bath, UK, clad in aluminium shingles. More about CircleBath by Foster + Partners
Tokyo architect Kensuke Watanabe has completed a rehabilitation centre for people suffering with mental illness near Tokyo in Japan. More about Sowa Unit by Kensuke Watanabe
Xarchitekten of Linz and Vienna, Austria, have completed a dental clinic that is based on an illustration of a set of teeth. More about GKK Dental Ambulatory by Xarchitekten
Jordi Badia of Barcelona practice BAAS Architects has completed the CAP Salt 2 health centre in the town of Salt near Girona, Spain. More about CAP Salt 2 health centre by BAAS Architects