In the current episode of the Digital Public Health Podcast, host Rasmus Cloes speaks with Dr. Serge Autexier, head of the Bremen Ambient Assisted Living Lab (BAALL) at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) in…

At the BIPS-Institutsseminar, Tobias Hayer addressed gambling disorder from a public health perspective. His presentation examined how the ongoing expansion of gambling markets is associated with increasing individual and societal risks.

In the latest episode of the Digital Public Health Podcast, host Rasmus Cloes talks to Dr. Felix Holl about digital technologies in crisis situations. Felix has a doctorate in medical informatics, has been deputy director of the DigiHealth…

Growing Health Consequences: Why Germany Is Handling Obesity the Wrong Way

Researchers are taking issue with obesity policies—and calling for medications, taxes on sugar and fat, and a national effort.

The German Commission for Radiological Protection (SSK) has a new Executive Board – and Prof. Dr. Hajo Zeeb remains part of the leadership. The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Protection, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear…

In the latest episode of the Digital Public Health Podcast, host Rasmus Cloes talks to Clara Weritz about digital assistance in home care. Weritz works at “fabel,” an app that aims to relieve the burden on relatives in everyday life,…

Prof. Dr. Vanessa Didelez has been awarded the prestigious Suffrage Science Award in the category of mathematics and computer science. The award honors outstanding female scientists who set standards through excellent research and social…

Obesity – the epidemic no one likes to talk about

Researchers, including those from Bremen, are taking issue with current obesity policies. Instead, they are calling for a combination of medication, taxes, and a national effort. Here’s…

At the BIPS Institute Seminar, Jana Semrau presented a transdisciplinary perspective on scaling up community-based physical activity promotion. Her talk focused on how successful pilot projects in health promotion can be systematically…

Leopoldina Calls for a National Obesity Strategy

One in six children, two-thirds of men, and half of women in Germany are overweight or severely overweight. Early prevention and access to medication could help.