In this episode of the Digital Public Health Podcast, Rasmus Cloes talks to Sonja Schäfer, the organ donation officer for the state of Bremen. The topic is the new digital organ donor registry, which has been available in Germany since…

The BIPS Institute Seminar on May 14, 2025, focused on how data science can provide practical support for epidemiological research. The presentation highlighted how data science methods can help to better structure research processes and…

Apps for weight loss – Can digital health apps effectively treat obesity? Anouk Wellmann talks to Rasmus Cloes about opportunities, challenges, and ethical issues.

Many people in Germany regularly participate in cancer screening programs. However, the same rules apply to everyone—for example, the recommended age and frequency of screening. New research, in which the Leibniz Institute for Prevention…

At the BIPS Institute Seminar, Jessica Young, Associate Professor of Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, presented a new perspective on the consistency condition in modern causal…

How can digital health applications become fairer, more inclusive, and better? In conversation with host Rasmus Cloes, Prof. Dr. Ansgar Gerhardus explains how a new framework helps to evaluate digital services in a structured way – so that…

Why does it often take years for a healthcare innovation to reach market maturity in Germany? Jan Elsner reports on host Rasmus Cloes's practical experience: clinical studies, technology, bureaucracy – and a clear vision.

Attacks on science are increasing – authoritarian forces worldwide are undermining this foundation of liberal democracies. Health research is also being targeted. The methods are often the same: scientific findings are denied, facts are…

Prof. Dr. Iris Pigeot, Director of the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS, received the DAGStat medal at the DAGStat conference in Berlin on March 27. With this award, the German Consortium in Statistics…

Finally, everything digital? The electronic patient file promises better care and important research data - a breakthrough or another unused offer? Host Rasmus Cloes discussed this with Sabrina Jacob, head of the TK state office in Bremen.…