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Prix Média Newcomer: Jetzt geht’s an die Arbeit!
Die Jury hat entschieden: Mit je 3‘000 Franken fördern die Akademien der Wissenschaften Schweiz wissenschaftsjournalistische Recherchen für eine neue Folge der «Galactic Chloé Show» (von Chloé Carrière) sowie für den Dokumentarfilm «Dati dimenticati: gli scarti della scienza» zum Umgang mit biologischen Daten aus der Forschung (von Simone Pengue).
Bis zum 22. August haben die jungen PreisträgerInnen Zeit, ihre Ideen umzusetzen. Danach wird im Public Voting der Siegerbeitrag gekürt und anlässlich der Science Comm'21 am 16. September in Fribourg geehrt.
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smarter medicine: Top 5 list on headaches published
The association «smarter medicine – Choosing Wisely Switzerland», of which the SAMS is a member, is committed to providing optimal healthcare in Switzerland. It encourages professional societies to draw up Top 5 lists defining interventions that should be avoided altogether or only used under specific conditions. In February 2026, the Swiss Headache Society (SHS) published such a list.
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New healthcare institutions onboarded to SPHN
Six new healthcare institutions have been onboarded to the Swiss Personalized Health Network (SPHN). These include five cantonal hospitals and the Swiss Cancer Institute, which are now ready to contribute clinical data to multi-site research projects in personalized medicine. This is a key achievement in the ongoing effort to extend and standardize health data exchange across Swiss healthcare institutions.
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SPHN: Clinical data from 800’000 patients unlocked
After eight years of coordinated effort, the Swiss Personalized Health Network (SPHN) released the metadata of a uniquely rich national clinical dataset, spanning more than 800’000 patients and billions of semantically harmonized data points across diagnoses, procedures, labs, medications, vital signs, and more. Researchers can now easily discover what data exists in Switzerland and how to access it.