Medicine

3. December 2024

Presenting… Social Scientist Elif Gül

Rethinking fairness in birth care

Childbirth is often associated with joy, family, and new beginnings, but what happens if things do not go as planned? In fact, for many birthing persons, the experience can involve moments of harm, neglect, or outright violence. In the video, Elif Gül asks how fair childbirth really is.

28. November 2024

Chronic pain

Pain is individual: Towards personalised therapy

Chronic pain is a complex disease that still lacks effective treatment. We visited the lab of Manuela Schmidt and David Gómez Varela from the University of Vienna who aim to change this using cutting-edge technologies and approaches in proteome research.

12. November 2024

Guest article by

Karl Stöger

Rudolphina Experts: Healthcare system

What does a right to health mean?

Karl Stöger, professor of Medical Law at the University of Vienna, explains the legal foundations of the right to health in Austria and discusses existing obstacles in the health care system. He addresses inequalities, the need for reform and possible approaches to improving care.

11. September 2024

Guest article by

Monika Pietrzak-Franger

Rudolphina Experts: Medical Gaslighting

Long Covid and ME/CFS: When the Doctor Does Not Believe You

Under the hashtag #Frauenticket, thousands of women are sharing their experiences of not being taken seriously by their doctors. Monika Pietrzak-Franger from the University of Vienna explains why patients suffering from chronic illnesses often face multiple forms of stigma.

19. December 2023

Microbial Biochemistry

New drugs against infectious diseases

From the flu to the coronavirus – recent years have shown that infectious diseases are a tremendous problem. In the video, biochemist Thomas Böttcher explains the role that new biologically active molecules will play in medicine and what drives him as a researcher.

4. July 2022

Unraveling Anhedonia

How ketamine can work against depression

When aesthetic pharmacology merges with clinical imaging: Julia Crone from the University of Vienna and her team in collaboration with Rupert Lanzenberger from the Medical University of Vienna are investigating how psychedelic drugs can help people who are not able to feel joy and excitement.

29. March 2022

Cancer research

Survival of the fittest cells

Stephanie Ellis is uncovering the principles of cell competition at the Max Perutz Labs. By understanding how our system eliminates 'loser' cells, she gains knowledge for future cancer therapies.