Why did the virus SARS-CoV-2, which caused the COVID-19 pandemic, start infecting people? There is evidence that our interactions with the natural environment are creating perfect conditions for pathogens to move from wild animals to people, as population growth, urbanization and climate change bring us […]
The World Health Day is being celebrated on April 7, the day the World Health Organisation (WHO) was formed in 1948. The WHO is focusing on “global attention on urgent actions needed to keep humans and the planet healthy and foster a movement to create […]
Molecular diagnostic techniques are a collection of solutions utilised to analyse biological markers for several arrays of ailments. These molecular techniques have been known to benefit clinical medical settings; they help in delivering sensitive and rapid detection results and monitoring approaches for chronic ailments, contagious […]
Researchers examined the blood samples of people living with tuberculosis and found unexpected links with cancer. TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images A study, led by researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine, CA, has recently found an unexpected link between tuberculosis (TB) and cancer. The […]
After 2 years of living with COVID-19, the physical toll of the pandemic is evident, in terms of cases, hospitalizations and deaths, but what of the mental effects? Frontline workers and young people have been some of the hardest hit, but no one has escaped […]
Customer engagement and experience remained two crucial parameters during the pandemic, however, due to restricted movement and access, the tech and digital ecosystem had to act as a proxy and provide for this huge gap in the Healthcare space. This is where the role of […]
Physical therapy has evolved way past just pain management. In many cases it’s a better alternative to surgeries. Some examples include physical therapy may be considered an alternative to surgery for patients with nonobstructive meniscal tears. For lumbar spinal stenosis results shows Physiotherapy and Surgical […]
There are more than 7,000 edible plant species which could be consumed for food. But today, 90% of global energy intake comes from 15 crop species, with more than half of the world’s population relying on just three cereal crops: rice, wheat and maize. Our […]
The retail industry with its e-commerce boom has lessons to teach healthcare, says an innovation leader at Teladoc Health. An array of disconnected, niche, point applications and ones that are not purpose-built for healthcare are fragmenting an already disjointed healthcare experience – and potentially marginalizing the role […]
Remidio’s CE marked and FDA 510k registered retinal imaging devices have helped screen and impact more than 7.5 million patients in 15 countries globally. This is due to increased access provided by the ease of use and affordability of Remidio’s patented optics on the smartphone […]