Introduction:
The current century has witnessed the universal spread of the unknown species of coronaviruses. The rapid deterioration of the public health system with changes in ecology and urbanization has accelerated more recurrent epidemics, which become more troublesome to prevent and contain promptly. A novel coronavirus (CoV) emerged in December 2019, is associated with respiratory…
THOUGHTSPOT
Nutraceuticals such as active phytochemicals, functional foods, and dietary supplements have medicinal properties and a variety of health benefits. The Indian subcontinent has been renowned for a home to various medicinal plant species because of climate conditions. These medicinal plant species have a novel role in managing multiple illnesses, including viral respiratory diseases, through immune…
Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are used efficiently by many researchers and companies to overcome challenges for improving medical diagnostics.
Insights on Diagnostic Errors
Diagnostic related errors contribute to a significant number of complications and patient deaths. According to the authors of an article published in BMJ, in the US, diagnostic error claims…
Wearables are electronic devices consisting of sensors that can receive data of user's personal health and exercise schedules. They work wirelessly or with the help of other devices such as smartphones, tablets, or laptops.
The market of wearable technology was valued at $15.74 billion in 2015 & expected to extend $51.60 billion by 2022 at…
Three-dimensional technology has been an integral part of the pharmaceutical industry for many years. The medical fraternity has witnessed the clinical benefits of 3D technology such as printed anatomical prostheses, heart valves, biological tissues, hearing aids, and much more. The global 3D printed drugs market was valued at US$ 29 million in 2019 and is…
The Healthcare industry is going through a technological revolution and it is vital for the industry to work on new technologies that will help to generate, collect & track novel data. The availability of large data makes the system becomes important to convert it into appropriate information which will helps industry researchers, clinicians, doctors, entrepreneurs,…
Clinical studies cost money, time, and animal lives. There is an urgent need for alternative ways to model human diseases in-vitro to speed-up the new drug development process. Recently, Indian researchers have started exploring advanced technologies to replace animals in research. Organs on a chip (OOCs) is a novel concept, emerging as the next wave…
Digital healthcare means using communications and information technologies in medicine to diagnose, predict, treat, and monitor diseases. It is also widely used for prognosis, rehabilitation, behavioral health, and public health. Indians have witnessed a surge of smartphone and internet use since the last decade. This had led to an easier delivery of smart digital solutions.…
With the race to develop an effective vaccine becoming intense, how has the coronavirus pandemic changed the pharmaceutical industry, and what can we expect in the long- and short-term? Let's see.
The year 2020, and the new decade as a whole, has definitely got off to the worst possible start and we have a pandemic…
In late 2019, a mysterious virus causing infection consisting of dry cough, fever tiredness, and last pneumonia first appeared in Wuhan, China. The world health organization (WHO) named the disease as Coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19). Interestingly, Covid-19 and flu (caused by influenza virus) share the common disease progression asymptomatic (no symptoms), mild symptoms fever or chills,…

