Category: Healthcare & Life Sciences

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The potential of value-based care to reshape future healthcare systems

– The core concept of Value-Based Healthcare (VBHC) is to provide the best patient outcomes at...
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The applications of digital oncology in breast cancer prediction, diagnosis, and treatment

– About 12% of American women will develop breast cancer in their lifetimes. With a death...
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Novel medical devices for early detection of cardiovascular disease

– A multitude of diseases fall under the umbrella of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but most hospital...
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Novel anti-inflammatory drugs: Viable strategies to end the dry spell

– Inflammation is the epitome of a double-edged sword. It swiftly defends the body from invading...
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Animal-free testing in drug and vaccine development: Benefits and incentives

– The global SARS-CoV2 pandemic is generating a powerful need for drug and vaccine development, and...
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Advances in Chronic Pain Management

– What is chronic pain? Painful sensations that persist for over 3 to 6 months, and...
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What are the recent drug & therapy developments for autoimmune diseases?

– Our immune system guards us against pathogenic invaders and foreign cells. On rare occasions, however,...
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Hydrogels: Emerging materials and novel applications

– Hydrogels, a class of polymeric materials that can absorb and retain large amounts of liquid...
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Home medical devices: Security and regulations

– Modern technology has brought about an evolution in medical devices, making them smaller, more accurate,...
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3D printed drugs between emerging innovations and current challenges

– 3D-printed medicines, developed through the layer-by-layer addition of material, are becoming increasingly attractive alternatives to conventionally manufactured...
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Latest updates on telemedicine: Exactly what the COVID-19 pandemic needs

– The current outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome...
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Nanomedicine – Using smart nanoparticles for better drug delivery

– Nanoparticles are poorly delivered Nanoparticles have steadily been making their way into bio-medicine or nanomedicine...
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As clocks “spring forward”, how will this affect your health and daily routine?

– Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as summer time, is the practice of setting the...
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Biopharma and the rapidly evolving landscape of cell and gene therapies

– Cell and gene therapies are certainly not new but have seen a serious shift in...
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Can we solve the problem of medication adherence through smart technology?

– Did you know that about 50% of patients who suffer from chronic illnesses and undergo...
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Top CRISPR breakthroughs in 2019

– The trailer of the new Netflix docuseries Unnatural Selection, released in early October, proclaims, “From...
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New EU regulations on medical devices: What changes from May 26, 2020?

– Medical technology, or “medtech”, covers a vast spectrum of healthcare products, ranging from everyday products...
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The future of healthcare: Smart sensors and digital biomarkers

– What are smart sensors and digital biomarkers? Smart sensors are devices that take input from...
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Advances in point of care diagnostics in resource-limited settings

– Think about the last time you were sick with a cold or a flu. If...
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Smart biopsies: The next generation of cancer diagnostics

– The number of tumors detected in the world population is increasing dramatically, with cancer being...

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