Free COVID Tests Return As New Variant Spreads
More cases of the new XEC variant have emerged across the country and the Biden administration has promised the delivery of more at-home free COVID tests. From next week, American households will be able to request four free rapid antigen tests via the administration website covidtests.gov. This has been the first time the DVD program […]
Australian Healthcare Faces Dual Challenges Patient Safety and Mental Health Crisis
The current state and future changes in the Australian healthcare system are described below with the help of recently published reports concerning rising patient safety problems and the new focus on mental health. I would like to focus on the Victorian healthcare system more specifically due to the deterioration of patient mortality and number of […]
Global Health Trends Spotlight Mental Wellness and Sustainable Living
While moving through the next months and years, essential aspects related to the sphere of health and wellness are persistently changing, and now several trends have prioritized themselves at the focus of public concern. Modern man is thus using health for a whole person concept where he or she incorporates both brain and brawn principles […]
New weight loss drug reduces type 2 diabetes risk
The first-ever clinical trial suggests that Tirzepatide a drug used to manage weight loss under the brand name Zepbound can cut the risk of type 2 diabetes in people with excess weight by half. The study conducted for and by Eli Lilly and Company showed that the drug reduced the chance of developing type 2 […]
Researchers Find Weekend Sleep Reduces Heart Disease Risk
A new research has revealed that sleeping in the weekend does lower the risk of heart disease by as much as 20%. Some studies by the University of Colorado Boulder investigated the sleeping pattern of more than one hundred and thousand participants and established that those who slept for longer hours during the weekends in […]
Using Telehealth to transform Patient Care Post-Pandemic
The Coronavirus disease has really accelerated change in the delivery of healthcare and telehealth has become one of the most crucial concepts as of now. Due to growing concerns of safety and accessibility that led to the shift towards remote consultations, telehealth has emerged as one of the popular service delivery models among healthcare organisations […]
AI Revolutionizing Healthcare Diagnosis and Treatment
It can be definitely stated that artificial intelligence (AI) is currently one of the most influential trends in healthcare and its development promises new approaches to patient treatment and diagnostics, as well as optimization of the administrative work. Data from the last five years shows the internet trend for ‘AI and Healthcare’ has risen by […]
New Drug Developed to Treat Sickle Cell Disease
The field of sickle cell disease treatment has received a boost after Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals has been granted a patent for a new Oral Suspension of Hydroxyurea that is stable at room temperature. This new formulation is especially important in management of sickle cell disease as it provides an improved oral medication for patients. […]
Early Sepsis Detection System Powered by AI Shows Promise
In a major boost to hospital treatment, a new artificial intelligence (AI) has shown great precision in both identifying and predicting sepsis, a major killer in hospitals across the globe. If implemented and assimilated into the right setting by the right team of medical researchers and data scientists, this tool has the potential of saving […]
Cancer Treatment Gene Therapy Halts Tumor Growth
In this study, the experts have advanced in the process of cancer treatment since they have used gene therapy which has shown high efficiency in halting the development of tumor. The study done by a group of researchers from different countries brings light to patients suffering from different kinds of cancer. The report in a […]