The existing state of Breast Biopsy Systems
Breast cancer is a new age epidemic, the emergence of which has been confirmed in almost every country. As per the World Health Organization, breast cancer is reported to impact around 2.1 million women annually and is one of the most frequently detected malignancies among women. However, with the emergence of advanced diagnostic and treatment…
Advances in Mammography paving way for improved detection of breast malignancies
Developments in mammography imaging have changed the manner in which radiologists and oncologists work, as well as, the lives of the ones who have experienced this essential technology. Advancements in mammography imaging technology are reportedly already positively impacting the health of women of all ages in real ways that improve care delivery and outcomes; they…
Addressing Challenges in Renal Care with Reliable Medical Equipment
The National Kidney Foundation propounds that the normal filtration rate of an average and healthy kidney ranges from 90 to 120 mL/min/1.73 m2. This Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) reduces with age or kidney ailments. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a continuous journey, where the CFR could fall as low as 10 mL in some cases.…
The Many Facets of Medical Imaging
When the German professor of Physics, Wilhelm Rontgen, invented the x-ray in 1895, little would he have known that it would go on to evolve and play a significant role in the imaging of the human body for not just diagnostic and treatment purposes, but for the validation on follow ups of a disease already…
The importance of immunology in determining Infectious agents & the future associated with it
In addition to diseases caused by epidemics, there are several emerging infectious diseases with the potential for significant public health consequences, including dengue fever, West Nile fever, and Rift Valley fever as well as the recent pandemic-COVID-19. Emerging Infectious agents like the highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 are found to be extremely contagious and can be transmitted…
Forming habits to achieve big goals
How often do we set up goals and objectives for ourselves, only to give up the moment we don’t achieve the desired result? Any slight deviation discourages us, and we instantly lose sight of all progress that we’ve made along the way. It is entirely normal to plan big, but at the same time, it…
Fear of Failure and how to overcome it
Fear is a part of human nature. Nobody enjoys failing. Fear might look into your eyes as you walk up to a room full of strangers, it might greet you at the conference room before you make your big presentation, fear might grapple you on your way to your fist interview. All of us have…
The advance of portable healthcare devices and patient monitoring systems
The COVID-19 era has led to more and more people becoming ‘self-reliant’ in the field of healthcare, limiting their hospital visit only for urgent and life-saving procedures, this has led to the rise of some of the most innovative health technologies and the development of path-breaking mobile medical monitoring systems. In line with the new…