WHO recommends one doctor for every 1,000 people, but India’s doctor-patient ratio is still much lower, with 1,445 people having access to one doctor. A shortage of doctors, rising costs in the healthcare sector, and an ever-increasing population make the conventional health care models unsustainable to a large extent. Virtual health and newer technology may…
The Retic count test in simple terms refers to reticulocyte count test. Doctors recommend for retic count test to detect if they suspect any blood related ailment such as hemolytic anemia, a condition where red blood cells gets destroyed faster than they are generated. The body constantly makes new red blood cells which are known…
What is HbA1c (Hemoglobin A1c) test? HbA1c test measures the quantity of blood sugar that is attached to the blood (hemoglobin). Hemoglobin is the part of the red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. An HbA1c test shows the mean quantity of glucose molecule attached to hemoglobin…
Contrast materials, also known as contrast agents, serves as the most important tool for radio diagnostics. Also referred as contrast media or contrast agents, their job is to improve the quality of images produced by x-rays, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, and ultrasound. Contrast materials allow the radiologist to differentiate normal form abnormal…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
