The birth of a newborn brings happiness and a smile to the face of parents. Most of the babies are born healthy, while some babies are born with serious but treatable medical conditions if diagnosed early. Can genetic diseases transfer from parents to the progeny? This is one of the most commonly asked questions from…
Why is Radiation Protection important? Nowadays, a short walk under the hot sun requires one to carry an umbrella or wear gloves until elbows to prevent the skin from getting allergies or burns. Similarly, the radiation from medical devices has to be contained to protect one from having a long-lasting impact on one’s body. Ionizing…
Introduction Ultrasound or sonography is one of the most powerful and popularly used technologies used to enhance the quality of patient care. This widely employed imaging tool is playing a major role in medicine and diagnostic care, as it is non-invasive, safe, painless for patients, and capable of providing accurate images without using radiation emitted…
In today’s healthcare, intravenous (IV) therapy-related errors have become rampant and are responsible for a substantial portion of hospital injuries and life threatening conditions. In the last decade, however, since the development and implementation of “smart” IV pumps, a significant number of these IV medication errors have allegedly been reduced. Historically, medication infusion devices served…
Introduction Radiation protection equipment such as lead aprons and safety glasses are essential for the safety of the medical practitioners and imaging staff to protect them from adverse effects of frequent exposure to radiation emitted by the X-ray imaging devices. Hence, every staff member of the radiographic rooms needs to wear proper and clean protective…
Introduction Most COVID-19 affected individuals recover from the symptoms of coronavirus infection within a few days. But some patients including those who have a low viral load (mild infection) can experience persistent symptoms lasting for more than four weeks after getting diagnosed as positive with the COVID-19 virus or longer even after their initial recovery.…
Introduction In today’s time, poor lifestyle, genetics, and environmental factors have resulted in a reduction in the human lifespan and an increased number of patients requiring medical aid or surgery. Earlier people visited doctors only when they felt unwell or had a life-threatening medical condition. However, the current lifestyle demands preventive healthcare, and it is…
Introduction The ear, nose, and throat all are interconnected to one another. As coronavirus resides in the nose or throat, the COVID-19 may cause an ear infection but that’s not true! People may get confused between an ear infection and coronavirus infection as they both share similar symptoms like headache and fever. But it shall…
Introduction The existence of human life is only possible with the equal participation of both men and women as they both are equally responsible for the survival of the human race on this planet Earth. Equal participation of both genders is liable for the growth of a nation and the existence of women is more…
Introduction A rise in the number of omicron cases worldwide has left many experts bewildered about what they already know about COVID-19 and what new can be seen with the variant. Though many of the things remain uncertain, the doctors and researchers are starting to learn more about Omicron (a highly contagious coronavirus with a…