A look at how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed healthcare tech development and how partnering with the right vendor could be your best answer to move forward. Healthcare is entering a new age where the question isn’t whether to partner — it’s how to choose the best partner to optimize your initiatives. The benefits of partnering are well understood and are being realized at all levels of the industry. For example, hospitals are exploring new...
Many of us would have heard of the cells as well as gene therapy. Gene therapy is a therapy or treatment in which the genetic material is used (in most cases, DNA) to treat certain hereditary diseases. It is different from cell therapy. People often get perplexed. In cell therapy, cells are transplanted or infused directly into a patient. This is done to treat certain acquired diseases. Different types of cells are used, namely stem...
Despite all the many and varied physical effects, one feels both during an addiction as well as during the recovery process, mental health plays a pivotal role too. In fact, what many don’t realise is that mental health issues and addiction are intertwined in the sense that you don’t often find one without the other. Substance abuse is so often the result of unchecked mental illness, and they often need to be treated side by side. However,...
For those looking into hair loss procedures, you may have found a few different terms relating to surgery that may not seem obvious at first. As the techniques of performing a hair transplant have become more advanced, providing much more natural-looking results than ever before, the terms and different types of procedure have also increased. One of the most common and popular hair surgeries in the last few years is the FUE procedure, but what...
Experian Health is a key player. It knows people and the data science and analytics that go beyond someone’s clinical diagnoses or health status. Experian Health is crunching data for approximately 11,000 healthcare organizations representing 500,000+ providers and covering almost 60% of the entire U.S. healthcare market. To learn more, we conducted an interview with Victoria Dames, Senior Director of Product Management at Experian Health. 1. Tell us about Experian Health. Experian Health works with...
As you get older, you realize that there is never too much caution in life. When you think about all those bad things that can happen, you cannot miss diseases. Suffering from serious illnesses can be a harrowing experience that can last for months or even years. If there is a fear or a possibility of getting sick, do not think of it as the end of the world. Everyone should think of getting an...
There are so many different remedies out there for problems that we face every day. Products to combat these problems can be expensive when many of us find that we have solutions sitting in our cupboards. Here you will find a number of home remedies to combat simple problems all of which can be made from ingredients in your home or found in your local supermarket. Baking Soda or Cornstarch paste Applying pastes made from...
While the significance of prioritising re-use over single-use has been gaining greater recognition for the past few decades, it is only since the mid-point of the 2010s that it underwent a transformation from ‘niche interest’ to a near-unanimous cultural shift. Now, individuals and businesses alike are striving to mitigate their reliance on single-use objects, from food packaging to bottles, bags, balloons, and a long list of disposable implements used across food, beauty and health. Our...
As a parent, you are faced with various responsibilities on a daily basis and beyond. Ensuring the safety of your children and other loved ones is crucial and has been a hot topic for many throughout the last twelve months. While we are more aware than ever that there are silent and invisible enemies out there, as a parent, there are things that you can do to protect your loved ones and ensure they can access appropriate care where necessary. None more so...
Thyroid hormones are crucial for your body as they regulate multiple functions including the metabolism rate – that is the rate at which how fast you burn calories and how fast your heartbeats. If your body’s thyroid levels are abnormally high, you can develop a condition called hyperthyroidism. If your thyroid levels drop below the normal threshold, it’s called hypothyroidism. Both conditions are serious and can lead to severe health complications if not addressed in...
