Urgent care apps are smartphone applications intended to serve patients seeking urgent care by connecting them to a relevant specialist and facilitating further courses of action such as diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring. Treatment can be offered remotely via text/audio/video calls or help can be arranged to usher the patient to the nearest hospital. There are a variety of urgent care apps...

The history of biomaterials dates from 4000 years when the ancient Egyptians used wires of linen to close the wound. In the Middle Ages, the Europeans used sutures made of catgut. Inca surgeons also used golden dishes to repair cranial fractures, and the ancient Maya used shells to create artificial teeth. In 200 AD, Europeans also produced artificial iron teeth. However, these materials were...

Although the compound microscope was invented in 1590 and was used for the examination of wounds and scars in the late 17th century, it had several limitations, including its heavy weight, large size, and poor image quality due to chromatic and spherical aberrations. Ernst Abbe proposed numerical aperture in the late 1800s, which substantially improved microscope resolution. Later, the...

Diagnostic tests provide critical insights at every stage of medical care - right from the genetic tests providing information about personalized cancer treatment to the microbial culture identifying accurate antibiotics against an infection. The importance of diagnostic tests throughout the entire procedure (i.e., prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and successful management of health...

A positive airway pressure delivery system is a prescription non-invasive ventilatory device that delivers expiratory positive airway pressure for patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea. The system also provides positive airway pressure during incipient apnea. The system may include a dedicated flow generator and a patient interface. Sleep apnea is a sleep-related breathing disorder...

Non-invasive Prenatal  testing (NIPT) is a sophisticated method used for the screening of chromosomal abnormalities developing in the foetus. Currently, NIPT is considered a valuable test for pregnant women to provide cost-effective and highly efficient early diagnosis of genetic disorders. The growth in the market is attributed to the increasing reimbursement policies and insurance...

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is performed among couples that have a higher risk of transmitting a genetic condition to their offspring. The technique is employed in in-vitro fertilization centers globally to select the euploid embryos to transfer and improve the clinical outcome of the clinical pregnancy, embryo implantation, and live birth rates. The ability to identify the...

The growth of the epigenetics market is expected to be driven by the decrease in the cost of sequencing, the global increase in the application of next-generation sequencing, and the advancement of the products. However, there are significant challenges restraining the market growth, such as the high-cost epigenetics instruments and dearth of skilled professionals in epigenetic research....

The development of genome engineering with potential applications proved to reflect a remarkable impact on the future of the healthcare and life science industry. The high efficiency of the CRISPR-Cas9 system has been demonstrated in various studies for genome editing, which resulted in significant investments within the field of genome engineering. However, with so many advantages, limitations...

The development of genome engineering with potential applications proved to reflect a remarkable impact on the future of the healthcare and life science industry. The high efficiency of the CRISPR-Cas9 system has been demonstrated in various studies for genome editing, which resulted in significant investments within the field of genome engineering. However, with so many advantages, limitations...