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What is Pandemic Preparedness and Why is it Important?

This article considers why we need to be prepared for a future pandemic, where we are now in the preparedness stakes, and where we need to go.

6 Jul 2022

Misconceptions about Infertility and IVF

This article focuses on some of the misconceptions surrounding IVF as well as infertility, a condition usually considered as the inability to conceive following a year or more of unprotected sexual intercourse.

6 Jul 2022

Revolutions in Infectious Disease Testing

Infectious diseases still take 14 million lives worldwide each year, making up a quarter of total deaths. This makes them a leading cause of mortality. Read more about the revolutions in their diagnosis here.

6 Jul 2022

What are Adaptogens?

An adaptogen is a non-toxic substance that is believed to heighten the ability of the human body to resist the effects of stress and restore or support normal physiological functioning. This article discusses adaptogens in more detail.

6 Jul 2022

What is Ocular Motor Apraxia?

This article explores ocular motor apraxia (OMA), which is a neurological condition resulting in an inability to turn the eyes voluntarily in a horizontal manner.

5 Jul 2022

What are Medical Alert Devices?

This article explores medical alert devices. These are medical technologies that tend to the complex physiological monitoring of patients.

4 Jul 2022

Insight into Cancer Vaccines

Cancer vaccines are a relatively new technology in the field of oncology. Read more here.

4 Jul 2022

Biological Changes During Fatherhood

Distinct and overlapping biological changes occur during fatherhood in response to exposure and close contact with that infant.

4 Jul 2022

What Are The Health Effects of Over-Sanitization?

Using cleaning agents in disinfection products is thought to produce various outcomes associated with several organ systems, including respiratory and cardiovascular symptoms and effects on the skin.

1 Jul 2022

Eradicating a Disease; What does it Take?

This article considers some of the factors that currently pose a challenge to the notion of disease eradication with a focus on the issues of surveillance, prospects for prophylaxis, and the concept of the patient's right to choose.

30 Jun 2022

Can Brushing your Teeth Improve your Overall Health?

The notion that our teeth may affect the whole of our anatomy is both true, and something that is far overlooked. This article explores the reasons why our oral hygiene can affect our overall health.

30 Jun 2022

What is Contrast-Induced Nephropathy?

Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a complication that results in the impairment of kidney function that results from the intravenous or intra-arterial contrast administration of contrast media during angiographic procedures.

30 Jun 2022

Social Identification and Mental Health

Theories suggest that social identity is linked to psychological wellbeing, defined as increased positive-hedonic indicators like self-esteem and life satisfaction and decreased negative indicators like depression, anxiety, and stress.

30 Jun 2022

Hot vs Cold: the differences between tumor types

According to modern scientific concepts, tumor types are now categorized into separate groups based on their response rate to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI).

30 Jun 2022

Insight into Implantable Medical Devices

Implantable medical devices are introduced into the human body through surgery or other medical interventions to serve specific functions. Learn more here.

30 Jun 2022

Screen Time and Mental Health

Screen time refers to the time a person spends looking at a screen on a device such as a television, smartphone, computer, or game console. Read more here about the effect of screen time on mental health.

29 Jun 2022

Retraining the Brain

This article discusses brain training, which is broadly defined as engaging in a specific program or activity that enhances a cognitive skill or general cognitive ability through repetition over a predefined time frame.

29 Jun 2022