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ThursdayJun 15, 2023 12:34 pm

How eCommerce Platforms Can Transform Healthcare Provision

The increased use of internet apps and internet penetration has grown e-commerce globally, with advances being made in various sectors, including the health and wellness market. Estimates from Goldman Sachs predict that the health and wellness business will spend more than $30 billion on e-commerce and associated web service technologies annually. eCommerce platforms have impacted the healthcare industry in a number of positive ways, starting by making healthcare significantly more accessible online. Below, we look at other impacts e-commerce and telemedicine have had on the healthcare sector. Improved patient care Applications such as FirstOpinion and Practo and websites such as…

WednesdayJun 14, 2023 12:28 pm

Why Psoriasis Patients Should Go Slow on Alcohol

Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition that causes patches of scaly, itchy skin on the scalp, elbows, knees and trunk. Although the condition is not life threatening, it can be painful and extremely uncomfortable for patients who experience constant flare-ups. As a result, doctors and dermatologists recommend avoiding certain foods and drinks to prevent triggering flare-ups and reducing medication efficacy. For many people with psoriasis, alcohol is among the most common triggers for flares. Brendan Camp, M.D, a dermatologist from New York-based MDCS Dermatology, says that alcohol is tied to more severe symptoms in psoriasis patients. He added that psoriasis…

TuesdayJun 13, 2023 10:29 am

Researchers Explain How Brain Cancers Hijack Neural Circuits

Estimates from the National Brain Tumor Society show that about 700,000 individuals in the United States live with primary brain tumors. With a relative survival rate of 35.7%, malignant brain tumors are among the deadliest types of cancers. Although there are more than 100 types of brain cancers, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) tends to have the most severe health outcomes. Left untreated, this aggressive brain tumor can be fatal in as little as six months. There is currently no cure for GBM, and treatment efforts are currently focused on controlling the tumor and maintaining the patient’s quality of life. For as…

MondayJun 12, 2023 9:21 am

Transplant Medicine Plagued by Organ Shortages, Pandemic-Induced Challenges

In November 2022, more than 100,000 Americans were on the organ transplant list eagerly awaiting an organ. But with the United States having just only approximately 20,000 organ donors, a large portion of people on the organ transplant list have to wait for months or even years. Still, the National Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network notes that 2022 was a record year for organ transplants in America, with the number of transplants increasing by 3.7% to 42,887 transplants. Despite last year’s performance, the transplant medicine field is still grappling with major issues that are preventing it from functioning at peak…

FridayJun 09, 2023 1:17 pm

Deliberate UX/UI Design Boosts eCommerce Customer Satisfaction, Sales

E-commerce is the new frontier of trade. Companies such as Amazon have revolutionized trade in only a few decades and are now among the largest and most profitable companies on the globe. The internet granted businesses something they didn’t have for decades — a much wider reach both in terms of customers and potential partnerships. However, even though billions of people globally buy online, flourishing within the e-commerce sector is not an easy task. Businesses in this sector have a failure rate of around 80%–90%, and a lot of these failures can be traced back to poor UX/UI design. User…

ThursdayJun 08, 2023 2:46 pm

Scientists Close to Treating Hearing Loss Using Gene Therapy

Around 24.5 million people in the United States, aged 12 years and older, suffer from mild hearing loss while 10.7 million people 12 years and older live with moderate hearing loss. Up to 1.8 million people older than 11 years in the country suffer from moderate hearing loss while more than 400 million people worldwide have some degree of hearing loss. Although there is currently no cure for age-related hearing loss, people can use listening devices, such as hearing aids, to reduce the severity of the condition. In most cases, most of these people suffer from sensorineural hearing loss, which…

WednesdayJun 07, 2023 1:47 pm

Scientists Create Open-Source Platform to Analyze Brain Tumors in Kids

Every year, around 2,200 children and adolescents in the United States receive brain tumor diagnoses. Brain tumors rarely occur in these age groups, and most children and adolescents diagnosed with brain tumors grow into adulthood. However, even though pediatric brain tumors are relatively rare, they are among the leading causes of death in children in the country. Furthermore, even less deadly brain tumor variants with longer survival rates negatively affect the diagnosed children and their families. As such, researchers are constantly working on better diagnosing, analyzing and treating brain tumors to improve treatment outcomes even further. Recent efforts by a…

MondayJun 05, 2023 1:59 pm

Why Healthcare Should Adopt Merchandising Practices

Healthcare has gone through several evolutions throughout the course of human history. Our first attempts at treating medical conditions were half-hearted at best and hampered by our ignorance of germ theory and human biology. The acceptance of germ theory paved the way for modern healthcare and allowed humanity to treat previously fatal injuries and conditions, extending our lifetimes and giving people much longer lifespans. The medical field continued to develop in tandem with technology, adapting more and more complex technology into the field to enhance research and develop a wide variety of medications. With the internet and e-commerce now entrenched…

FridayJun 02, 2023 11:50 am

Initial Evidence Suggests Possible Link Between COVID-19, Tinnitus

The coronavirus pandemic threw the entire world into a lurch and showed us just how difficult it can be to deal with a pandemic in our increasingly connected world. A few months after the virus was first discovered in Wuhan, China, dozens of countries shut down their borders to stop the disease from spreading at the cost of economic activity. The coronavirus vaccine appears to have been instrumental in stopping COVID-19 infections, reducing negative health outcomes and opening up the world to international activity once again. However, although we are now through the worst of the pandemic, infections are still…

ThursdayJun 01, 2023 11:54 am

Study Shows Brain Cancer Among Top Cancer Types in US

Prior studies have indicated that brain cancer occurs with more frequency in Northern Europe, North America and Australia with Russia, India, the United States, China and Brazil having the highest brain tumor mortality rates. There has also been a significant increase in global brain and central nervous system cancer rates over the past few decades, with the number of cases surging by 94.35% from 1990 to 2019. A new study has now revealed that brain tumors are the fifth most common type of cancer in the nation. These tumors often occur as a result of a growth of abnormal cells…