Month: March 2024

Close to 1.8 million fatalities reported in 2020 were observed to be associated with lung cancer, which is believed to be one of the most aggressive forms of carcinoma, globally. One of the primary reasons for the high mortality rate associated with this condition is anticipated to be improper liquid biopsy, which eventually results in

The development of the concept of remote patient monitoring system (RPM) started nearly 200 years ago in 1800s. However, it wasn’t until the introduction of cloud computing, that the domain evolved at a significant pace. In fact, remote patient monitoring system solutions are gradually being integrated into mainstream healthcare; specifically, during the COVID-19 induced lockdown,

The coronavirus outbreak and the drop in economy that we are facing today is unlike anything that most of us have seen in our lifetime. The pandemic has threatened the whole world to such an extent that life has come to a standstill. In fact, the initial stage of lockdown featured the fragile nature of

Over the past few years, a number of antiviral drugs targeting a myriad of infectious diseases, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, hepatitis, herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection, cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, influenza, coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and others, have received approvals from various regulatory authorities, globally. However, it is important to note that, currently, the approved

Messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) serves as a carrier of genetic instructions from DNA to the cell machinery for the production of proteins. mRNA technology plays a significant role in the development of therapeutic interventions, exemplified by the incredible success of COVID-19 vaccines (namely COMIRNATY and Spikevax). It holds promise in treating various autoimmune disorders, degenerative

In order to effectively combat the problems related to counterfeit medicines, several companies have come up with innovative technologies to provide the necessary tools to manufacturers, healthcare professionals and patients to authenticate pharmaceutical products. Anti-counterfeiting technologies technologies can be broadly classified under two categories, namely Authentication Technologies and Track & Trace Technologies. Authentication technologies are

Shares of Zealand Pharma experienced a significant surge, jumping 16% as the market opened on Monday, following the release of groundbreaking phase II trial results for an experimental obesity treatment being developed in collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim. This surge came as the trial testing the drug survodutide for the treatment of fatty liver, specifically metabolic