FemTech: A Game-Changer in Women’s Healthcare
Women’s healthcare is one of the most neglected and understudied fields in the healthcare sector. Despite substantial advances in medical sciences in recent years, there still exists a huge gap...
PFA – A Potential Paradigm Shift in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Landscape
Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) is an emerging technology for treating atrial fibrillation (AFib), a form of irregular heartbeat affecting 40 million heart patients worldwide as of 2023. As the prevalence...
Digital Therapeutics Grow Up, but Payers Still Need Convincing
Although the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be done with its rampage, many people still opt to access all kinds of services, including healthcare, from the comfort of their homes. As...
AI in Healthcare Diagnostics Gets Real as Radiologist Shortages Grow
The growing paucity of radiologists across the globe is alarming. The availability of radiologists is extremely disproportionate globally. To illustrate this, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, USA, had 126 radiologists,...
Diagnostics Gain Spotlight amid Coronavirus Outbreak
It took 60 days for global COVID-19 infections to reach 100,000, but this figure doubled in the following 12-14 days, and the addition of next 100,000 cases took only 3...
Indian Medical Device Rules: Prospects among Ordeals for Manufacturers
India’s recent notification on regulating medical devices is another step on the government’s behalf to raise healthcare standards in the country. These regulations have implications for all stakeholders in the...
Indian Medical Device Rules: a Step towards a Better Future
Healthcare sector in India is witnessing a churn as a result of the government’s attempt to make healthcare more affordable and to promote domestic healthcare industry. Recent medical devices-related notification...
EU New Medical Device Regulations: Cause of Ache for Medical Device Players
Circling around patient care and improving overall healthcare services, the European Parliament has set new requirements for medical device and in vitro diagnostic manufacturers that distribute products in the EU....