Recent developments in Clinical Chemistry are changing the way healthcare is perceived around the world. Due to the rising demand for rapid diagnostics, healthcare professionals are getting trained in point-of-care testing (POCT) so that they can overcome a range of challenges in the lab. In-vitro diagnostics, from the house of Trivitron, offers a range of…
Back in the early 80s in India, Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) was adopted as a therapeutic modality to treat haematological disorders. Leading hematology journals described molecular targeted therapy as a distant dream. But times changed. Young doctors showed keen interest in taking up hematology and transfusion medicine. Extensive research work slowly deemed possible due to…
Cervical Cancer Cervical cancer is predominantly sexually transmitted and the association between certain high risk strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer is well documented. It has been shown worldwide that screening for precursors of cervical cancer by means of Papanicoloau (PAP) smears substantially reduces the risk of invasive cancer. PAP test / PAP…
