Breast cancer is a new age epidemic, the emergence of which has been confirmed in almost every country. As per the World Health Organization, breast cancer is reported to impact around 2.1 million women annually and is one of the most frequently detected malignancies among women. However, with the emergence of advanced diagnostic and treatment…
Developments in mammography imaging have changed the manner in which radiologists and oncologists work, as well as, the lives of the ones who have experienced this essential technology. Advancements in mammography imaging technology are reportedly already positively impacting the health of women of all ages in real ways that improve care delivery and outcomes; they…
The National Kidney Foundation propounds that the normal filtration rate of an average and healthy kidney ranges from 90 to 120 mL/min/1.73 m2. This Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) reduces with age or kidney ailments. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a continuous journey, where the CFR could fall as low as 10 mL in some cases.…
When the German professor of Physics, Wilhelm Rontgen, invented the x-ray in 1895, little would he have known that it would go on to evolve and play a significant role in the imaging of the human body for not just diagnostic and treatment purposes, but for the validation on follow ups of a disease already…
In addition to diseases caused by epidemics, there are several emerging infectious diseases with the potential for significant public health consequences, including dengue fever, West Nile fever, and Rift Valley fever as well as the recent pandemic-COVID-19. Emerging Infectious agents like the highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 are found to be extremely contagious and can be transmitted…
