Medical radiation poses a threat to staff and patients involved in a medical treatment process. The processes generally involve applying radiation such as X-rays, gamma rays, beta rays or injecting of certain radioactive isotopes into the patient’s body. Sometimes the isotopes can be administered orally to treat diseases like cancer or to take imaging studies.…
Newborn screening, commonly known as NBS, is a list of simple yet important tests given to newborn babies between24 – 72 hours of birth to screen for congenital metabolic disorders and conditions. Some of these conditions are not clinically evident until irreversible and permanent damage is already done. However, these simple screening tests done at…
Newborn screening, or NBS, is a simple procedure that establishes if a newborn has any congenital metabolic conditions that could lead to physical and mental retardation or could prove fatal if undetectedor untreated. This procedure, to be effective, should be done between 24 and 72 hours of birth. Few drops of blood is drawn from…
Care Management encompasses all the activities designed to improve the care provided to patients by helping caregivers and patients manage health conditions effectively by adopting a more collaborative and coordinated model of care delivery. The healthcare delivery, these days, is dramatically improving the experience associated with care, reducing the costs, while improving the overall health…
Globalization – the universal exchange of money, people, information and ideas – is thought to be one of the most influential forces that is shaping and steering modern day history. Although globalization is not a new phenomenon, its unprecedented reach seems to have an impact on every major field. The need for quality care is…
The very essence of healthcare lies in understanding the complex relationship and interaction between various tissues – healthy and infected – and the energy emanating from these tissues. This basic idea of healthcare is not likely to see any major change in the foreseeable future. However, the manner in which these tissues are going to…
Before we go ahead with the question at hand, let us first define Micro-Hospitals and how this concept has the potential to affect the overall healthcare structure in India. Although a lot has been written about micro-hospitals, the information provided is quite confusing. Let’s understand the concept of micro-hospitals before going ahead. Understanding Micro-Hospitals A…
Access to health care should not depend on where people live or how they live! The Origin Story Universal Health Care also known as Universal Health Coverage stands for a health care system that provides health care and financial protection to all the citizens. It is the outcome of the World Health Organization (WHO) constitution…
Critical care is the diagnosis and management of emergency conditions that need complicated life-support systems. The alarming growth of population across the globe has created some tough obstacles for providing the much needed critical care during the emergencies. The ICU of the future may also witness a shortage of expert critical care practitioners. To cope…
Newborn screening is a public health intervention done within 72 hours of birth. It involves three major tests to identify life-threatening genetic illnesses, even before the symptoms kick in. Statistically, it can be claimed that most of the newborn babies are healthy and won’t have any of the conditions the screening tests are looking for. But,…
