New Delhi: Gene-sequencing company Pacific BioSciences of California Inc on Tuesday announced the launch of a new, more affordable, higher-throughput “long-read” sequencer as well as customer testing of its first “short-read” sequencer aimed at emerging markets such as multi-cancer early detection. The Menlo, California-based company said its new Revio long-read sequencing system, with a list … Read more
New Delhi: Lack of safe, decentralized, and reliable electronic health data is one problem plaguing today’s centralized health and wellness systems. Sports and fitness supplement supply chain leaks and counterfeit products hurt the industry. Currently, a small number of industry intermediaries are in charge of controlling and consuming health data through wearables and mobile apps. … Read more
Zurich: Heart attacks are one of the main causes of death worldwide, with women having a greater mortality rate than men. Cardiologists have been concerned about this for decades, and it has sparked debate in the medical community regarding the reasons and repercussions of potential gaps in treatment. The issue begins with the symptoms: unlike … Read more
New York, Aug 25 : Amazon is shutting down the hybrid virtual, in-home care service it’s spent years developing, a surprising move that underscores the challenges it faces as it moves into health care. The service, called Amazon Care, will end by December 31, according to an email sent to staff by Neil Lindsay, senior … Read more
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati have developed an ultrasound-assisted fermentation method to produce a safe sugar substitute called “Xylitol” from bagasse, the residue left after crushing of sugarcane. According to officials, the new method overcomes operational limitations of chemical methods of synthesis and time delays associated with conventional fermentation. The research … Read more
New Delhi: Cognota Healthcare on Monday announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has approved the company’s blood pressure monitor device- ‘COGNOHEALTH Blood Pressure Monitor’, marking the successful foray of the company into the medical devices segment. The regulatory approval is a significant milestone for Cognota which can now export its … Read more
Jodhpur: Indian Institute of Technology – Jodhpur (IIT-J) is studying the mechanisms behind Klebsiella pneumoniae one of the pathogen which is identified by World Health Organisation (WHO) as a significant cause of hospital-acquired diseases such as pneumonia, bloodstream infections, and infections among ICU patients and newborns. Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the pathogens on the … Read more
UnitedHealth Group Inc, Amazon.com Inc, CVS Health Corp and Option Care Health Inc are bidding for Signify Health Inc, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing two people with knowledge of the matter. UnitedHealth has submitted the highest bid in excess of $30 a share, while Amazon’s offer is close behind, Bloomberg said. Signify will hold … Read more
Sangrur: Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday visited PGIMER Satellite Centre in this Punjab town to review its progress, and said that it will be functional by January next year. Expressing satisfaction at the pace of the execution of the project, the minister said, “With the pace at which the … Read more
Faridabad: A 2,600-bed new private hospital equipped with cutting-edge technology, including a centralised fully automated laboratory, patient-centric wards and OPDs, and built on a sprawling 130-acre campus with sustainability in mind is all set to be opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here next week. The state-of-the-art Amrita Hospital has a dedicated seven-storey research block … Read more