Articles
Articles are written by renowned hospital and healthcare company executives and other industry experts on important topics relating to the healthcare sector. This section focuses on hot topics that are currently being debated in fields like information technology, healthcare management, medical sciences, surgical specialties, diagnostics, and technology.
The Use of Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare Improvement in Low-And Middle-Income Countries
Artificial Intelligence AI is an umbrella term which has been described in different ways In its simplest form AI is the science and engineering of making intelligent interconnected programs and computer systems which can simulate some aspects of human cognitive function and help in problem solving
Mental health: What's normal, what's not?
To determine the parameters of mental health it is first necessary to define the norm and its main components The dimensions of mental health are characterized by how an individual interacts with their inner self and with others These aspects are further determinants of health versus dysfunction at...
Climate Change: the New Challenge to Public Health
Climate change as per the United Nations Climate Action panel refers to longterm shifts in temperatures and weather patterns of the earth On a smaller scale this is a part of natural phenomena however humans have intensified these alterations by increased burning of fossil fuels
The Future of Ultrasound in Prehospital Resuscitation
Bedside point of care ultrasound POCUS has rapidly become a critical tool for emergency medicine providers in the emergency department to aid in diagnosis and procedures particularly to guide resuscitative efforts and identifying socall reversible causes in cardiac arrest and other situations callin...
Improving Cardiac Care: Integrating Community Outreach Program for Early Recognition and Rapid Response in Germany
Early Heart Attack Care EHAC is a community outreach program that aims to improve the quality of prehospital care for patients experiencing chest pain or other symptoms of acute coronary syndromes ACS Even though the implementation of the first chest pain centres significantly improved the level of...
The 'Omics' Techniques Help Depicting the Future of Precision Medicine in Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorders
Chronic kidney disease CKD is caused by a range of pathogenesis and becoming the leading burden of mortality and morbidity in the world It is assumed that CKD will become the th most common cause of death worldwide in Despite the big leaps made in the last decades we are still facing a lot of unme...
Medical Equipment Management
One of the main challenges of medical equipment management in Europe is the large number of different types of equipment and devices used in healthcare facilities This includes everything from diagnostic equipment and surgical instruments to patient monitors and imaging machines This diversity of eq...
E-Learning: A New Epoch in Healthcare Education
The educational approach has historically been rather simple until the early s The modern world is complex with issues and concerns that did not exist even a decade ago Learning took place in a classroom where physical presence was a necessity and other forms of learning were at best questionable Th...
Natriuretic Peptides and Troponins to Predict Cardiovascular Events in Patients Undergoing Major Non-Cardiac Surgery
Patients undergoing major surgery have a substantial risk of cardiovascular events during the perioperative period Although the rate of these events has declined over the past years they still represent a significant issue in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery with at least cardiac complicat...
Cultivating Clinical Clarity through Computer Vision: A Current Perspective on Whole Slide Imaging and Artificial Intelligence
Nearly years have passed since Emperor Marcus Aurelius sought reinforcement for a society decimated by the first wave of the deadliest pandemic to impact ancient Rome The same factors lauded as strengths for the seemingly impenetrable empire eg expansive trade networks and large crowded populations...
