From birth to the early infant years, almost all parents are familiar with the fact that their young child is required to get the most vaccination shots in the shortest period of time, mainly to reduce infectious and deadly diseases. However, most of the parents today, refuse to vaccinate their child, either due to the…
The demand for vitamins, and consequently for vitamin ingredients, has been on a continuous rise over the past two decades, primarily on account of radical changes in lifestyles and diet patterns. Vitamin deficiency can also occur because of genetic disorders and modern food processing techniques. The number of vitamin deficiency cases is on the rise…
As COVID-19 continues to spread around the world, governments and organizations are busy working out what it means to operate in a global pandemic. Airlines, doctor’s offices, and many other businesses are developing strategies to resume or ramp up operations while minimizing risks to both employees and customers. While PPE is key to protecting people…
Assistive technology innovations benefit hundreds of millions of people globally, allowing them to navigate in a world that is often not made with them or their needs in mind. Assistive technologies range from wheelchairs, artificial limbs, and canes to screen readers, apps, adaptive controllers, and much more. Anything that can maintain or improve functional capacities…
In today’s global environment, digital health technology is more important than ever. In-person visits at hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare institutions carry the risk of catching or spreading COVID-19, as does traveling to and from those locations for those who need to rely on public transit or taxis. These risks are compounded for individuals who…
As with many other products being used to fight COVID-19, healthcare institutions and consumers are facing substantial disposable hospital supply shortages around the world. Healthcare workers are using far more disposable PPE than before in order to treat patients with the coronavirus, and a significant percentage of the general populace has adopted supplies such as…
Medical devices are in especially high demand right now, as healthcare institutions around the world find themselves in need of medical ventilators and other devices in order to treat patients with COVID-19. Medical device manufacturers are ramping up production and partnering with companies in other fields in order to help meet supply needs in numerous…
As the world continues to battle against the coronavirus pandemic, the demand for ICU (Intensive Care Unit) has quickly outpaced its availability in hospitals around the world. Healthcare professionals and industry exports are calling on clinicians and healthcare systems to embrace TeleICU as a new set of tools to assist the shortage of ICU in…
The surgical mask market is one of many that is being impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Demand is high around the world from both medical professionals and the general public. While the need is highest in the healthcare industry for the safety of both workers and patients, surgical masks can also provide some protection…
The global urge for finding and testing coronavirus drugs has sparked the rapid growth of the antimalarial drugs market worldwide in the early 2020. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread around the globe and driving total death toll surpassing 130,000 by the mid of April, there has been a surge in global demand for…
