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Day: April 21, 2022

Zerodha promises financial incentives to employees who will keep their BMI in check

HealthGeniuses April 21, 2022

Taking on a preventive health approach, Zerodha is offering as hefty a bonus as half the salary to the employees who will keep their BMI under 25. The founder, Nitin Kamath, says that the Indian healthcare system does not have the infrastructure to handle the burden of inpatient treatments for most citizens. So, a proactive approach towards employee wellness has the potential to lessen several risks. Experts believe that a huge financial incentive may be able to reduce the ill health ratio in India, which has been the same for many decades. Read More from HealthcareIndia

FDA approves a new treatment for last-stage prostate cancer

HealthGeniuses April 21, 2022

Pluvicto is a new treatment that has been approved by the FDA for men battling with benign and metastasizing prostate cancer. This treatment is conducted with the help of intravenous infusion which targets at destroying tiny tumours that otherwise cannot be scrutinised using conventional methods. Only patients who have already undergone anticancer therapies qualify for the new treatment. Pluvicto employs a specialised scanning technology named positron-emission tomography because it explicates the PSMA-positive tumours present in 80% of individuals suffering from prostate cancer. Read More from HarvardHealthPublishing

Health Buddy enables PwPs to digitally track their symptoms

HealthGeniuses April 21, 2022

Health Buddy is a Singaporean healthcare app that has recently introduced a new feature to help patients with Parkinson’s (PwPs). The Parkinson’s care feature will assist patients by keeping a record of their blood pressure, convulsive body movements, and the longevity of the medication. This digital tracker has an edge over traditional lab assessments as it gives an accurate chronological account of the symptoms over time. Because Parkinson’s is all about managing symptoms, this app can assist doctors to treat patients; moreover, patients already suffering from writing difficulties will not have to jot down their symptoms anymore. This renders the app advantageous for the actors involved. Read More from HealthcareAsiaMagazine

Satellite Bio to reveal bioengineering-based technology to restore organ function

HealthGeniuses April 21, 2022

Satellite Bio, a biotech startup, embarks on a challenging enterprise of working on a technology that restores organs by bioengineering tissues. Satellite Bio is ready to finance this particular regenerative therapy with $110 million. The organisation claims that the said technology will work on almost any type of cell. The startup aims to bioengineer tissues that will restore, mend, or replace a less functional organ. The model demonstrates how this approach will be different and workable than the previous experiments conducted for organ function restoration. Read More from MedCityNews

Moderna applies for EUA of COVID shots for young kids

HealthGeniuses April 21, 2022

Moderna intends to file for the emergency use authorization (EUA) of COVID vaccine for kids aged around six months to five years to the US health regulators. This application will be submitted by the end of April. The vaccine was being tested during the emergence of the Omicron variant. Two doses of the vaccine proved to be 44% effective in children belonging to the age group of six months to two years, informs the drugmaker. Read More from Reuters

Green Mediterranean diet will sharpen your brain

HealthGeniuses April 21, 2022

Recent research has rendered the green Mediterranean diet as a big hit among nutritionists. The benefits of this diet extend far beyond physical. With the addition of tiny duckweed plant called Wolffia globosa, the Med diet becomes richer in essence, thereby improving the functionality of the brain as you age. Experts believe that the green Mediterranean diet can slow down the ageing process of the brain. The said diet is wholly plant-based; therefore, while combating the neurological changes, it can also benefit the brain by being anti-inflammatory and antioxidant in nature. Read More from BetterNutrition

Will the Cygnus System replace LFTs?

HealthGeniuses April 21, 2022

A multiplex immunoassay, named the Cygnus system, has been devised by researchers at the University of Reading. This technology is targeted at the detection of dengue fever. It also performs the function of identifying the subtype of the Dengue virus. Contrary to the traditional lab tests, this multiplex is more sensitive and convenient; ten tests can be executed on the same sample simultaneously.  The POC device can record the patient’s data which can later be shared through a smartphone. The researchers have claimed that the Cygnus system has a higher percentage of efficacy than LFTs. Read More from Medgadget 

Zerodha promises financial incentives to employees who will keep their BMI in check

HealthGeniuses April 21, 2022

Taking on a preventive health approach, Zerodha is offering as hefty a bonus as half the salary to the employees who will keep their BMI under 25. The founder, Nitin Kamath, says that the Indian healthcare system does not have the infrastructure to handle the burden of inpatient treatments for most citizens. So, a proactive approach towards employee wellness has the potential to lessen several risks. Experts believe that a huge financial incentive may be able to reduce the ill health ratio in India, which has been the same for many decades. Read More from HealthcareIndia

FDA approves a new treatment for last-stage prostate cancer

HealthGeniuses April 21, 2022

Pluvicto is a new treatment that has been approved by the FDA for men battling with benign and metastasizing prostate cancer. This treatment is conducted with the help of intravenous infusion which targets at destroying tiny tumours that otherwise cannot be scrutinised using conventional methods. Only patients who have already undergone anticancer therapies qualify for the new treatment. Pluvicto employs a specialised scanning technology named positron-emission tomography because it explicates the PSMA-positive tumours present in 80% of individuals suffering from prostate cancer. Read More from HarvardHealthPublishing

Health Buddy enables PwPs to digitally track their symptoms

HealthGeniuses April 21, 2022

Health Buddy is a Singaporean healthcare app that has recently introduced a new feature to help patients with Parkinson’s (PwPs). The Parkinson’s care feature will assist patients by keeping a record of their blood pressure, convulsive body movements, and the longevity of the medication. This digital tracker has an edge over traditional lab assessments as it gives an accurate chronological account of the symptoms over time. Because Parkinson’s is all about managing symptoms, this app can assist doctors to treat patients; moreover, patients already suffering from writing difficulties will not have to jot down their symptoms anymore. This renders the app advantageous for the actors involved. Read More from HealthcareAsiaMagazine

Satellite Bio to reveal bioengineering-based technology to restore organ function

HealthGeniuses April 21, 2022

Satellite Bio, a biotech startup, embarks on a challenging enterprise of working on a technology that restores organs by bioengineering tissues. Satellite Bio is ready to finance this particular regenerative therapy with $110 million. The organisation claims that the said technology will work on almost any type of cell. The startup aims to bioengineer tissues that will restore, mend, or replace a less functional organ. The model demonstrates how this approach will be different and workable than the previous experiments conducted for organ function restoration. Read More from MedCityNews

Moderna applies for EUA of COVID shots for young kids

HealthGeniuses April 21, 2022

Moderna intends to file for the emergency use authorization (EUA) of COVID vaccine for kids aged around six months to five years to the US health regulators. This application will be submitted by the end of April. The vaccine was being tested during the emergence of the Omicron variant. Two doses of the vaccine proved to be 44% effective in children belonging to the age group of six months to two years, informs the drugmaker. Read More from Reuters

Green Mediterranean diet will sharpen your brain

HealthGeniuses April 21, 2022

Recent research has rendered the green Mediterranean diet as a big hit among nutritionists. The benefits of this diet extend far beyond physical. With the addition of tiny duckweed plant called Wolffia globosa, the Med diet becomes richer in essence, thereby improving the functionality of the brain as you age. Experts believe that the green Mediterranean diet can slow down the ageing process of the brain. The said diet is wholly plant-based; therefore, while combating the neurological changes, it can also benefit the brain by being anti-inflammatory and antioxidant in nature. Read More from BetterNutrition

Will the Cygnus System replace LFTs?

HealthGeniuses April 21, 2022

A multiplex immunoassay, named the Cygnus system, has been devised by researchers at the University of Reading. This technology is targeted at the detection of dengue fever. It also performs the function of identifying the subtype of the Dengue virus. Contrary to the traditional lab tests, this multiplex is more sensitive and convenient; ten tests can be executed on the same sample simultaneously.  The POC device can record the patient’s data which can later be shared through a smartphone. The researchers have claimed that the Cygnus system has a higher percentage of efficacy than LFTs. Read More from Medgadget 

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