Do you take your medication as prescribed?
Medication adherence: why it is important. When a medication prescription is issued, it is important that the medication is taken as prescribed and – specifically when treating chronic conditions – to take the medication continuously most often at specific time...
How can artificial intelligence be used to detect melanoma?
How can artificial intelligence be used to detect melanoma? Of all skin cancers, melanoma is certainly the most aggressive and dangerous lesion. It is not the most common skin cancer, but because of its tumorous nature, it is the one...
Can your smartwatch predict if you’re positive with COVID-19?
Smartwatches: what are they? A smartwatch is a wearable device that can be used for a variety of purposes. It can be used to track fitness, monitor heart rate, and now, even predict the onset of COVID-19. The development of...
Staying well over Christmas
December is the most festive month of the year for many countries all over the globe. Festivities, holidays, and plentiful good food belong to December. But also, December is equally the month of the year many people tend to overindulge...
Cryotherapy / Whole Body cooling
Cryotherapy / Whole Body cooling Our modern society lives by trends. Whether it’s in the field of reading, movies, technology (especially), each period brings its share of novelties. And from a medical point of view, we are no exception. For...
Stress and coping
Stress and coping Stress is a normal natural reaction of the body to any kind of physical, mental or emotional pressure. Contrary to some popular belief that stress is only caused by pressure of a high workload, any change or...
Type of brain cancers
Introduction This November 2021, we will be talking about brain tumors during the Brain Cancer Awareness Week, a topic still relatively unknown to the public. Yet, brain tumors, even though not very common in the general population, represent the second...
Osteoporose
World Osteoporosis Day takes place on October 20th each year, to highlight awareness about diagnosis, treatment and prevention of Osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease. Almost everyone forms their own definition around this disease, so we’ll start by going a bit...
Menopause: impact on other medical conditions
World Menopause Day takes place every year on October 18th with the aim to raise awareness around this important topic impacting every woman at some stage in their life. Although menopause often is minimalized by women, the hormonal imbalance associated...
