Indian Healthcare needs to embrace Technology: COVID the 'force multiplier'

In the current scenario of COVID-19 pandemic, all businesses need to pause, see the big picture, envision the future, align their vision and mission statements with the opportunities that would open up, prioritize and finally press the reset button.

HealthCare

Dr. Ramesh Byrapaneni

June 4, 2020

COVID-19 drugs: Beyond the low hanging fruit

Given that the pandemic is likely to stay through 2021 and beyond and vaccine development is still at early stages, drugs have a critical role to play in the fight against the COVID-19 virus. Despite anecdotal evidence that some people benefit from drugs such as hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, favipiravir and remdesivir, more data are needed to confirm their efficacy and safety.

HealthCare

Dr. Ramesh Byrapaneni

December 19, 2019

Lifesciences 2.0: Genomics

We well understand that genome is the key to understanding an individual at the cellular level along with his or her characteristics, idiosyncrasies and above all medical conditions or the susceptibility to one. If the genes hold the key to an individual’s traits there must be deep information available in them about why and how diseases affect the individual and whether there exists a pattern in the genes of various people who are susceptible to a specific medical condition.