The healthcare industry has never been associated with fashion and style and is not the most glamorous of professions. This is an industry where every human, whether poor or rich relies on in their tough times. The doctors and nurses know the number of hours they have to be on their feet in stressful situations and therefore comfort is a big concern when it comes to medical wear to sustain long hours of duty...
Medical scrubs are second skin if you are in health care. The scrub clothing needs to go through a complete makeover when it comes to the choice of cloth, the color, and the fit. Scrub clothing need not be limited to doctors and nurses. Medical institutions should provide their staff with color-coded scrubs clothing as medical uniforms. The scrub uniforms are easy to maintain and less expensive than the conventional uniforms. Recent surveys with...
It’s almost time when things are coming back to normal, World Health Day couldn’t have come at a better time! Two years back the coronavirus had sparked and the panic mode was on around the world. The day in and out multiplying infectious patients within a short period of time had put the entire healthcare sector under pressure of performance and deliverance. With still the pandemic going on, diseases like heart, cancer, asthma are...
In the healthcare industry, much attention has been given to reducing the incidence of hospital-acquired infection and illnesses. A wound dressing is a type of bandage used to cover a wound and stick to the surrounding skin by glue or wound dressing tape. It can be in different forms like a gel, foam, gauze, bandage, and other wound dressing patches. Most wound dressings consist of compounds such as polymers, elastomers, and natural products. Different...
CKD also called as Chronic kidney disease or chronic kidney failure involves a gradual loss of kidney function. The major role of kidneys is to filter wastes and excess fluids from blood, which are then removed via urine. Chronic kidney disease at advanced stages can cause the accumulation of dangerous levels of fluid, electrolytes, and wastes to build up in the body. In the early stages of chronic kidney disease, there are few signs...
What Is Urinary Incontinence? Urinary Incontinence is a complaint of involuntary leakage of urine. What Is stress incontinence? Stress incontinence is a complaint of involuntary leakage on effort or exertion. or on sneezing or coughing. laughing and bending. How common Is stress Incontinence in India? Population studies show a prevalence of urinary incontinence in 10% – 42% of Indian women. It shows a clear trend towards increase in prevalence. About 1...
Mumbai-based Medikabazaar has made a real impact in the hospital supply space as obvious from its $75 million worth Series C round. It’s also one of the most valued startups in the hospital procurement space as its valuation crossed Rs 1,750 crore [$235 million] during the last fundraise in September. The interest of investors such as CREAEGIS and CDC Group who co-led the Series C round had come on the back of Medikabazaar’s strong growth in...
The geographical expansion is aimed at reducing delivery turnaround times, ensuring better availability of medical supplies in underserved regions and rural areas, improving accessibility of healthcare supplies and facilities in the remote regions of the country. In order to strengthen the company’s supply chain infrastructure, B2B Health-tech platform Medikabazaar announced the expansion of warehousing capacity across India. The target behind the expansion, is to reduce the wide supply chain gap between metropolitan and tier-II,...
Dental Cements are the materials that set intraorally and are commonly used to join a tooth and a prosthesis or restoration of the decayed tooth. Dental Cements have been used in dentistry for a very long time now. They are used in restorative, endodontic, orthodontic, periodontic as well as surgical procedures. The last two decades have seen a host of changes in dental cement composition and the introduction of newer, advanced biocompatible materials. A...
Medikabazaar plans to have an IPO in three years, CEO says Digital platform supplies some of India’s biggest hospitals Medikabazaar, an online platform selling medical supplies and equipment to some of India’s biggest hospital chains, aims to hit a $1 billion valuation within the next three to six months as it taps into an e-commerce funding boom in the country. The parent company Boston Ivy Healthcare Solutions Pvt. expects to reach unicorn status by the end...
