Taking care of our health should be a priority during any stage of our lives. This will help us to have an excellent quality of life at all levels and ages. According to the definition elaborated by the World Health Organization (WHO), “health is a complete state of physical, mental and social well-being, and not…
In the 21st century, it is possible to appear much younger than the age that our ID tells us. It is about combining healthy eating, moderate physical activity and, in many cases, some food supplements (antioxidants, vitamins and minerals). We want to help you stay forever young. Prevention is not focusing life on the goal…
As I turned 40, my biggest concern was whether I could still be a mom and whether I would be able to conceive a healthy child. All the information I read focused on the brutal way fertility is reduced from that age, the increased risks of having a baby with a health problem, and the…
A few years ago I wrote an article about the benefits of being a mother after 40. During the pregnancy I experienced strong changes and discomforts, but they were left in the background due to the great illusion of the arrival of my son. What she did not expect was that, years later, she would…
Dermopharmacy is a scientific discipline that is dedicated to the study and care of the skin with the purpose of developing the ideal formula for each type, taking into account its particularities (for example, if it is oily or dry). Despite what many people think, the products of this discipline are not drugs, but rather…
For centuries, human beings only had products of natural origin, whether vegetable, mineral or animal, to make medicines. Many of these medicines had no effect, others worked somewhat, and others caused too many adverse effects, so that as technology advanced, human beings considered improving the therapeutic arsenal available to them using chemical synthesis. The 20th…
Much is said about the accelerated processes of digital transformation and the adoption of emerging technologies as a result of the pandemic, however, little is investigated about the evaluation and results of these innovative solutions, such as artificial intelligence (AI). practices can we implement in the processes? “We don’t need good intentions, we need good…
Digital transformation does not simply mean digitizing paper, much less buying software or hardware for health institutions. It means positioning health institutions, their workers and the entire ecosystem where it is developed, including patients, in the digital age. In this article we answer 5 questions that we usually receive about what digitization in health means….
From exoskeletons that allow people with reduced mobility to walk again to implants printed with 3D technology. We met Watson, IBM’s quantum supercomputer capable of solving problems in a matter of minutes that would take years for conventional computers. Also how big data and artificial intelligence are changing the way we store health data and…
Diagnosis To diagnose heart failure, your doctor will carefully review your medical history and symptoms and do a physical exam. Your doctor will also check if you have risk factors for heart failure, such as high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, or diabetes. Your doctor may listen to your lungs for signs of fluid buildup…
Introduction. All living organisms are made up of cells. Genetic information is contained in DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). This chemical is the main component of the chromosomes in the nucleus of cells. The cells of the human body have 46 chromosomes, actually 23 pairs. Of each pair, one of the chromosomes comes from the father and…
December 9, 2022, Geneva — A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals high levels of resistance in bacteria that cause life-threatening sepsis, as well as increasing resistance to treatments in several bacteria that cause infections common among the population, according to data reported by 87 countries in 2020. For the first time,…