What is meant by remote trials? Remote clinical trials eliminate the contribution of clinical sites, keeping one central systematize site for the study, generally, one to which the head investigator is affiliated. Patients are enrolled and conduct vastly all trial procedures from the comfort of their own houses. Therefore, remote clinical trials are centered on a single clinical site, and patients partake in the study. The typical patients of the 21st Century anticipate the experience of steering the healthcare system to be on the norm with other customer experiences enhanced by modern techno ..read more

As the name suggests it is an aggregate (collection) of safety data of a particular drug, compiled and submitted periodically to the regulatory agencies to evaluate the risk- benefit balance of drug use. In comparison with single case studies, aggregate reporting is stronger evidence with respect to drug safety. Adverse drug reactions are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Safety aggregate reporting paves way to mitigate the risk of ADR caused by drugs, medical devices or biologicals. It focuses on encapsulating the safety data during both pre and post marketing p ..read more

Introduction Per WHO definition, Pharmacovigilance is the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any other medicine/vaccine related problem. All medicines and vaccines undergo rigorous testing for safety and efficacy through clinical trials before they are authorized for use. It is a process of data acquisition (entry), data analysis and giving benefit risk communication. Here we will list out activities that are targets for automation in pharmacovigilance. In Data Acquisition (entry) Adverse event and serious adverse ..read more

A Soft Robotic Heart Sleeve is a device that twists and compresses in time with the heartbeat, enhancing cardiovascular functions that have been impaired by heart failure. Globally, 41 million people suffer from Heart Failure. Mechanical pumps known as Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs) that pump blood from the ventricles to the aorta and heart transplant are two of the current treatment options; while VADs are improving, patients are still at high risk for blood clots and stroke (brain attack). Harvard researchers drew inspiration from the heart to build a completely new gadget that does not ..read more

Vaccines are one of the most useful and cost-effective disease preventive methods available, helping to improve long-term health and eradicate disease across the globe. There has been an upsurge in the number of vaccination clinical trials undertaken in resource-constrained nations over the last decade. Vaccine studies for diseases like malaria and dengue fever, which are endemic in many low- and lower-middle-income countries, are among them. Majority of these vaccine trials are being conducted in Asia and Africa as the burden of infectious diseases are high in these continents. Figure 1: Ana ..read more