Chronic disease

Aug 12, 2026

For a century, insulin therapy has kept people with Type 1 diabetes alive, but it has never fully replicated the second-by-second responsiveness of a healthy pancreas. Artificial Pancreas Device Systems (APDS) close that gap. By pairing continuous glucose monitoring with algorithm-driven insulin pumps, these system...

Aug 27, 2025

In a world where access to healthcare can mean the difference between life and death, mobile clinics are revolutionizing the delivery of medical services. A fully equipped van rolling into a remote village, transforming a dusty parking lot into a bustling hub of hope and healing. These "healthcare on wheels" units ...

Sep 24, 2021

Chronic diseases (CDs) pose a significant challenge to healthcare in the 21st century. Factors such as population aging, lifestyle-modifiable risk factors, a decline in early-life infectious diseases, sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy food habits have resulted in the emergence of chronic diseases as a major global hea...

Nov 22, 2016

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disease of unknown etiology, closely associated with interstitial lung disease that shows similar symptoms but with different mode of action. The disease is known so because it primarily involves the interstitium, where scars develop and progresses towards the ce...