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Causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of bacterial infection

Causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of bacterial infection

When discussing gut infections, one often hears “good bacteria” and “bad bacteria”. The distinction is necessary, as not all bacteria are harmful. The gut needs good bacteria to digest food and to balance the load of harmful bacteria that can cause infections. Bacteria are single yet complex cells that do not depend on another organism…

ANTICANCER THERAPY PRINCIPLES

ANTICANCER THERAPY PRINCIPLES

Cancer has a reputation as a silent killer. Despite the many advancements in the medical field, cancer remains elusive and tough to foresee and cure. Medical and lab testing in oncology have gone so far as to diagnose the malignancy and mitigate or treat the consequences once the disease is confirmed. While cancers with a…

The Workings of Molecular Diagnostic Testing and its Uses

The Workings of Molecular Diagnostic Testing and its Uses

When discussing new-age diagnostics, one often hears terms like molecular testing. This revolutionary technique, also known as molecular diagnostics (MDx), molecular pathology or molecular biology, has become critical in medical laboratories as the foundation of disease diagnostics. This is true, especially in the case of the COVID-19 pandemic. Remember the term RT-PCR? Real-Time or Reverse…