In Chile, one in eight adults have diabetes. The number of people with the condition there has risen almost 50% in the past ten years. By 2030, the healthcare spending on diabetes in Chile is set to surpass $4 billion. Chile’s healthcare needs demand companies like medical tech company Proteomics (ASX: PIQ) that emphasise early
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Endometriosis is a chronic disease where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus. Women are susceptible to this disease over a significant portion of their lives, starting with their first menstrual period, extending through until menopause. For all the advances in medical science, the disease has no known cure. Even
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In the mood for some NICE advice? Here goes: The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a MedTech Innovation Briefing on PromarkerD, i.e. a predictive blood test determining diabetes kidney disease (DKD). The Briefing, dubbed NICE advice, reports that PromarkerD is effective at predicting renal function decline in people with
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12% of global health expenditure is spent on diabetes. That equates to approximately USD $673 billion. Scarily, 1 in 2 adults with diabetes is undiagnosed. Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is directly caused by diabetes, and the damage the disease does to the kidneys. It is estimated that 1 in 3 diabetics will go on to
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Your Friday crash course: Diagnostic biomarkers are in essence, used to determine whether or not a patient has a medical condition. Biomarkers can be molecular, histologic, radiographic and physiological, examples include heart rate, BMI and x-ray findings. Proteomics International Laboratories (ASX: PIQ) is taking molecular biomarkers to a whole new level, utilising proprietary biomarkers to
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One in nine Australian women will suffer from endometriosis, a debilitating, chronic menstrual health disorder resulting in serious pain, fertility issues and reduced quality of life. The disease occurs when tissue similar to that within the lining of the uterus grows outside of the uterus in other areas of the body, commonly around the reproductive
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