How a U.S. Drug Policy Could Rewrite the Global Pharma Playbook?

The Trump administration’s headline-grabbing move to slash the Unites States (US) prescription drug prices by up to 59% has sent shockwaves through the global pharmaceutical industry. While the policy is designed to make medicines more affordable for American patients, its ripple effects could fundamentally reshape the pharmaceutical markets-not only in the European Union (EU) and […]
ICMJE update 2024

In the year 1987, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) published recommendations to review best practices and ethical standards in the conduct and reporting of research and other material published in medical journals. The purpose of these guidelines was to help authors, editors, and other stakeholders involved in biomedical publishing to create and […]
Patient Focussed Drug Development – Listening to The Patient’s Voice

Gone are the days when patients were merely participants in clinical trials. Today, integrating the patient’s perspective about their diagnosis and treatment experience with reference to the disease plays an important role in developing patient-focused treatment. Developing patient-focused treatment involves prioritizing current unmet needs in a particular disease condition, designing patient-centric trials, and utilizing patient-appropriate […]
The New EU Regulations on Health Technology Assessment: Reshaping of HTA

Health technology deals with all aspects of healthcare, from preventive programs (vaccination drives), and diagnostic tests, to the development of devices or parts of equipment, drugs, or any medical procedure. Health technology assessment (HTA) entails a systematic appraisal of the short- and long-term outcomes of healthcare technologies. HTA provides information on various aspects of the […]
ChatGPT in HEOR: A keen look at the future of the Healthcare Industry

In November 2022, OpenAI, an artificial intelligence (AI) research and deployment company, announced the official launch of ChatGPT (generative pre-trained transformer). ChatGPT is a large language model from the GPT-3.5 series using chatbot with machine learning and AI. This model has been designed to conduct interactive chats and maintain the flow of discussion in a […]
Good Publication Practice 2022: An Insight

What are good publication practice (GPP) guidelines? Transparency and accountability have become high priorities for the publication of company-sponsored research. Ethical publication planning should therefore ensure that the design and results of clinical trials and other biomedical research studies are reported accurately and promptly and transparently. GPP guidelines provide recommendations regarding the publication of research […]
Scope of Space Medicine: Conducting Scientific Experiments in Space

In our last blog, we briefly discussed how the space environment may adversely affect astronauts’ health, making astronaut health maintenance a vital component for ensuring the success of any space mission. In our latest blog, we continue to elaborate on this topic by casting light on the various technologies that are presently in use and […]
Space medicine: Future of safe space travel

NASA and other similar space-exploring agencies have made it their goal to send humans to explore space beyond the Earth and Moon. Interestingly, such a goal carries in it the potential to send humans on a mission to Mars over the next few years. Therefore, maintaining crew health in a closed artificial environment in space […]
Dry Eye Disease – Let’s Keep The Management “Piping Up”

Dry Eye Disease (DED) is one of the most common eye disorders worldwide. It is a multifactorial disease of tears and the ocular surface broadly due to reduced production or increased evaporation of tears, both of which are necessary for good vision, leading to the following: symptoms of discomfort, visual disturbance, tear film instability, […]
Systemic Sclerosis: A Rare Condition Requiring Patient-centric Treatment

Introduction:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) or scleroderma is a rare connective tissue disorder with unknown pathogenesis. Complex interactions between genetic and environmental factors, however, are believed to trigger its development. Pathophysiology:Although the exact cause remains unknown, SSc is characterized by the following pathogenic triad: vasculopathy, inflammation, and fibrosis. Thus, SSc is an autoimmune, progressive, generalized disorder that […]