The World Health Organization estimates that almost two million people die from work-related causes each year. Which begs the question,has the world failed to respond to accidents and incidents at work? The World Day for Safety and Health at Work is an annual international campaign that promotes safe, healthy, and…

For researchers, the ability to define and identify cough sounds in respiratory diseases should be diagnostically valuable. To properly leverage the diagnostic information conveyed by cough sounds, it is fundamental to develop strategies for measuring their characteristics. Coughing and throat clearing are examples of cough-like sounds that are familiar to…

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a debilitating autoimmune illness characterized by accelerated platelet destruction and blood platelet decrease, leading to bleeding risk. A healthy platelet count ranges between 150,000 to 450,000. The platelet count is fewer than 100,000 in ITP. You may have a platelet count of less than 10,000 by…

Medical practice in the twenty-first century is incredibly challenging but still full of promise. Digital technology has been driving a change in healthcare, from mobile medical apps and software that assist doctors’ clinical decisions every day to artificial intelligence and machine learning. We see transitions in traditional models such as…

Providers have encountered questionable solutions due to the rise of digital technology claiming to tackle healthcare issues. The issue of coping with new and innovative technology is one that healthcare stakeholders regularly face as they fight to stay up with developments. Fortunately, digital health has been on the world’s leading…

Acoustics is a science that studies sound waves and their effects on people, animals, and buildings. Epidemiology aims to link the causes and risk factors of health-related events. These elements frequently relate to diseases. Acoustic epidemiology is the synergistic intersection of these two fields to use the knowledge about sound…

Researchers are exploring ways to use people’s cough noises to aid in the remote diagnosis of specific diseases or disorders. Cough sounds provide crucial information about the respiratory system and its diseases. However, training a sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) model to capture and evaluate coughs in everyday environments requires some…

Cough examination is an integral part of the clinical assessment of patients with respiratory illnesses such as asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), congestive heart failure, bronchitis, Covid-19 etc. In addition, cough sounds provide highly relevant information about the respiratory system and its diseases. The accurate and consistent assessment of…

Travelling is resuming, and most people are hungry for it. Now more than ever, we should all embark on cough tracking. However, travel poses some risks that later if not managed, could cause severe health conditions. …