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Dry Chemistry at Orange Health Labs increases result accuracy

What is dry chemistry and why is it better? Orange Health Labs answers.

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Orange Health Labs is an innovator in the diagnostic industry, working on multiple fronts to enable avant-garde business practices in the country.

One of which is ‘dry chemistry’. Founders Dhruv Gupta and Tarun Bhambra, both with extensive experience in top companies such as Practo and ITC, founded this health-tech company in December 2020.

Orange Health Labs is India’s fastest diagnostic laboratory today, working on the premise of equating urgency with care. The founders here work for the craft and this passion filters down to every employee in the firm. Naturally, numbers follow.

More simply explained, ‘dry chemistry’ machines don’t use water and that reduces the chances of errors. Very few individual entities in India today can boast of this level of medical technology and at Orange Health Labs, this is just one of the many processes that help them achieve 4 Sigma-certified quality.

Technically, dry chemistry machines such as Vitrose eliminate sources of error by not requiring external interventions such as the use of water or washing. Its unique multi-layered dry slide technology, using a single disposable micro slide for each test, results in improved precision and accuracy. Contamination in the water used in traditional methods can affect the reaction, and failure to properly clean the surface can lead to inaccuracies, known as the “carry over” effect.

What exactly makes a lab sophisticated?

It is the procedures, hygiene, technology and technicians.

At these facilities across 5 cities in India, nothing is more than what can be chewed. Without waiting for batch processing, blood samples are tested as they come in at the hospital-grade labs across Bangalore, Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida and Hyderabad. Premium machines help achieve this speed. These machines are computer-controlled and automatic robotic instruments which are capable of generating 650 tests per hour. This is only one of the facilitators that helps the company deliver to speed. The others are professionally trained medics, re-engineered logistics, long working hours and high-end med-tech backup. To top this, EVERYTHING IS END TO END CONTROLLED FOR QUALITY, with external quality assurance as required.

Why is speed important in diagnostics you may ask?

Orange Health aims to usher in a new age in diagnostics.
-They understand that patients and doctors need results as quickly as possible to get to the right treatment.
-Getting fast results reduces the time spent in hospitals and clinics and sub-optimal lines of treatment and thus is more cost-effective.

-Fast diagnostic lab tests can help in continuous monitoring of complex conditions, providing a more comprehensive picture of a patient’s health and enabling better disease management.
-With rapid testing, healthcare professionals can make accurate diagnoses earlier, reducing the risk of misdiagnosis and ensuring patients receive the appropriate treatment, thus increasing accuracy.

This is why they have re-engineered their supply chain and lab operations to deliver the fastest results in the industry. Additionally, they have a stringent quality assurance program in partnership with US Bio-Rad, AIIMS Delhi and CMC Vellore. These assurance bodies are responsible for ensuring there are no discrepancies in the results.

How does Orange Health Labs deliver this 4 Sigma quality at such competitive pricing and speed?

  • It is a digital-first platform currently
  • It has the trust of doctors and customers
  • It offers maximum convenience and value

Here’s how:

Users get access to a world-class lab from the comforts of their homes. Without having to walk out of their living rooms, this hospital-grade lab reaches their home within 60 minutes of ordering tests. For preventive full-body checkups or monitoring complex health issues, there is a range of tests one can choose from. What’s more? Currently, they even have a free home sample collection drive going on. Available from 6.30 AM to 10 PM on all 7 days a week, the team has the longest working hours. They believe they work long hours because health does not have a clock-out time. “How many times have you woken up feeling something wrong, but pushed through the day only to feel miserable in the evening?” Orange Health is solving that, no matter what time of the day. With a vein-to-testing time of 3 hours and report delivery time within 6 hours, this is an ICMR and NABL-certified lab out there to solve for new age discerning users.

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India registers 313 new Covid cases, active cases reach 2,041, 3 deaths recorded in last 24 hours

The currently available data suggests that the JN.1 variant is neither leading to an exponential rise in the new cases nor a rise in the hospitalization and mortality.

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India saw a single-day rise of 313 new Covid cases, while the active caseload has declined to 2,041, the health ministry said on Saturday.  Three deaths: two from Karnataka and one from Maharashtra were reported in the last 24 hours.

According to the ministry website, the number of active cases in the country stood at 2,331 on Friday. The number of cases of Covid had dropped to double digits till December 5, but it began to start increasing after the emergence of a new variant and cold weather conditions.

 According to reports after December 5, the highest single day rise of 841new cases was reported on December 31, 2023, which is 0.2% of the peak cases reported in May 2021. Of the total active cases, a large majority of these (around 92%) are recovering under home isolation.

The currently available data suggests that the JN.1 variant is neither leading to an exponential rise in the new cases nor a rise in the hospitalization and mortality. India has witnessed three waves of Covid in the past with its peak incidence of daily new cases and deaths being reported during the delta wave in April June 2021.

 At its peak, 414,188 new cases and 3915 deaths were reported on May 7, 2021. Since the pandemic started in early 2020, there have have been 4.5 crore people who have got infected and this has resulted in the death of 5.3 lakh persons in a total time span of four years.

According to the ministry data, the total number of persons who have recuperated from the disease are 4.4 crore with total recovery rate recorded is 98.81%. A total number of 220.67 crore doses of Covid vaccines have been administered in India so far.  

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India registers 605 new COVID-19 cases and 4 deaths in last 24 hours

The number of people who have recovered from the disease has gone up to 4,44,81,341, an increase of 648 since Sunday morning. In Kerala a 70 year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and 81year-old male with T2DM and HTN, and in Karnataka, a 48 year old male with CA and TB died, while one person in Tripura succumbed to COVID.

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India recorded 605 fresh COVID-19 cases and four deaths in the last 24 hours. The active cases have increased to 4002, while India’s overall COVID case tally stands at over 4.5 crore (4,50,18,792). The death toll was recorded at 5,33,396 with four new deaths – two from Kerala and one each in Karnataka and Tripura – reported in the last 24 hours, the data updated at 8am stated.

The number of people who have recovered from the disease has gone up to 4,44,81,341, an increase of 648 since Sunday morning. In Kerala a 70 year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and 81year-old male with T2DM and HTN, and in Karnataka, a 48 year old male with CA and TB died, while one person in Tripura succumbed to COVID.

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) reported that 11,838 doses of the vaccine had been administered in the country till January 7. The data is a compilation of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (National Centre for Disease Control), media bulletins and websites of various states at 8am on January 4.

As the winter season sets in, health experts are highlighting a sudden surge in viral infections, influenza, and COVID-19 cases. Dr Nikhil Modi, a senior pulmonologist at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, pointed out that the decrease in temperature leads to increase in moisture in the air, low wind speed and also causes an increase in pollution levels. This contributes highly to various infections.

Due to the decrease in temperature the fog combines with the pollution in the air which further leads to the formation of smog. This condition of the atmosphere can cause different types of infections and difficulty in breathing. Both the state and the central government are keeping a close watch on the new Omicron Subvariant JN.1. J.N.1 is a Variant of Interest (VOI) which is under intense scientific scrutiny.   

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India records 774 new Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths in 24 hours

The number of daily cases was in double digits till December 5 but it started to rise again amid cold weather conditions and after the emergence of new Covid-19 variant, JN.1.

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India on Saturday had a single-day rise of 774 Covid cases while the number of active cases stood at 4,187, the Union health ministry said. As many as two deaths – one each from Tamil Nadu and Gujarat were reported in a span of 24 hours. Of the 4,187 active cases, the majority (over 92%) are recovering under home isolation.

The number of daily cases was in double digits till December 5 but it started to rise again amid cold weather conditions and after the emergence of new Covid-19 variant, JN.1. The central government has asked the state government and union territories to maintain a constant vigil amid an upward trend in the number of Covid-cases and the detection of the JN.1 sub variant in the country.

According to reports after December 5, the highest single-day rise of 841 cases was reported on December 31, 2023, which was 0.2% of the peak cases reported in May 2021. A health official said that the JN.1 variant is neither leading to an exponential rise in new cases nor a surge in hospitalisation and mortality in the country.

The Karnataka government has made the Covid test mandatory for those with Influenza like illness (ILI) or Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI). Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said more than 7000 tests are being done every day and the COVID positivity rate is 3.82%. The positivity rate in the state has not come down yet.

He said those with symptoms are being monitored and tested. Those who are in isolation at home have been told to take extra care. He added it is expected that the trend of decreasing Covid cases may start next week in Karnataka. India has witnessed three waves of Covid-19 in the past with the peak incidence of daily cases and deaths being reported during the Delta wave during April-June 2021. At its peak 4,14,188 cases and 3915 deaths were reported on May 7, 2021.

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