Apollo, Microsoft partner to advance healthcare through AI and digital innovation – ET HealthWorld

Apollo, Microsoft partner to advance healthcare through AI and digital innovation – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Apollo Hospitals has partnered with Microsoft to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation into healthcare delivery. This collaboration will focus on co-innovation, research, and developing advanced healthcare solutions, including work on disease progression, genomics, and multi-modal models. Dr. Madhu Sasidhar, President and CEO of Apollo Hospitals, emphasized the transformative potential of the … Read more

Women gig workers call for ‘digital strike’ on Deepavali day

Women gig workers call for ‘digital strike’ on Deepavali day

GIPSWU have demanded that the Central and State governments step up to regulate employment in the gig economy through labour laws, extend social security rights such as EPF, employees’ pension scheme and more and make the Maternity Benefits Act applicable to the sector. File photo | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B Bengaluru The Gig and … Read more

U.S., Japan and South Korea join hands to support digital infrastructure in India

U.S., Japan and South Korea join hands to support digital infrastructure in India

South Korea’s First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun, centre, poses for photos with United States Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, right, and Japan’s Vice Foreign Minister Masataka Okano during their trilateral meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The United States, Japan and South Korea on … Read more

E.U. Partners With Venture Capital Firms to Boost Tech Investment

E.U. Partners With Venture Capital Firms to Boost Tech Investment

The European Union has announced that it is teaming up with 71 investors that will co-invest in innovative tech projects in the region. Together, the venture capital funds, public investment banks, foundations, and corporate venture funds represent over €90 billion of assets. The so-called “Trusted Investors Network” was launched on Monday to help finance “high-risk … Read more

Meril Life Sciences hosts executive program on digital innovation in healthcare supply chain – ET HealthWorld

Meril Life Sciences hosts executive program on digital innovation in healthcare supply chain – ET HealthWorld

Gujarat: Meril Life Sciences recently organised a two-day executive program titled “Get Ahead in Life,” aimed at senior and middle managers working in healthcare supply chain management and procurement. The workshop focused on tackling key challenges and uncovering opportunities within the healthcare supply chain, particularly through the integration of cutting-edge digital technologies, artificial intelligence, and … Read more

AMU professor duped of ₹75 lakh in ‘digital arrest’ fraud

AMU professor duped of ₹75 lakh in ‘digital arrest’ fraud

Representational image | Photo Credit: PTI A retired Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) professor was allegedly duped of more than ₹75 lakhs by fraudsters posing as Enforcement Directorate (ED) and putting her under ‘digital arrest’ for 10 days, police said on Sunday (October 13, 2024). “An FIR was lodged on Friday (October 11, 2024) by Qamar … Read more

Students in Karnataka say some universities are not accepting digital mark sheets

Students in Karnataka say some universities are not accepting digital mark sheets

Educational institutions are now uploading mark sheets to the National Academic Depository portal, where they are verified by the principals of the respective colleges and made accessible to students. | Photo Credit: file photo Students in Karnataka have alleged that some universities and higher educational institutions are refusing to accept digital mark sheets for admission … Read more

India yet to realise the full potential of digital health; crucial to develop models for their extension to rural India: DCGI – ET HealthWorld

India yet to realise the full potential of digital health; crucial to develop models for their extension to rural India: DCGI – ET HealthWorld

Mumbai: As digital technology is dominating the discourse of contemporary and future healthcare solutions, the Drugs Controller General of India (DGCI) has stressed that India is yet to fully realise that potential and it is crucial to develop models that ensure Digital Health solutions extend to rural India.” “Currently, most digital health solutions are concentrated … Read more

Merging tech with broader efforts for accessible, equitable digital health: Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus – ET HealthWorld

Merging tech with broader efforts for accessible, equitable digital health: Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus – ET HealthWorld

Mumbai: As the global landscape undergoes a significant transformation driven by technological innovations and digital solutions, especially with the bipartisan favorable changes in healthcare, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus remarked, “By merging tech with broader efforts, we can make digital health the driving force behind accessible and equitable care for all.” “Health is not a privilege; … Read more

MediBuddy launches digital cards for accessing OPD Services – ET HealthWorld

MediBuddy launches digital cards for accessing OPD Services – ET HealthWorld

Mumbai: MediBuddy, a digital healthcare platform, has announced the launch of ‘MediBuddy Shield’ and ‘MediBuddy Shield Plus’ digital cards, designed to provide users with access to all essential outpatient department (OPD) services. These digital cards are intended to help users manage their health proactively by offering easy access to healthcare services, the company stated. MediBuddy … Read more