Rob Sissons Health correspondent, BBC East Midlands BBC A digital imaging service to investigate suspected skin cancers has reduced waits for patients to be triaged, diagnosed and treated in Nottinghamshire Digital imaging of suspected skin cancers has dramatically cut waiting times for diagnosis and treatment in Nottinghamshire. Clinical photographers in parts of the county now … Read more
The Revenue department will begin distribution of digital revenue cards in the State from November onwards, Revenue Minister K. Rajan has said. Inaugurating online works of the smart village offices coming up at Onamthuruthu and Kaippuzha, the Minister said each family will receive a card the size of an ATM card, featuring a QR code … Read more
A screen grab Google Trends showing spike in Google searches from Telangana after Ahmedabad air crash In the aftermath of the crash involving Air India flight AI171 in Ahmedabad, Google searches showed how people tried to seek answers, track developments, and understand the wider implications of the tragedy. Within hours of the crash, search interest … Read more
You don’t always hear the warning signs of a failing heart, but what if your watch could? India is facing a silent cardiac crisis. Heart diseases are claiming more lives here than ever before, with 272 out of every 100,000 people succumbing to it, more than the global average of 235. With heart-related conditions rising … Read more
A girl taking dip at Triveni Sangam, a sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and Saraswati rivers on paush poornima at Maha Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj on Monday. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA My chronically-online self is usually unfazed by Internet absurdities. However, the time has come to let you know that one particular trend … Read more
Dubai: Digital healthcare platform Practo has expanded its digital healthcare services to the United Arab Emirates. According to the company, the expansion is aimed to enable users in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah to search and book appointments with verified doctors across specialties. The company states that patients can access doctor profiles, check verified reviews, … Read more
Varanasi: For patient-centric healthcare, the Trauma Centre of the Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), on Wednesday unveiled a suite of pioneering digital initiatives designed to redefine trauma care delivery. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Mayor Ashok Tiwari, BHU ex-officiating VC and rector professor VK Shukla and BHU VC professor Sanjay … Read more
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
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
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