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Leveraging India’s Digital Public Infrastructure to Combat Non-communicable Diseases – ET HealthWorld

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Leveraging India’s Digital Public Infrastructure to Combat Non-communicable Diseases – ET HealthWorld

By Kamesh Shekhar and Kazimi Rizvi Technology has greatly transformed the socio-economic dynamics in India, with significant adoption across various fields such as financial inclusion and healthcare. India’s rising digital footprint has transformed it from an adopter of technology to creating scalable technology that complements the ecosystem. It encompasses various technologies and concepts such as … Read more

AI-powered anti-diabetes programme provides customised advice to reverse chronic metabolic diseases – ET HealthWorld

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AI-powered anti-diabetes programme provides customised advice to reverse chronic metabolic diseases – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: An artificial intelligence-powered diabetes management programme aimed at empowering people in making informed decisions to reverse chronic metabolic diseases, especially during fasts, has received endorsements from experts who have termed it revolutionary. TWIN Health‘s Whole Body Digital Twin technology uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to create a “digital twin” of a person’s … Read more

Rare Diseases at FDA

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Rare Diseases at FDA

Over 7,000 rare diseases affect more than 30 million people in the United States. Many rare conditions are life-threatening and most do not have treatments. Drug, biologic, and device development in rare diseases is challenging for many reasons, including the complex biology and the lack of understanding of the natural history of many rare diseases. … Read more

Masks back in Kerala schools to guard against communicable diseases

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Masks back in Kerala schools to guard against communicable diseases

After a gap, masks are returning to schools in the wake of spread of communicable diseases in recent days. Students coming to schools with symptoms of influenza should wear masks. These should be worn even if the symptoms are mild, according to a circular issued by the Director of General Education in the wake of … Read more

Alert on water-borne diseases

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Alert on water-borne diseases

The District Medical Officer (DMO) has called for alert against water-borne diseases. The possibility of spread of diarrhoeal illnesses, typhoid, and jaundice was more during the rainy season, a statement from the DMO said. Only water that has been boiled and cooled should be used for drinking. Keep such water handy when venturing outside. Water … Read more

CPI(M) asks govt to address chronic kidney diseases in NTR district

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CPI(M) asks govt to address chronic kidney diseases in NTR district

CPI(M) State secretariat member Ch. Babu Rao has said that the YSRCP government failed in addressing the issue of chronic kidney diseases (CKD) in A. Konduru and surrounding mandals of NTR district. Mr. Babu Rao along with party leaders and activists visited the CKD patients in various villages of A. Konduru mandal on Wednesday. They … Read more

AI may predict diseases in humans: Research – ET HealthWorld

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AI may predict diseases in humans: Research – ET HealthWorld

Washington: Every human being has a genome which is complex. It is equivalent to three billion letters of code, with multiple variations within each person. It is perhaps not humanly possible to sit and analyze all that code. However, according to a research published in the journal named “Nature Machine Intelligence”, Artificial Intelligence has the … Read more