IIT-BHU team develops blockchain-based tech for emergency healthcare – ET HealthWorld

IIT-BHU team develops blockchain-based tech for emergency healthcare – ET HealthWorld

Varanasi: Researchers from the department of Computer Science Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), BHU have developed an innovative technology using blockchain and machine learning to provide timely emergency healthcare services. This system, designed for real-time health monitoring, aims to bridge the healthcare gap between urban and rural areas. The technology involves sensors … Read more

Government to lead UK emergency pandemic exercise in autumn

Government to lead UK emergency pandemic exercise in autumn

Emergency service teams, local councils and government officials will take part in a full, multi-day pandemic preparedness exercise, to help the UK prepare for potential future threats. The test, which is likely to take place in the autumn, will involve thousands of people across different parts of the UK, minister Pat McFadden has announced. The … Read more

NI emergency departments: Elderly patients spend five days in hospital ED

NI emergency departments: Elderly patients spend five days in hospital ED

BBC Claire Wilmont is the lead nurse at the Royal’s emergency department Two elderly patients have been in the emergency department (ED) of the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) in Belfast for more than five days, BBC News NI can reveal. This comes after more than 500 patients were unable to be discharged from Northern Ireland’s … Read more

Emergency medicine conclave in Wayanad in January

Emergency medicine conclave in Wayanad in January

‘EMERGENZ 3.0’, the third edition of Aster International Emergency Medicine Conclave, will be held in Wayanad from January 7 to 12, 2025. The organisers told the media on Wednesday that experts in emergency medicine from across the globe would lead workshops at the event to be held at Dr. Moopen’s Medical College. As many as … Read more

RED.Health launches Salus EMS, AI-driven emergency response platform – ET HealthWorld

RED.Health launches Salus EMS, AI-driven emergency response platform – ET HealthWorld

Hyderabad: RED.Health recently launched Salus EMS, an innovative end-to-end emergency medical services (EMS) platform designed to improve the way emergency care is delivered in India. The EMS guarantees prompt interventions during life-threatening situations by filling up critical communication gaps between emergency rooms and ambulances, and optimising real-time communication to prepare hospital teams well in advance. … Read more

Spiking victims ‘let down’ by emergency services

Spiking victims ‘let down’ by emergency services

Imogen Turnbow Imogen Turnbow is one of two women who have complained medical staff did not support them enough when they were spiked Two victims of spiking have criticised how medical staff handled their cases, saying they felt “blamed” for what happened and were refused tests. Imogen Turnbow and Saraya Haddad, both former students in … Read more

Chandigarh court issues notice to Kangana Ranaut over movie ‘Emergency’

Chandigarh court issues notice to Kangana Ranaut over movie ‘Emergency’

A still from Emergency starring Kangana Ranaut | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A court here has issued notices to BJP MP and actress Kangana Ranaut and others on a complaint accusing them of maligning the image of Sikhs in her upcoming movie ‘Emergency’. The notices were issued by the Chandigarh district court on Tuesday (September … Read more

Manipur CM Biren Singh calls emergency meeting with ruling coalition MLAs

Manipur CM Biren Singh calls emergency meeting with ruling coalition MLAs

Manipur | Photo Credit: PTI Official sources said Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh called an emergency meeting on Saturday (September 7, 2024) evening with MLAs from the ruling coalition, which comprises the BJP, Naga People’s Front, and National Peoples Party (NPP), to discuss the prevailing law and order situation in the state. The meeting, … Read more

Madhya Pradesh High Court dumps plea against Kangana Ranaut’s Emergency

Madhya Pradesh High Court dumps plea against Kangana Ranaut’s Emergency

A still from the movie Emergency starring Kangana Ranaut. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (September 3, 2024) disposed off a petition against the release of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kangana Ranaut starrer Emergency, after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) submitted that the clearance to the … Read more