ICMR team blames bird flu and other factors for Narasaraopet girl’s death

ICMR team blames bird flu and other factors for Narasaraopet girl’s death

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu with the ICMR team members during a review meeting at the Secretariat at Velagapudi near Vijayawada on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday held a review meeting with a delegation from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) that arrived in … Read more

What are the stress factors for Indian Railways?

What are the stress factors for Indian Railways?

The Mysuru-Darbanga Express rammed into a stationary goods train at Kavaraipettai Railway station near Gummidipoondi in the Chennai Division of Southern Railway late on October 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam The story so far: On October 17, eight coaches of the Agartala-Lokmanya Tilak Express derailed in Assam with no casualties. On October … Read more

Revolutionising healthcare with Generative AI: A focus on cybersecurity and key success factors – ET HealthWorld

Revolutionising healthcare with Generative AI: A focus on cybersecurity and key success factors – ET HealthWorld

by Dr. Vikram Venkateswaran In the realm of Generative AI (Gen AI), the healthcare industry is on the verge of transformative changes that promise to reshape the delivery of care. Within this paradigm shift, one critical aspect demanding attention is the role of cybersecurity controls. In a recent announcement, Paul McCartney, the last surviving Beatle, … Read more

IIT Jodhpur researchers discover unknown factors behind Klebsiella pneumoniae virulence – ET HealthWorld

IIT Jodhpur researchers discover unknown factors behind Klebsiella pneumoniae virulence – ET HealthWorld

Jodhpur: Indian Institute of Technology – Jodhpur (IIT-J) is studying the mechanisms behind Klebsiella pneumoniae one of the pathogen which is identified by World Health Organisation (WHO) as a significant cause of hospital-acquired diseases such as pneumonia, bloodstream infections, and infections among ICU patients and newborns. Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the pathogens on the … Read more

Scientists use machine-learning approach to predict risk factors of conduct disorder in kids – ET HealthWorld

Scientists use machine-learning approach to predict risk factors of conduct disorder in kids – ET HealthWorld

New Haven : According to a new study, a machine learning approach can assess risk factors and predict the later development of conduct disorder (CD) in children with high accuracy. The study was published in the journal, ‘Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging’. Conduct disorder (CD) is a common yet complex psychiatric disorder featuring aggressive … Read more

Predicting Your Menopause Age: What Factors Matter

Predicting Your Menopause Age: What Factors Matter

It’s a question many women wonder about, especially if you’re thinking about planning a family and your 20s are but a distant memory. How many more years of fertility might you have, and how much longer will it be before you start experiencing “the change?” Here’s what does — and does not influence the age … Read more

Our concern is about the people on the brink of having multiple chronic factors at risk: Ramya Subramanian – ET HealthWorld

Our concern is about the people on the brink of having multiple chronic factors at risk: Ramya Subramanian – ET HealthWorld

Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld, spoke to Ramya Subramanian, COO, CEO, Co-Founder, Docty, to know more about the emerging trends in wearable devices and how emerging platforms promise to deliver healthcare so remotely. Healthcare and TechnologyThere are so many problems that you see in healthcare today. Fragmentation, I feel, is one of those core issues that … Read more

Scientists develop new AI model to discover genetic risk factors for motor neurone disease – ET HealthWorld

Scientists develop new AI model to discover genetic risk factors for motor neurone disease – ET HealthWorld

LONDON: Scientists have developed a new machine learning model for the discovery of genetic risk factors for ailments such as Motor Neurone Disease. Designed by researchers from the University of Sheffield in the UK and the Stanford University School of Medicine in the US, the machine learning tool, RefMap, has been used by the team … Read more

Risk Factors That Raise Odds for Early-Onset Colon Cancer

Risk Factors That Raise Odds for Early-Onset Colon Cancer

By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Colon cancer is on the rise among people under 50, and the million-dollar question is why. Now, new research suggests that certain lifestyle factors, such as eating lots of red meat and heavy alcohol consumption, may play a role in this increase. “The … Read more

Add Gum Disease to List of Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19

Add Gum Disease to List of Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19

TUESDAY, Feb. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Keep flossing: A new study finds that gum disease may raise the chances of hospitalization or death if COVID-19 strikes. The reason? Gum disease can be a sign of inflammation throughout the body. “It is well-established that systemic inflammation is not only linked with periodontal disease, … Read more