Why technology alone can’t fix India’s big healthcare divide – ET HealthWorld

Why technology alone can’t fix India’s big healthcare divide – ET HealthWorld

India’s healthcare system faces a significant challenge. Despite rapid advancements in medical technology, the deep-rooted healthcare gap in the country cannot be bridged by technology alone. While tech solutions like telemedicine, AI-driven diagnostics, and mobile health apps have made headlines, they address only part of the issue. The real obstacles lie much deeper. The solution … Read more

HC notices over appeals against order directing Speaker to fix schedule to hear MLAs’ disqualification pleas

HC notices over appeals against order directing Speaker to fix schedule to hear MLAs’ disqualification pleas

Telangana High Court on Thursday issued notices to respondents in a batch of three writ appeal petitions filed by the Assembly Secretary seeking suspension of a single judge order directing the Speaker to fix the schedule for hearing the disqualification petitions against three MLAs, who joined Congress after winning on BRS tickets. Posting the three … Read more

Virtual wards and screening buses: Six things to fix the NHS

Virtual wards and screening buses: Six things to fix the NHS

Getty Images/BBC The government in England is planning the biggest reimagining of the NHS in its history. It follows a damning report by surgeon and independent peer Lord Darzi, which warned the health service was in a “critical condition”. The prime minister has said the new 10-year plan will be based on three concepts: greater … Read more

No quick fix to special-needs pupil failures, parents told

No quick fix to special-needs pupil failures, parents told

BBC Louise Polkinghorne (L) and Koreen Fisher (R) attended a SEND debate There are no quick fixes to problems faced by families with children with special educational needs and disabilities, the schools minister has said. Catherine McKinnell said the government was determined to reform the special-needs system. Some children are waiting years to find out … Read more

Autumn date to fix hacked blood transfusion services

Autumn date to fix hacked blood transfusion services

Blood testing partnership Synnovis has warned that its hacked blood transfusion services may not be fully functioning again until the autumn. Its systems fell victim to ransomware hackers and the pathology partnership says it has rebuilt many of the 60 which were affected. The hackers made systems unusable unless a payment was received and caused … Read more

Dearth of facilities to keep captured tigers puts wildlife managers in Wayanad in a fix

Dearth of facilities to keep captured tigers puts wildlife managers in Wayanad in a fix

Forest officials setting up a cage in a coffee plantation to capture a tiger on the prowl in Panavally area under the North Wayanad Forest Division on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With big cats on the prowl in human habitats, Forest officials are frequently called upon to capture the animals. But the dearth … Read more

Technology and data: G20 mulls remedies to fix healthcare – ET HealthWorld

Technology and data: G20 mulls remedies to fix healthcare – ET HealthWorld

Panaji: Innovations in healthcare along with technology-enabled continuum-of-care for better patient outcomes and bridging the digital divide were discussed during panel discussions on Wednesday, as part of the second G20 Health Working Group (HWG) meeting in Goa. Consistent with India’s G20 presidency theme of “One Earth, One Family, One Future,” discussions centered around the country’s … Read more

‘When I couldn’t fix George, I climbed a mountain’

‘When I couldn’t fix George, I climbed a mountain’

A father climbed Mount Kilimanjaro while wearing a special vest that weighed 20kg (44lbs) to represent his son’s weight in a bid to raise awareness about meningitis. James’s son, George, was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis at three years old and spent several days in intensive care before having a seizure and losing his hearing. The … Read more