Bengaluru: Global 3D bioprinting firm CELLINK and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) are partnering to establish a Centre of Excellence (CoE) that will focus on advancing research on heart, bone, cartilage and cancer through the use of 3D bioprinting. The CoE, the first of its kind in the subcontinent, will be housed in the … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram: As part of its comprehensive efforts to help fight lifestyle diseases among various age groups, the Kerala Health Department has set up a Body Mass Index (BMI) unit at the Health Directorate here. The unit, which helps to measure the body weight and height and in the calculation of the BMI, has been set … Read more
Everyone sleeps, but we have few tools for measuring the sleep the world is getting at scale. AI and sleep could help us study global shocks in near-real time. It’s not unusual to hear people complaining about tiredness multiple times a day, but why? Sleep is fundamental to human health, but because it’s so private, … Read more
The Union government has discontinued Aarogya Setu’s data access and sharing protocol, as it seeks to convert the contact tracing app into a ‘national health app’. Privacy activists, however, have raised concerns over the security of the personal data which has been collected since April 2020, even as new users download the app every day. … Read more
Bengaluru: HealthPlix Technologies announced the release of its new feature – ‘Drug to Drug Interaction’ (DDI). DDI is an intuitive feature that sits on the company’s EMR to help doctors recall molecule-to-molecule interactions at the time of care. The suggestive feature is designed for doctors in India and targeted to decrease their time taken to … Read more
Georgia: In order to prevent and cure debilitating ailments including Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, and autism, a new study at Georgia State University‘s TReNDS Center may result in early detection. This study was published in the Journal of Scientific Reports. A team of seven scientists from Georgia State developed a sophisticated computer programme that was able … Read more
New Delhi: The National Health Authority (NHA) first hackathon under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission Hackathon Series commenced from July 14th to 17th, 2022. The hackathon is being organised under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) in association with Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and Pune Smart City Development Corporation Limited (PSCDCL). Various teams of innovators, … Read more
By Harris Meyer Friday, July 08, 2022 (Kaiser News) — When Pat Paulson’s son told her he was feeling anxious and depressed at college, Paulson went through her Blue Cross Blue Shield provider directory and started calling mental health therapists. No providers in the Wisconsin city where her son’s university is located had openings. So … Read more
New Delhi: The National Health Authority is going to host its first open-to-all hackathon series to drive ideation and innovations around different components of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). The series will begin with ‘Round 1: Kick-starting Unified Health Interface‘, slated for July 14-17, the NHA said in a statement. The hackathon will be … Read more
New Delhi: The National Health Authority (NHA) on Wednesday started a three-day orientation workshop for joint directors/directors from different states and Union territories to provide in-depth knowledge on core building blocks of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission scheme and the collaborative efforts required to onboard more beneficiaries. The workshop is being held in Mumbai in partnership … Read more