By Aditya Kaicker In the realm of healthcare, technology has emerged as a powerful catalyst for positive change. One area where this transformation is particularly evident is in the reversal of diabetes, specifically type 2 diabetes. Health technology, encompassing innovative tools and applications, is paving the way for effective diabetes management and remission. Moreover, these … Read more
Sacaramento: A federal lawsuit alleges that health insurance giant Cigna used a computer algorithm to automatically reject hundreds of thousands of patient claims without examining them individually as required by California law. The class-action lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Sacramento, says Cigna Corp. and Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co. rejected more than … Read more
New Delhi: A new app can identify children with autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders in India, a study conducted in Delhi has found. Autism — also referred to as autism spectrum disorder — constitutes a diverse group of conditions related to development of the brain. Autism affects about 1 in 100 children globally, according to … Read more
Boston: HCA Healthcare, which operates 180 hospitals in the U.S. and Britain, says the personal data of about 11 million patients in 20 states may have been stolen in a data breach. Samples of the data, including addresses, phone numbers, emails and birth dates, were posted to an online forum popular with cybercrooks by a … Read more
Lucknow: The UP government has instructed chief medical officers and chief medical superintendents of women’s hospitals to enter real-time data about newborns into the mother-newborn tracking application (Mantra app) to monitor children’s health and child mortality. Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak, who also holds the portfolio of health minister, asked officials to implement this immediately … Read more