New Delhi: A joint report by Deloitte India and the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) highlights that Indian hospitals are steadily advancing in cybersecurity practices. According to the report, 89 per cent of hospitals have implemented third-party risk management systems to safeguard patient data and mitigate cybersecurity risks posed by vendor networks. However, only … Read more
Getty Images The government has announced plans to make it illegal to smoke in children’s playgrounds and outside schools and hospitals in England, with some places also becoming vape-free. In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, it is already an offence to smoke on NHS hospital grounds. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill would also make it … Read more
New Delhi: ChatGPT maker OpenAI‘s Whisper, an AI-powered transcription tool touted for its accuracy, has come under scrutiny for its tendency to fabricate information, a report has said, adding that experts have called it problematic because the tool is being used in a slew of industries worldwide to translate and transcribe interviews. According to a … Read more
BBC Five times Prof Kevin Fong broke down in tears in a nondescript hearing room in West London, while giving evidence to the Covid inquiry. The 53-year-old has the kind of CV that makes you pay attention: a consultant anaesthetist in London who also works for the air ambulance service and specialises in space medicine. … Read more
Prakasam District Collector A. Thameem Ansaria speaking to cyclone-affected families, who are taking shelter at ZP High School in Kothapatnam, on Tuesday night. | Photo Credit: The Hindu With heavy rain forecast, Prakasam Collector A. Thameem Ansaria on October 15 (Monday) asked the officials to take measures to prevent any loss of life, with a … Read more
Getty Images Great Ormond Street Hospital is one of the world’s leading children’s hospitals An investigation into disgraced bone surgeon Mr Yaser Jabbar has been widened to cover five London hospitals, as 721 patients’ care is being reviewed. His work at St John and St Elizabeth Hospital and Cromwell Hospital, both private, is now being … Read more
Hospitals need to review any child treated by bone surgeon Yaser Jabbar, a solicitor representing affected families has told the BBC. The lower limb reconstruction surgeon worked at private hospital The Portland, as well as seeing NHS patients at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust Hospitals and Great Ormond Street Hospital (Gosh) in London. A damning … Read more
Mumbai: Mumbai University will be collaborating with city hospitals to develop artificial intelligence (AI) models that can help in the early detection and management of diseases, mainly in women. As part of this AI in healthcare initiative, the university aims to substantially reduce the disease load and increase the percentage of screenings. It will help … Read more
Five more public hospitals in the State have secured the National Quality Assurance Standard (NQAS) certification. These include a family health centre at Shaktikulangara, Kollam; family health centre at Padyam, Kannur; family health centre at Vazhakkulam in Ernakulam; Thalikkulam family health centre in Thrissur; and Iravimangalam Urban family health centre in Malappuram. With this, 177 … Read more
Getty Images Delays are mainly due to patients waiting for assessments or suitable home care There are 1,594 people in Welsh hospitals who are fit to leave but remain there because of care or assessment delays, figures for the last year show. That is the equivalent of the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff and … Read more