NGOs condemn NHRC, call it ‘silent spectator’ to human rights violations

NGOs condemn NHRC, call it ‘silent spectator’ to human rights violations

The logo for the National Human Rights Commission. | Photo Credit: File Hosting the 28th bi-annual APF conference at New Delhi on September 20-21 will give the NHRC a fig leaf of international legitimacy to cover up its dismal performance, the civil society groups said Members of Indian civil society condemn the Asia Pacific Forum … Read more

TCS, Dassault Systems partner to create accurate digital human heart models – ET HealthWorld

TCS, Dassault Systems partner to create accurate digital human heart models – ET HealthWorld

Mumbai: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has partnered with Dassault Systems through its Living Heart Project that unites an ecosystem of cardiovascular researchers, educators, medical device developers, regulatory agencies including the US FDA, and practising cardiologists, to develop and validate realistic digital simulations of the human heart. The project will create groundbreaking medical solutions, including the … Read more

City boy’s app helps detect cataract early – ET HealthWorld

City boy’s app helps detect cataract early – ET HealthWorld

Lucknow: Lucknow boy Eshaan Vasanthkumar, 17, has developed an AI-based app ‘Roshini’ that detects cataract in early stages. The app was introduced during a free eye check-up camp organised by Uttar Pradesh Technical Support Unit and Study Hall on Saturday. A student of Class 12 at Study Hall School, Ehsaan, along with National Health Mission … Read more

Bengaluru’s second human milk bank to start at Gosha Hospital from next week

Bengaluru’s second human milk bank to start at Gosha Hospital from next week

The donors will be mothers from the hospital. The milk will be provided free of cost to sick and preterm babies at the hospital. | Photo Credit: Representational file photo Soon, preterm and low-birth-weight babies at the State-run Hajee Sir Ismail Sait (HSIS) Gosha Hospital can get supportive breast milk free of cost. The hospital’s … Read more

1st fully AI designed drug for lung disease enters human clinical trials – ET HealthWorld

1st fully AI designed drug for lung disease enters human clinical trials – ET HealthWorld

Hong Kong, In a first, a drug discovered and designed using artificial intelligence (AI) for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a chronic disease that causes scarring in the lungs, has entered human clinical trials. Hong Kong-based biotechnology company Insilico Medicine, in a statement, announced that the Phase II trial on oral dosage of … Read more