Waterloo: Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a computational model to better accurately anticipate the emergence of lethal brain tumours. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a type of brain cancer with a one-year survival rate. Because of its extraordinarily dense core, fast growth, and location in the brain, it is tough to cure. Estimating … Read more
By Raja Jamalamadaka Healthcare has been an ever-demanding sector with growing concerns on sustainability due to the rising (and aging) population across the globe, the emergence of new and chronic diseases, the short supply of skilled workforce, growing complexities in existing life-threatening diseases and vitally, rising regulatory and quality standards. Providing affordable and accessible healthcare … Read more
New Delhi: The sixth edition of healthcare IT and clinical research company IQVIA’s India Hackathon held recently saw over 150 ideas and solutions being submitted by employees. Teams used technologies like AI, ML, natural language processing (NLP), and IoT to solve complex healthcare challenges. Solutions ranged from detecting and predicting diseases using AI to innovative … Read more
The Indian healthcare sector has witnessed major adoption of digital technologies, much of which could be credited to the COVID-19 pandemic. The use of telehealth, wearable devices, health apps, adoption of Electronic Health Records, Artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) has seen a significant rise. A recent report by Markets and Research revealed that … Read more
New Delhi: The novel Sars-Cov-2 continues evolving to more critical and infectious variants. Health experts in India have advised against letting the guard down on the fight against the pandemic in the face of the new variant that is anticipated to spread faster through the market places and the festival times. As certain variants possess … Read more
By Nilesh Jahagirdar Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been prevalent in almost every business sector. However, in recent years, technology has burst into the healthcare landscape, propelling innovations and showcasing the potential to support medical practitioners and patients. From early disease diagnosis, drug discovery and trials, and precision in patient monitoring to self-care, AI algorithms have … Read more
New Delhi: It’s an evergreen joke that nobody can read a doctor’s handwriting, not even the doctor! Well, health professionals do write prescriptions in a rushed manner as they work long hours, attending several patients in a day.And then it becomes quite difficult to understand or even identify the medicines mentioned in the prescription and … Read more
By Ajay Singh Chauhan The rhythmic sound of a beating heart is the best thing that a cardiologist wants to hear. Yet, for many cardiac patients, the path to that constant rhythm is far from steady. It is paved with many iterative technological innovations built on scientific technology and exciting medical disruptions. Research shows that … Read more
by Aniruddha Sen The COVID-19 pandemic galvanized the healthcare sector with renewed focus on providing accessible, affordable, and efficient healthcare. One of the indispensable stilts that this effort rests on is the digitization of time-consuming processes through Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning (ML) technologies. Healthcare and technology are like long-lost best friends who have … Read more
Surabaya: Artificial intelligence can help predict mutations in COVID-19. Some have achieved a perfect strike rate. Mutations of COVID-19 are continuing to plague the world. For medical scientists, getting the earliest possible look at when and how the virus changes is critical – it gives them a head start in developing the latest and strongest … Read more