Whorlton Hall: Four carers sentenced for abusing hospital patients

Whorlton Hall: Four carers sentenced for abusing hospital patients

She said many Whorlton Hall patients were “wholly dependent on professional support”, and added: “For each of those sentenced today, it was clear from the evidence in this case that there were occasions where the care they provided was not only devoid of the appropriate respect and kindness required, but also crossed the line into … Read more

MedBeat HealthConnect announces availability of additional languages for patients: Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu – ET HealthWorld

MedBeat HealthConnect announces availability of additional languages for patients: Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu – ET HealthWorld

The app solves the problem of language barriers and interacts with the patient in their mother tongue to assess their symptoms. Utilising their responses, it summarises symptoms and medical history to be presented to the doctor and suggests the right specialist and relevant lab examinations. This summary contains doctors’ technical medical terminology, helping them quickly … Read more

AI-model found to recognise patients’ emotions in therapy session, including fleeting ones – ET HealthWorld

AI-model found to recognise patients’ emotions in therapy session, including fleeting ones – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: An AI-driven system was found to be able to recognise facial expressions conveying emotions such as happiness and sadness, even fleeting ones, that researchers say could help support psychotherapy. The AI system that the researchers used for the study was a freely available artificial neural network trained to detect six basic emotions – … Read more

2023 in Reflection: AI and the Continuum of care in the Indian healthcare system – ET HealthWorld

2023 in Reflection: AI and the Continuum of care in the Indian healthcare system – ET HealthWorld

By Mudit Dandwate “In the realm of healthcare, every challenge is an opportunity for innovation, every setback a call for resilience. As we navigate the intricate dance of restructuring and reckon with the global health landscape, let us embrace the words of Winston Churchill: ‘Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the … Read more

Covid alert: UT to get genome sequencing of patients done – ET HealthWorld

Covid alert: UT to get genome sequencing of patients done – ET HealthWorld

CHANDIGARH: The UT health department has started gearing up for any rise in Covid numbers especially in view of cases of new variant JN 1 getting reported in the country. The health department will get genome sequencing of the patients done, so that the variants of the virus can be detected in time and preventive … Read more

IIT Madras develops 3D-printed face implants for patients suffering from black fungus – ET HealthWorld

IIT Madras develops 3D-printed face implants for patients suffering from black fungus – ET HealthWorld

Chennai: The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) researchers have developed 3D-printed face implants for patients suffering from black fungus, which has been reported in COVID-19 patients as well as those with uncontrolled diabetes, HIV/AIDS and other medical conditions. Around 50 implants have already been done on patients from economically weaker sections. The institute … Read more