Sacked teacher of Unacademy says his remark misinterpreted, alleges firm acted under social media pressure

Sacked teacher of Unacademy says his remark misinterpreted, alleges firm acted under social media pressure

Unacademy sacked teacher Karan Sangwan on August 19 alleging that the firm terminated his service under pressure from trollers on social media who misinterpreted his generic remark to vote for educated candidates. In a video on his YouTube channel, Mr. Sangwan said he made the generic remark on his YouTube channel and not during his … Read more

New low-cost smartphone attachment to monitor blood pressure at fingertip – ET HealthWorld

New low-cost smartphone attachment to monitor blood pressure at fingertip – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Scientists have developed a simple, low-cost clip that uses a smartphone’s camera and flash to monitor blood pressure at the user’s fingertip. The clip developed by researchers at the University of California (UC) San Diego, US, works with a custom smartphone app and currently costs about 80 cents (5.6 rupees) to make. The … Read more

Ideal blood pressure isn’t age+100, says doctor

Ideal blood pressure isn’t age+100, says doctor

Hypertension among young and middle-aged people is a growing health concern in Andhra Pradesh as more people are getting diagnosed with elevated blood pressure which could lead to diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. In a State-wide survey being conducted by the Health Department on the prevalence of non-communicable diseases among people aged 30 and above, about … Read more

AI might improve heart attack diagnosis to reduce pressure on emergency departments: Research – ET HealthWorld

AI might improve heart attack diagnosis to reduce pressure on emergency departments: Research – ET HealthWorld

Washington: According to new research from the University of Edinburgh, funded by the British Heart Foundation and the National Institute for Health and Care Research, and published today in Nature Medicine, an algorithm developed using artificial intelligence might soon be used by doctors to diagnose heart attacks with greater speed and accuracy than ever before. … Read more

Under pressure from private hospitals, government modifies Yeshasvini package rates 

Under pressure from private hospitals, government modifies Yeshasvini package rates 

A total of 33 lakh members (including urban cooperative society) have been enrolled under the scheme. | Photo Credit: P.K. BADIGER Following resentment from private hospitals over the low package rates under the relaunched Yeshasvini Co-operative Members Health Care Scheme, the Department of Cooperation has modified the rates for various procedures.  The Cooperation Department had … Read more