Press Council should take quick action against those deliberately spreading fake news: Vice-President Dhankhar

Press Council should take quick action against those deliberately spreading fake news: Vice-President Dhankhar

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said fake news, wrong and mischievous information, political ambitions and preferences, tendency to play power brokers, and monetary considerations, had eroded the people’s faith in the media. “The Press Council of India [PCI] should take quick action against those deliberately spreading fake news and compromising professional ethics. It is not … Read more

Blood Test Shows Promise for Quick Diagnosis of ALS

Blood Test Shows Promise for Quick Diagnosis of ALS

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients suspected of having amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may soon be able to get a diagnosis much more quickly, not wasting the precious time many have left, new research suggests. In 2020, a blood test for ALS based on microRNA (short segments … Read more

Using the quick commerce model to improve emergency healthcare – ET HealthWorld

Using the quick commerce model to improve emergency healthcare – ET HealthWorld

By Soham Chokshi The most important lesson from quick commerce is that we can get goods available at our disposal when we need them the most. Then why not apply the same model to essential services? If this materialises, it could be of immense value to human lives. Moreover, media reports state that almost 30 … Read more

Quick Summary: Treating Gastroschisis (Gastroschisis Silo) (for Parents)

Quick Summary: Treating Gastroschisis (Gastroschisis Silo) (for Parents)

Larger text sizeLarge text sizeRegular text size Gastroschisis is when a baby is born with the intestines sticking out through a hole in the belly wall near the umbilical cord. Often, the intestines don’t fit in the belly because they’re swollen. If so, the surgeon usually arranges the intestines in a bag called a silo to: let … Read more

Hathras case in Supreme Court: Fair probe to witness protection, quick guide on what happened in court today

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The Uttar Pradesh government insisted on a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the Hathras case and Supreme Court has said it will ensure a smooth investigation and also asked the administration to file a detailed affidavit on the steps taken to give protection to the victim’s family. Hearing of the PIL seeking CBI probe into the … Read more

Why A Vaccine Won’t Be a Quick Fix for COVID-19

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. Barry Bloom, PhD, Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson research professor of public health, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Robert Litan, PhD, JD, nonresident senior fellow, economic studies, the Brookings Institute, Washington, D.C. Gregory Poland, MD, professor of medicine, internist, Mayo … Read more

New Quick COVID Test May Boost Screening Efforts

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The new rapid COVID-19 test approved last week is probably not the most reliable option for determining whether someone is infected. But it’s cheap and it’s fast, and if used correctly, it could be the basis of a screening strategy to keep Americans … Read more