Meta Quest users can now track heart rate, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Meta Quest users can now track heart rate, Health News, ET HealthWorld

San Francisco: Meta has introduced a new heart rate tracking feature and Health Connect by Android integration on Meta Quest, so that users can keep track of all their fitness statistics. “One of the most-requested fitness features for Meta Quest has been heart rate tracking, so that you can easily see tangible and real-time results,” … Read more

Proactive policing brought down crime rate in Andhra Pradesh, asserts DGP

Proactive policing brought down crime rate in Andhra Pradesh, asserts DGP

DGP K.V. Rajendranath Reddy releasing the Annual Crime Review-2022 at his office in Mangalagiri of Guntur district on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao Andhra Pradesh has witnessed a decline in crimes and law and order incidents such as murders, rioting, rape and SC/ST Atrocities (Prevention) Act cases in 2022, said Director General of Police K.V. Rajendranath … Read more

India to grow at ‘moderately brisk rate’, inflation to ease: Finance Mnistry

India to grow at ‘moderately brisk rate’, inflation to ease: Finance Mnistry

Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India is well placed to grow at a “moderately brisk rate” in the coming years on the back of macroeconomic stability, despite global monetary tightening, a Finance Mnistry report said on Thursday. It further said inflationary pressures will ease in the coming months with … Read more

NHA joins hands with QCI to accredit and rate the ABDM compliant solutions – ET HealthWorld

NHA joins hands with QCI to accredit and rate the ABDM compliant solutions – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi : The National Health Authority (NHA) has onboarded the Quality Council of India (QCI) for six months to accredit and rate Health Management Information System (HMIS) and Laboratory Information Management System (LMIS) solutions that have integrated with Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). The National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH), the … Read more

HRT Won’t Raise Recurrence Rate for Breast Cancer Survivors

HRT Won’t Raise Recurrence Rate for Breast Cancer Survivors

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for breast cancer survivors doesn’t appear to increase the risk of cancer recurrence or death, Danish researchers report. Although HRT has previously been linked to a raised risk of breast cancer’s return, those earlier studies referred to oral HRT … Read more

U.S. Rate for a Dangerous Pregnancy Complication Doubled in 12 Years

U.S. Rate for a Dangerous Pregnancy Complication Doubled in 12 Years

By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Rates of dangerous high blood pressure problems during pregnancy more than doubled in the United States between 2007 and 2019, a new study finds. “The increase in pregnancy complications is alarming because these adverse pregnancy outcomes — … Read more

Leftover Opioids? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal

Leftover Opioids? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal

By Robert Preidt HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Could giving surgery patients ready-to-use mailed disposal kits for unused opioids lower the risk of abuse of the drugs? Yes, claims a new study that found patients with unused opioid pain pills are much more likely to dispose of them properly when … Read more