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
Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty/iStock image Short-time work and work-sharing measures or other forms of job retention helped to reduce the volume of work and save jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, said a report of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) released on Friday. The report, titled Working Time and Work-Life … Read more
Political scientist Ashwani Kumar. Nistula Hebbar speaks to political scientist Ashwani Kumar, co-editor of the book “Migrants, Mobility and Citizenship in India” on Election Commission’s decision to explore Remote Voting for migrants….. Q. The Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to start the process of enabling migrant workers to vote remotely in polls in their home … Read more
Itanagar: After Meghalaya, drone-based services were launched in Arunachal Pradesh on Monday to deliver medicines and other healthcare essentials in the remote, mountainous and far-flung areas to save time and costs, officials said. Gurugram-based ‘TechEagle’ has developed the drone-based services and launched it in collaboration with the Arunachal Pradesh government and World Economic Forum. The … Read more
by Dr. Srinivasan Murali The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown that ensued showed the importance for Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM). Since 2020, the healthcare sector has seen various technological advancements, especially in the RPM space. By reducing both hospital visits and bed time, the real-time tracking and immediate treatment has gained acceptance amongst doctors and … Read more
Bengaluru: Google Cloud and e-Governments Foundation, on Monday, launched the first Tele-ICU hub at K.R. Hospital in the presence of Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Health Minister K. Sudhakar in Mysuru which will connect the ICU healthcare in remote hospitals in the state. “We are excited to partner with Google Cloud which is enabling … Read more
Varanasi: The Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) is going to launch the TIFAC Tele-Digital Health Pilot Programme at Banaras Hindu University on Friday. The programme will be inaugurated by the Union minister of science and technology, Dr Jitendra Singh. Talking to reporters on Thursday, the local convener Prof Amit Rastogi said that the … Read more
By Dr Manoj R. Mashru A 62- year- old diabetic gentleman underwent coronary artery bypass surgery with a weak heart following a large heart attack. He had intermittent irregular heart rhythm with potentially fatal arrhythmia called ventricular tachycardia. He underwent implantation of a Bluetooth enabled automatic cardiac defibrillator (Abbott medical) which can detect these serious … Read more
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Dr. Wasim Ghori, Director, Healthcare, Indian Economic Trade Organization (IETO), to know more about the current trends and challenges associated with Remote Patient Monitoring that has gained momentum during the pandemic. What are the trends and challenges in Remote Patient Monitoring today?For remote patient monitoring to work efficiently, the … Read more
“We want to treat the home blood pressure,” she said, “not the office blood pressure.” People cannot assume their blood pressure is under control just because they “feel fine,” Stevens stressed. “High blood pressure is the silent killer,” she said. And it contributes not only to heart disease and stroke, but also to dementia, kidney … Read more