Smitha Mundasad Health reporter, BBC News Getty Images Repeated failures in how CTs, X-rays and other medical scans are being interpreted are leading to avoidable patient deaths and delays in diagnosing cancer, England’s health ombudsman has warned. The most common problems include doctors failing to spot abnormalities, scans being delayed or not carried out, and … Read more
Molly Cuddihy shares her story in a podcast covering themes including mental health and body image. Source link
Investors in the National Pension System (NPS) can add funds to their accounts through a D-remit-based Quick Response (QR) code. By scanning their unique QR code, subscribers can contribute using any UPI-enabled app. These personalised QR codes, distinct for Tier I and II accounts, can be stored offline for convenient future payments. In line with … Read more
The scans pick up some cancers that would be missed by PSA blood tests alone. Source link
Kolkata: No more waiting in the serpentine queue for booking OPD tickets in government-run hospitals. The state health department is set to introduce QR scan system for OPD patients in all government medical colleges and district hospitals. The system is likely to be extended to other government health units later. The government had rolled out … Read more
New Delhi: The National Health Authority (NHA) under its Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), had initiated faster OPD registration service for patients via Scan and Share functionality with the aim to cut down long waiting time for patient registration. The inception of the scheme piloted from a single hospital in New Delhi in October 2022 … Read more
Bengaluru: The scan and share services for OPD registered initiated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) has hit a high mark with over 27,11,365 tokens being issued all over the country in different states. Karnataka has secured the second position with token count going beyond 7 … Read more
Indore: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indore IIT has collaborated with an Indore-based hospital and a medical college in Odisha to develop an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based method to read lungs CT scan ground glass opacity with more than 90 per cent accuracy. IIT-I in association with the Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Odisha, … Read more
New Delhi: The National Health Authority (NHA) under its Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) scheme is enabling digital interventions for bringing efficiency to the delivery of healthcare services. One such intervention is the Scan and Share service that is enabling instant registrations for patients in outpatient department (OPD) blocks of participating hospitals. The utilisation of … Read more
The Labour leader says it is “absolutely fundamental” that health care remans free at the point of need. Sir Keir Starmer was visiting Harlow Hospital in Essex, a day after nearby resident Sir Rod Stewart offered to pay for medical scans to help people get treatment more quickly. The musician also gave his backing to … Read more