New Delhi: The National Health Authority (NHA) under its flagship scheme Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) is successfully enabling faster OPD registration service for patients via the ‘Scan & Share’ functionality. The service, which was piloted from a single hospital in New Delhi in October 2022, has now been adopted in 200 plus health facilities … Read more
June 22, 2022 – A single brain scan may someday offer an early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Using artificial intelligence to look at structures in the brain, researchers in the United Kingdom developed an algorithm that can determine – with 98% accuracy – whether someone has the disease from a single MRI scan. The tool … Read more
NEW DELHI: Delhi government’s ambitious Health Information Management System (HIMS) and QR-code based “health cards” are likely to be launched within 3-4 months. Sources said the health department of the Delhi government may finalise the agency, which will be entrusted with the responsibility of designing and creating e-health cards, by the end of July. The … Read more
A study finds women with obesity can feel “deeply stigmatised” during pregnancy. Source link
A mum-of-four has said she felt she was “fat-shamed” by hospital staff during her pregnancy scan. Alexandra Dodds said jokes were made about her weight such as “hope you’ve stopped having your Christmas snacks”. “I think it was just like banter, but I feel you can’t banter about that,” she said. Studies have found women … Read more
Leeds man who ‘begged’ for MRI scan dies from cancer Source link
What is a bone density scan? A bone density scan, also known as a DEXA scan, is a type of low-dose x-ray test that measures calcium and other minerals in your bones. The measurement helps show the strength and thickness (known as bone density or mass) of your bones. Most people’s bones become thinner as … Read more