Infected Blood Scandal: PM risks ending on 'wrong side of history'
Campaigners say the government works “at a snails pace” to compensate victims infected with HIV or hepatitis C. Source link
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With Scindia on its side, BJP gains in Gwalior-Chambal region
Union Minister and BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia campaigning in Madhya Pradesh in November, ahead of the Assembly election. | Photo Credit: PTI Despite facing a crushing defeat in Madhya Pradesh, the Congress can draw solace from the fact that it held on its own in the Gwalior-Chambal region, even after losing its top leader Jyotiraditya … Read more
Cyberthreats the flip side of India’s healthcare digitalisation – ET HealthWorld
Mumbai: As the need for digital solutions is increasing, so are the risks of cyber security breaches. Digital is an enabler, and in an era booming with digital innovations, India has made quite an impact in adopting digital solutions. This has also brought the country to a crossroads where the adoption of digital solutions has … Read more
Kannur University develops a side effect free drugs-lead for rheumatoid arthritis
The Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology of Kannur University has developed a novel compound from a medicinal herb that has wide application in conditions of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and migraines and without side effects. The article was published in the scientific journal Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio of Journals). The new compound requires only one-twelfth the dose of non-steroidal … Read more
Protests over eco-sensitive zones in Kerala | The other side of the sanctuary
George Thomas, a nonagenarian settler-farmer from Muthukad, a verdant agricultural village located 55 km away from Kozhikode, is living in fear of the future these days. The events unfolding in the State over the Supreme Court’s direction that every protected forest, national park and wildlife sanctuary in the country should have a mandatory eco-sensitive zone … Read more
Yangtse faceoff | No fatalities or serious casualties on Indian side, Rajnath tells Parliament
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament, on December 13, 2022 | Photo Credit: PTI Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops tried to transgress the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Yangtse area of Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh and “unilaterally” change the status quo, which was contested by Indian troops in a “firm and resolute” … Read more
AI may help reduce common drug side effects – ET HealthWorld
London: A team of researchers has developed a tool which uses natural language processing, an artificial intelligence methodology, and chemical structure analysis to measure the harmful effects of medicines, according to the study. The new tool is designed to calculate which medicines are more likely to experience adverse anticholinergic side effects, which impact the brain … Read more
Virtual reality transports hospice patients to other side of the world
St Giles Hospice says the experiences help patients escape the realities of their situation. Source link
Easing Tamoxifen, Aromatase Inhibitors’ Side Effects for Breast Cancer Treatment
Many people who’ve had breast cancer take medications – tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors – to help prevent the cancer from coming back. Doctors prescribe them for people with “hormone positive” tumors, which accounts for about 2 out of 3 breast cancers. This approach saves lives. “It is extremely effective in reducing the risk of cancer … Read more
The Wrong Side of 70: How I Found Myself Surrounded by Specialists
Ernest Hemingway famously wrote in The Sun Also Rises that one goes bankrupt gradually, then suddenly. Of course, Hemingway was referring not only to how money is lost, but to the way many things work and how humans fail to perceive those things until they’re done deals. Which brings me to this burning question: How … Read more