Union Minister J.P. Nadda speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on November 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The doctor-population ratio is 1:811 in the country which is better than the WHO standard of 1:1000, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda informed the Lok Sabha on Friday (November … Read more
Image for representation only | Photo Credit: AP India’s drugs regulator on Friday (October 25, 2024) directed manufacturers of 49 medicines to recall their products after samples were found to be “not of standard quality”. Also, action has been initiated to book the makers of four spurious drugs. Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Rajeev … Read more
The Interim Budget 2024 is just around the corner and the middle-class taxpayers are holding their breath, hopeful for some relief in the form of income tax concessions. If Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposes it in the interim budget 2024 scheduled for February 1, ahead of the general elections, it would provide a much-needed boost … Read more
Charles Hackett, CEO of the service, said: “You have to have a helicopter to get this team to the right place at the right time with the right kit and the next stage is to get that patient, not to a hospital, but to the right hospital… that might be in Bristol, that might be … Read more
New Delhi: Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms outperformed the standard clinical risk model for predicting the five-year risk for breast cancer, according to a large study of thousands of mammograms. A woman’s risk of breast cancer is typically calculated using clinical models such as the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) risk model. This model uses self-reported … Read more
New Delhi: Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms outperformed the standard clinical risk model for predicting the five-year risk for breast cancer, according to a large study of thousands of mammograms. A woman’s risk of breast cancer is typically calculated using clinical models such as the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) risk model. This model uses self-reported … Read more
March 17, 2022 — Sleep experts tend to agree with U.S. lawmakers about getting rid of the twice-per-year time shift, with one exception: They typically call for standard time rather than daylight saving time. After the Senate voted unanimously on Tuesday to make daylight saving time permanent, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine issued a … Read more
The government is mulling an increase in the standard deduction limit available to salaried taxpayers and pensioners by 30-35% in the upcoming budget while income tax slabs are likely to remain unchanged given the limited fiscal headroom, officials said. At present, Rs 50,000 standard deduction is allowed to these categories of taxpayers. Industry bodies have … Read more