India, which has taken proactive steps to reduce neonatal mortality, is likely to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets in this key area by 2030, a top WHO official has said, citing data on the annual rate of reduction for newborn deaths in the country between 2016 and 2021. “India has taken important steps … Read more
By Dr Alexander Kuruvilla The healthcare industry has witnessed remarkable progress in delivering quality patient care and safety in recent decades. The COVID-19 pandemic has catalysed the industry to push the boundaries of innovation and reimagine healthcare delivery. Health tech, the convergence of health and technology, has been one of the most transformative outcomes of … Read more
While WHO has declared an end to the global emergency status for COVID-19, China plans to continue to monitor the virus. | Photo Credit: Reuters While the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared an end to the global emergency status for COVID-19, the virus remains harmful and China will continue to monitor it while increasing … Read more
Pune: DeepTek.ai’s AI-powered radiology workflow management solution, Augmento has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical use. The Indian Radiological and Imaging Association has released a report indicating a critical shortage of radiologists in the country. The ratio of radiologists to population is only one per 100,000 people, significantly … Read more
CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT) senior principal scientist, Sanjit Kanjilal, has been appointed member of Trans Fat Elimination Technical Advisory Group (TFATAG) of the World Health Organisation (WHO) for a period of three years (2023-2026). Consumption of industrially produced trans-fatty acids is associated with coronary heart disease and related mortality, with the WHO in 2018 setting the target of limiting trans-fatty acids … Read more
Shen Hongbing, the director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks at a press conference on the origins of COVID-19 at the State Council Information Office in Beijing, Saturday, April 8, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Chinese health officials defended their search for the source of the COVID-19 virus and lashed out Saturday … Read more
Chandigarh: If all goes well, PGI’s department of telemedicine will soon start using drones for transportation of organs, besides delivering medicines at remote and tough terrain of Himachal Pradesh. This will do away with the compulsion to transport retrieved organs within a 20km radius and the need for a green corridor. The aerial radius of … Read more
New York: According to a recent study, researchers may be able to predict cardiovascular illness in individuals by using artificial intelligence (AI) to look at the genes in their DNA. Cardiovascular disease includes things like atrial fibrillation and heart failure. “With the successful execution of our model, we predicted the association of highly significant cardiovascular … Read more
New Delhi: A mobile application is helping bridge the gap in knowledge regarding tuberculosis for thousands of healthcare workers as the Central government strives to achieve its ambitious target to reduce the TB burden by 2025. After its initial launch in January 2022, the “Ni-kshay Setu” app has helped over 17,000 frontline healthcare workers and … Read more
Ma. Subramanian, State Minister for Health, unveiling the new logo of REACH during the 25th anniversary celebrations of the NGO held in Chennai on Friday. Looking on are (from left) Ramya Ananthakrishnan, director, REACH, Nalini Krishnan, executive secretary & co-founder, REACH, Soumya Swaminathan, former chief scientist, WHO, Sivamurugan, REACH executive committee, and N. Ram, Director, … Read more