Health News and Updates
AI set to make medical scan reports twice as easy to...
LONDON, Feb 17: Artificial intelligence could soon help patients make sense of complex medical scan results, making them far easier to understand without losing...
International Childhood Cancer Day: Timely diagnosis key to saving children, say...
Jaipur, Feb 15: On International Childhood Cancer Day, a group of doctors here on Sunday emphasised that timely diagnosis and proper treatment can save...
58 genetic variants, not single gene, shape anxiety risk: Study
New Delhi, Feb 11: Researchers have found 58 genetic variants linked to an increased risk of anxiety, suggesting that the disorder is not driven...
Study suggests people with obesity 70 pc more likely to be hospitalised, die from...
NEW DELHI, Feb 10: People with obesity could be 70 per cent more likely to be hospitalised or die from an infectious disease, including...
Researchers warn against sole dependence on HbA1c to diagnose, monitor diabetes in India
New Delhi, Feb 10: Researchers are cautioning against relying solely on glycated haemoglobin, 'HbA1c', for diagnosing and monitoring diabetes in South Asia, especially India,...
Dr Jitendra Addresses Chandigarh National ‘Thyroid’ Meet, Describes India As Emerging Global Healthcare Hub
CHANDIGARH, Feb 9 : Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, and MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic...
Study outlines chain of events that a Parkinson’s risk gene can trigger; includes changes...
New Delhi, Feb 9: Researchers have outlined a sequence of events that can lead to Parkinson's disease, including disruptions to lipid mechanisms.
The team, led...
Doctor-led AI platform boosts out-of-hospital care, enables 24×7 supervision
NEW DELHI, Feb 7: In a first-of-its-kind approach towards patient care, a doctor-led AI healthcare ecosystem is providing real-time medical supervision beyond hospitals to...
Liver releases proteins in line with body clock; irregular eating disrupts rhythm: Study
New Delhi, Feb 6: An analysis has found that the liver releases proteins into the bloodstream in timed waves, in line with the body...
Parkinson’s treatment may be more effective if targeting cognition-action network in brain: Study
New Delhi, Feb 5: A study has suggested that treatments for Parkinson's disease could potentially be doubly efficacious by targeting a brain network linking...
Late diagnosis, awareness gaps drive lung, cervical cancer burden: Oncologists
Kolkata, Feb 4: Despite major advances in diagnostics, treatment, and technology, lung and cervical cancers in India continue to be diagnosed at advanced stages,...
Two in five cancer cases globally in 2022 were likely preventable: Study
New Delhi, Feb 4: Nearly two in every five cancer cases worldwide in 2022 were likely preventable, as they were linked to modifiable risk...