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Dengue fever surges in Brazil; The latest health stories from around the world

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Brazil is seeing an unprecedented surge in dengue, a viral disease that can cause excruciating pains and is sometimes fatal. An unusually hot rainy season, along with rapid, unplanned urbanization, have fuelled its spread this year. Health officials have reported more than 1 million suspected cases in January and February, four times as many as …

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DRC faced with largest outbreak of mpox on record; The latest health stories from around the world

Leave a Comment / Featured, Featured Story, Infectious diseases, International, Medicine and Research, News, Newsletter, Noncommunicable diseases / By Lalita Panicker

Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was experiencing its largest, most deadly outbreak of mpox ever, with more than 12,000 suspected cases so far this year and nearly 600 deaths, far surpassing those from the global outbreak of the same viral disease over the past …

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A big push for AI in India?

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The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Centre and groups representing private companies to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to track disease outbreaks in the country. “We plan to use artificial intelligence in a big way in public health. This is the first step …

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India needs Big Data boost for cardiac disease

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The Cardiological Society of India (CSI), the apex body of cardiologists has announced the need to gather more data on every cardiac condition that is present in the country. The intention is to use machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) technology to assess all known heart conditions in the country. The data will then be …

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WHO releases report on AI in healthcare

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A recent World Health Organization (WHO) press release has revealed a set of key principles for determining how best to utilise artificial intelligence (AI) within the context of healthcare, along with the challenges it may present. The report, “Ethics and governance of artificial intelligence for health”, is the result of two years of consultations held …

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AI could assist in curbing India’s NCD crisis

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Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are behind forty percent of all hospital stays, according to Apollo Hospitals Group chairman Prathap C. Reddy. Apollo Hospitals have, however, issued a report that predicts that artificial intelligence (AI) and so-called ‘Big Data’ could be a potential remedy to this. NCDs have been India’s top cause of death for a number …

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AI: The key to diabetes?

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India has a major issue with diabetes, facing risk factors including both lifestyle and genetics. However, predicting who will develop type-2 diabetes over the course of their lives is still a case of risk analysis and some measure of guess-work. Artificial intelligence (AI) could be the solution to this. The overall prevalence of diabetes in …

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Union Budget: The main takeaways for health

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented India’s 2020 Union Budget over the weekend, her second. Whilst it has won praise from Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, some in the healthcare sector have expressed dissatisfaction. How much did the Union Budget allocate the health sector? Among the main takeaways of the 2020 Union Budget for …

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AI use in healthcare urged by Niti Aayog

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The use of artificial intelligence (AI) has been encouraged in the healthcare sector by government think tank Niti Aayog. Agriculture, education, infrastructure (including smart cities) and smart mobility and transportation were the other sectors where state governments and Union ministries were urged to investigate potential applications of AI. Niti Aayog has previously expressed that by …

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Robots in the operating room

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Hospitals in Chandigarh are seeing a steady rise in the use of robotic assistance in the operating room. Could robots be the future of surgery in India? Robot-assisted surgeries have been taking place at the Postgraduate Institute (PGI) in Chandigarh since 2014. However, 2019 is likely to see more of these surgeries taking place than …

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