Every year, India’s paddy field farmers burn seven to eight million metric tonnes of crop waste. The effect of this on India is astronomical – both on the country’s wallet, and its people’s health. Crop burning incurs a cost of almost US$30 billion every year, new research suggests. A groundbreaking study led by the International …
A 39-year-old who tragically died as a result of a car accident has potentially saved the lives of six other individuals through his donated organs. Could the man’s loss and the lives he saved prove an inspiration to Indian to donate their own organs following their deaths? India faces considerable shortages of organ transplants …
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is certain to play a pivotal role across all aspects of modern life in the coming years. Healthcare is no exception. Google’s recent announcement of an AI-driven algorithm to detect eye disease in those with diabetes is a case point, and begs the question: To what extent will AI play a role …
A pioneering e-health project will first be used in India. The collaborative project between is Google and its sister company Verily is an an algorithm, designed to screen medical imaging for two diabetes-related conditions that impact millions of people worldwide. The conditions are diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema. Because of the diseases targeted, the …
A US citizen named Amy B. Scher travelled to India in 2007 to receive treatment for Lyme disease, treatment she could not find in the US. Does India hold the cure for Lyme disease, or is it simply more familiar with what is a relatively elusive disease? She recounts her experiences in a recent article …
The University of Copenhagen in Denmark has recently released a study examining a novel approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease. With a potential future crisis of the disease on India’s hands, any new knowledge on how to prevent the condition could be a vital lifeline. India’s looming dementia crisis Two decades ago Alzheimer’s disease was …
Bengaluru’s early summer has brought with it a chickenpox outbreak – and children are being hit the hardest. Hospitals across the city are reporting an increase in admissions with chickenpox cases. Dr S. M. Prasad of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics has noted “chickenpox cases see a rise as summer sets in” and says limited …
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A ban on painkiller Saridon has been lifted by the Supreme Court. The headache relief medicine was one of the 343 fixed dose combination (FDC) drugs banned in a notification by the Centre last year. FDCs are pharmaceutical products which contain two or more active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Safety concerns drove the Centre’s decision to …
Doctors’ strikes in multiple Indian states are hitting public and private hospitals alike. A strike by private doctors in Uttarakhand is forcing many patients to turn to government hospitals for treatment. The week-long strike has resulted in public health facilities becoming overburdened by a sudden spike in demand. The issue has come to the attention …
A sharp and worrying rise in pollution rates is being felt especially in the north of India, whose metros dominate the list of India’s most polluted cities. Bihar capital Patna tops the list. Kanpur and Varanasi – both in Uttar Pradesh – follow in second and third place respectively. Delhi places fourth in the rankings, …
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