Diabetes, along with noncommunicable diseases diseases (NCDs) as a whole, are the foremost health concern in India. NCDs account for 61 percent of deaths in India; diabetes, meanwhile, is considered the country’s fastest-growing disease. Could Indian startups, through the use of artificial intelligence (AI), provide potential solutions? Wellthy is among a growing trend of startups …
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Lung cancer is often thought of as a tobacco user’s disease, but new UK research suggests this may not be the case. Experts say non-smokers account for one in six lung cancer cases in the UK. Professor Paul Cosford – who himself is battling the disease, despite being a non-smoker – said “the absolute numbers …
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is already showing diagnostic abilities at similar levels of accuracy to experienced healthcare professionals. With further improvements in AI technology in the future, could AI surpass doctors in terms of accuracy? Such an eventuality could potentially — if the required financial commitment was made — go a long way towards easing the …
The Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra claims a dubious distinction. It is the Indian district with the highest rate of oral cancer. The district is home to more than a million people and reports an estimated 550 cancer cases every year. Oral cancer accounts for 28 percent of these cases, including forty percent of cancers in …
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A major part of the Government’s healthcare agenda has been the promotion of alternative medicines. To this end, the BJP government established a cabinet ministry in 2014 to promote traditional and alternative medicine systems like ayurveda, yoga, naturopathy, unani, siddha, and homoeopathy named the AYUSH ministry). Under the previous Congress government, AYUSH was a small …
Leprosy was declared eliminated in India in 2005, yet the number of disease cases appear to be rising. Leprosy, if left untreated, can ruin lives. However, stigma, much like the disease itself, is also capable of inflicting severe damage to the wellbeing and dignity of the sufferer. The number of new infections in India has …
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In 2017, one in every five deaths globally was due to poor eating habits according to a recent report published in The Lancet. “This study affirms that poor diet is responsible for more deaths than any other risk factor in the world,” author Dr Christopher Murray, Director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation …
How can India expect to substantially improve public health when pollutants such as arsenic are commonly found in water supplies? A major contributor to cancer rates? Exposure to arsenic is well-documented as increase the risk of a number of cancers. Among these are skin cancer, bladder cancer and lung cancer. Along with an increased risk …
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More than two years ago, Greenpeace warned that India was facing an “apocalypse” because of air pollution. This week, we are given yet another warning about the public health catastrophe brewing in the air and festering in Indians’ lungs. This is thanks to the 2019 State of Global Air Report. In 2017, India lost 1.2 million …
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In 2018, cancer killed 784,821 Indians. An estimated 2.25 million Indians are believed to be living with the disease. More than 1.15 million new cases were registered last year alone. These are worrisome figures for Indian policymakers and re-emphasise the rising burden of non-communicable diseases in India. But more worrisome are conclusions from a study …
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