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Artificial intelligence than can monitor snoring levels and identify sleep disorders developed

Sleep disorders such as sleep apnoea are usually diagnosed in specialist sleep clinics, but these can be expensive and also disruptive for patients as they usually have to wear a range of devices that can feel uncomfortable or invasive.

Many sufferers of sleep disorders are not identified until other medical problems become apparent, meaning that they are less likely to make lifestyle changes that could improve their condition without the need for treatment.

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Psychiatric patients at increased risk of Covid-19 hospitalisation, mortality: Study

Individuals with psychotic disorders and mood disorders, as well as patients receiving treatment with antipsychotics or anxiolytics (anxiety-reducing drugs) appeared as the most vulnerable groups for Covid-19-associated mortality. Patients with substance use disorders were also at increased risk for hospitalisation following Covid-19.

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India’s healthcare infrastructure has many gaps, adversely impacts the lives of  marginalised people : Oxfam Study

India’s healthcare infrastructure has many gaps, adversely impacts the lives of  marginalised people : Oxfam Study

Noting that 63 million people are pushed into poverty every year due to health costs, the report said 67.8 per cent of total expenditure on health in India was paid out of pocket, while the world average is just 18.2 per cent.

The availability of free medicines in public healthcare facilities has declined from 31.2 per cent to 8.9 per cent for in-patient care and from 17.8 per cent to 5.9 per cent for out-patient care over the last two decades, the report said.

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Born prematurely, critically-ill baby undergoes rare surgery in Delhi

The surgery took place on June 16 through a device called ”piccolo’.,.
He was diagnosed with Patent Ductus Arteriosus or PDA, a common condition detected in newborns.
PDA causes a duct or an opening in a child’s heart to stay open which otherwise would have closed within three to seven days of the birth. This causes a backflow of blood from the heart to the lungs causing major complications due to the blood pooling in the lungs, doctors said.

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