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Just 24 pc of companies surveyed in India ready to defend cybersecurity threats: Cisco study
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Higher cancer rates found in military pilots, ground crews
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Two sisters donate ‘half of their livers’ to save their only brother, all three recuperating and leading a normal life
Dr Naresh Trehan, Chairperson and Managing Director, Medanta Hospital, said, “This is a unique example showcasing the power of organ donation to save lives. It draws our attention to the fact that any healthy person can save a loved one’s life by donating half of their liver or a single kidney without suffering any harm.”
Severe Covid-19 breakthrough cases mostly in older, sicker patients: Doctors
Such “breakthrough” cases have become central to a global debate over whether highly vaccinated countries should give booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines, and to which people. Israel began offering booster doses to people age 60 and up in July, and has since expanded that eligibility.
The United States, citing data out of Israel and other findings, said on Wednesday it would make booster doses available to all Americans beginning in September.
WHO seeks ‘best minds’ to probe new pathogens that jump from animals to humans
“In the last 20 years we’ve had many of these pathogens emerge or re-emerge: SARS, MERS, different avian influenzas, Zika, yellow fever and of course SARS-CoV-2,” van Kerkhove said.
India smartphone mkt to reach record 173 mn units in 2021: report
In 2020, the Indian market outperformed the North America, Latin America and Africa markets.
”Our outlook for India for the next five years remains positive, keeping in mind its 1.39-billion (and growing) population, upgrade of users from feature phone to smartphone, and future emergence of new use cases. The market is set to cross the 200-million mark in the next couple of years,” Counterpoint said.
Recovered Covid patients can donate kidneys: Study
Gulati said there was an apprehension that in case the person donating the kidney was someone who recovered from COVID-19, a low degree of coronavirus could be transferred to the recipient during the transplant process.
Musk says Tesla likely to launch humanoid robot prototype next year
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said Tesla will also introduce new hardware for its self-driving computer for its Cybertruck electric pick-up truck in “about a year or so.” Tesla in July pushed back the launch of its much-anticipated Cybertruck from this year, without giving a timeframe for its arrival on the market.
Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccines less effective against Delta variant: Study
The researchers, however, noted that with Delta, Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and Oxford-AstraZeneca preventive, known as Covishield in India, still offer good protection against new infections.
Two doses of either vaccine still provided at least the same level of protection as having had COVID-19 before through natural infection, they said.
First ‘Made in India’ 3-D printed heart valve developed in Chennai
The currently available artificial heart valves are either made of metal components (mechanical), or from animal tissues (bioprosthetic), each with its own disadvantages or complications, such as the risk of blood clot formation, valve failure due to degeneration, valve infection, the need for long-term blood thinner medications, etc.
The new heart valves developed using 3D printers can overcome these problems related to artificial heart valves, Dr Sanjay Cherian, the Vice President and COO at Frontier Lifeline Hospital, said in a statement.
Researchers from India, Brazil, Russia, S Africa to study the epidemiological impact of Covid, TB
Brazil, Russia, India, and South Africa, which are currently ranked second to fifth in the number of cases of COVID-19, belong to 24 countries recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) with the highest burden of tuberculosis, it said.
Study finds older patients with chronic conditions benefit from reading medical appointment notes
As of April 2021, federal law requires US healthcare organizations to provide patients with access to their electronic health records, including outpatient visit notes”Healthcare organizations should work to maximize patient engagement with this newly available health information both through patient portals and through other methods to ensure that patients and the healthcare systems reap the full benefit of this increased transparency,” said M. DesRoches, DrPH, executive director of OpenNotes at BIDMC.