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AI can spot patients at risk for suicide, finds study
Colin Walsh, associate professor of biomedical informatics,...
AI tools like GPT-4 do not fare well in ‘conversing’ with patients study finds
"Our work reveals a striking paradox - while these AI models excel...
Covid Lab-Leak fight masks global rise of high-security biolabs
For decades, scientists from the US, China, Russia, Canada and Europe have swapped ideas for standardizing safety and security amid biolab building booms. At least 15 organizations have helped develop guidelines for the proper handling of viruses and bacteria, but the...
Women in Indian informal economy ready to compromise on salaries for health benefits: Survey
'India Inc must invest in training and skill development for better employability of women, helping them find employment opportunities, and offer social security benefits – as opposed to simply salary considerations – to a wider employable population,'' said Lohit...
Biden proposes to raise taxes on high earners to avert Medicare funding crisis- WaPo
The White House's proposal would raise the net investment income tax, created by the Affordable Care Act, from 3.8% to 5% for all Americans earning more than $400,000 per year, according to the report. The White House will propose raising taxes on people earning more...
Nearly everyone globally exposed to unhealthy levels of tiny air pollutants: Lancet study
While the daily PM2.5 levels have reduced in Europe and North America in the two decades to 2019, levels have increased in South Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America and the Caribbean, with more than 70 per cent of days globally seeing levels above what is...
H3N2 also spreads like COVID, elderly should be careful: Dr Randeep Guleria
Dr Randeep Guleria "It spreads through droplets. However, I think there is not that much of a cause of concern because although the number of cases increased hospitalisation has not gone up to a very large extent." he said. New Delhi: Noting a spurt in cases of the...
Delhi HC asks consortium for rare diseases to give recommendations on funding of clinical trials
The consortium shall consider the age of children whose lives may be completely curtailed if treatment is not commenced and the expenses, which may be incurred for providing the medicines, it said The consortium shall deal with the possibility and feasibility of...
PM Modi chairs high-level meet to review preparedness for hot weather conditions this summer
PM was also briefed about disasters related to heat, mitigation measures and preparedness of medical infrastructure, the PMO said New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday chaired a high-level meeting to review preparedness for the hot weather conditions during...
Uzbek cough syrup deaths: Process underway to cancel license of Marion Biotech, says official
Marion Biotech had come under the scanner in December over reports of the children’s death in Uzbekistan after which India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) initiated a probe into the matter and found 22 out of 36 samples “not of standard quality”...
Ayushman Bharat – Health and Wellness Centres scheme cannot be converted by states: Health Minister Mandaviya
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya ''Health and Wellness Centres scheme cannot be converted. If any state does not want to adopt it, it can stop it, that is one issue. But it cannot be converted,'' Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya stressed Patiala: Health Minister...
Influenza a subtype causing cough, fever, ICMR experts say
The Indian Medical Association (IMA), on the other hand, has advised against indiscriminate use of antibiotics amid rising cases of cough, cold and nausea across the country New Delhi: A persistent cough, sometimes accompanied by fever, running through India for the...