New machine learning model to prevent sight loss in humans
Tokyo, Dec 14 - Japanese researchers have developed models based on machine learning that predict the risk of visual impairment in patients with high myopia -- one of the top three causes of irreversible blindness in many regions of the world.
US SC to decide whether to restrict abortion drug nationwide
Washington, Dec 14 - The US Supreme Court said that it will consider whether to restrict nationwide access to a widely used abortion drug, even in the states where the procedure is still allowed after the landmark Roe v. Wade judgment was overturned
Plant-based foods lack key vitamins necessary for healthy pregnancy: Study
London, Dec 6 - Pregnant women are not getting the essential nutrients they and their babies need from modern diets, said scientists, who have warned that the situation will likely worsen as more people turn to plant-based foods.
Flu, Covid infections tick up in US
Los Angeles, Dec 6 - The US is experiencing increasing flu and Covid-19 infections nationwide, with elevated respiratory illnesses, particularly among young children.
New wearable device can send health data up to 24 kms farther than Wi-Fi
New York, Dec 5 - A group of researchers has developed a wearable monitoring device system that can send health data up to 24 kms much farther than Wi-Fi or Bluetooth systems can – without any significant infrastructure.
UP to set up Integrated Public Health Laboratory in all district hospitals
Lucknow, Dec 5 - The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, as part of its ongoing drive to improve health infrastructure, is setting up Integrated Public Health Laboratory in all 75 district hospitals of the state.
All-women team at Mumbai civic hospital performs complex Cesarean on woman with stuck placenta
Mumbai, Nov 27 - An all-women team of medicos and nurses successfully performed a complex life-saving Cesarean section surgery on a pregnant woman with the placenta stuck to the uterus walls, at a civic peripheral hospital, an official said here on Monday.
Death risk from coal particulate pollution double than PM2.5 from other sources
New York, Nov 25 - Exposure to fine particulate air pollutants from coal-fired power plants (coal PM2.5) is associated with a risk of mortality more than double that of exposure to PM2.5 from other sources, say researchers after examining emissions data and Medicare
Half dose of Covid-19 booster delivers similar immune response as full: Study
San Francisco, Nov 25 - Decreasing the widely used Covid-19 booster vaccine dose produces a similar immune response in adults as compared to a full dose with fewer side effects, a new study has found.
E. coli bacteria more capable at evolving antibiotic resistance than previously thought
New York, Nov 25 - E. coli bacteria may be far more capable at evolving antibiotic resistance than scientists previously thought, according to a new study.
New AI tool identifies non-smokers at high risk for lung cancer
New York, Nov 24 - A novel artificial intelligence (AI) tool can identify non-smokers who are at high risk for lung cancer using a routine chest X-ray image, according to researchers, including one of Indian-origin.
Eating plant-based foods over meat may cut risk of diabetes, heart disease: Study
San Francisco, Nov 25 - Swapping animal-based food such as red and processed meat with plant-based foods such as nuts or legumes may help lower the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, and overall mortality, a new study
Autistic people experience a reduced life expectancy: Study
London, Nov 25 - A new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers confirms that autistic people experience a reduced life expectancy, however the number of years of life lost may not be as high as previously claimed.
AI can better recognise tempo, stages of embryonic development
London, Nov 25 - Researchers are now developing and using methods based on artificial intelligence (AI) to recognise the tempo and stages of embryonic development.
Covid-19 vaccine uptake lower than expected: US CDC
Los Angeles, Nov 25 - Covid-19 vaccine uptake in the US is lower than expected, with only 14 per cent of American adults had gotten an updated Covid-19 vaccine through November 4, according to the latest information of the US Centers for Disease
China pneumonia cases: Indian docs call for raising surveillance, hygiene measures
New Delhi, Nov 24 - Amid a cluster of pneumonia cases in China, Indian doctors have called for increasing surveillance as well as hygiene measures, if such situation arises in the country.
New hydrogel jabs to reduce daily diabetes shots to just 3 a year
New York, Nov 24 - Researchers have developed a novel hydrogel drug delivery system that transforms daily or weekly injections of diabetes and weight control drugs like Ozempic, Mounjaro, Trulicity, Victoza, and others to just once every four months.
Monitoring outbreak of H9N2 cases in China, India prepared for any health exigency: Health Ministry
New Delhi, Nov 24 - The Union Health Ministry on Friday said it is closely monitoring the reported outbreak of H9N2 cases and clusters of respiratory illness in children in northern China and that India is prepared for any kind of public health
Investment in novel therapies key to tackle antimicrobial resistance: Report
New Delhi, Nov 24 - Key priorities to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) should include improved antimicrobial stewardship and investment in novel therapies, according to a report on Friday.
KGMU gets patent for dental device
Lucknow, Nov 24 - A group of four doctors at the King George’s Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow have patented a device that will reduce the need for multiple hands for various dental processes and will save patients eyes from infection at the