Tag: health care

About 25 percent of people are negating the benefits of nutritious meals by indulging in detrimental snacks, significantly impacting their blood sugar...

As artificial intelligence, exemplified by tools like ChatGPT, becomes increasingly woven into everyday scenarios, medical professionals are witnessing the integration of these technologies into their clinical practice. Clinical Decision Support (CDS) algorithms are emerging as valuable aids for guiding healthcare providers in making crucial decisions regarding the diagnosis and treatment of prevalent medical conditions. These algorithms have the potential to assist doctors in determining appropriate courses of action, such as prescribing antibiotics or advising on high-risk surgeries.

A UNFPA report reveals the systemic racial abuse experienced by women and girls of African descent in healthcare systems globally, increasing their risk of maternal mortality. The mistreatment includes verbal and physical abuse, denial of quality care, and refusal of pain relief. The report emphasizes that justice and equality can only be achieved by addressing the mistreatment and providing respectful and compassionate care to Afro descendent women. It calls for the collection of robust health data by race and ethnicity, the elimination of racist ideology in medical training, and the establishment of policies to end abuse and mistreatment.

Digital influence and technological intervention are breaking barriers in the Indian healthcare industry, leading to a dynamic transformation.

India is experiencing a rapid health transition with a rising burden of Non - Communicable Diseases (NCD) surpassing the burden of communicable...

Industries producing just four harmful products – tobacco, alcohol, unhealthy food, and fossil fuels – account for at least a third of global deaths, illustrating the scale and huge economic cost of the problem, according to Lancet.

In a surprise study, researchers said that people's mental health fared fairly well over the course of Covid 19 pandemic, which until...

According to the Rural Health Statistics report 2021-22, there is a shortfall of 79.5 per cent of specialists at Community Health Centres...

Three years after the first outbreak of Covid-19, China is struggling to contain a coronavirus resurgence. The partial unlocking that began recently...

Racism, xenophobia, and discrimination adversely affect health across all ages, leading to health inequities, according to Lancet. In its...