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What is 'face age'? Can this novel AI-tool help fight diseases like cancer?

AI-powered 'face age' tests are helping doctors predict patient outcomes, even tailor cancer treatments and has the potential to revolutionise healthcare

Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case in US: CDC

Last week, the United States reported its first severe case of the virus, in a Louisiana resident above the age of 65, who was suffering from severe respiratory illness

Healthcare sector in India to reach $320 billion by 2028, says report

India's pharmaceutical sector is targeting $130 billion by 2030 and biotechnology is aiming for $300 billion by the same year: Great Place To Work report

Budget wishlist: Hospitals want rise in allocation, better PMJAY rates

According to the Nathealth-Healthcare Federation of India, the sector is pushing for an increase in healthcare spending to 2.5 per cent of the GDP

NATHEALTH asks govt to address gaps in healthcare in upcoming Budget

In its pre-Budget recommendations, NATHEALTH sought increasing budgetary allocations of the healthcare sector to over 2.5 per cent of GDP

Action likely against AbbVie executive who signed self-declaration

Pharma cos and docs say medical conferences have declined since March after UCPMP was notified

Pharma dept reprimands AbbVie Healthcare for unethical marketing practices

Company sponsored 'extravagant pleasure trips' abroad of 30 doctors, violating code on pharmaceutical marketing practices

Silver lining: How technology is changing the landscape of elder care

The concluding part of the silver economy series looks at innovative apps and wearables that are empowering seniors and their families

Centre mulls adding more Centres of Excellence for rare disease patients

2-3 new CoEs likely to be added to the current count of 12

USFDA restricts imports of certain Viatris drugs made at India facility

The FDA has issued a warning letter to Viatris related to its drug manufacturing facility in Indore in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh

TB patients face high costs despite free diagnosis, treatment from govt

Researchers from the TB Support Network, WHO Country Office for India, New Delhi, and Indian Council for Medical Research-National Institute of Epidemiology, Tamil Nadu, interviewed over 1,400 people

NPPA sets retail prices for 65 drugs, revises ceiling for 20 formulations

The ceiling prices of seven other drugs were revised to include the impact of the 0.00551 per cent increase in drug prices in the National List of Essential Medicines

Four OEMs express interest in manufacturing e-ambulances: MHI official

This initiative aims to bolster the country's medical sector, which currently operates approximately 50,000 ambulances

Healthcare, pharma sectors raise Rs 14,811 crore via IPOs in 2024

Record fundraising surpasses the previous high of Rs 9,370 cr in 2023

Nadda meets CMs, urges support for Centre's intensified TB campaign

Nadda called on CMs, lieutenant governors, state health ministers to monitor the campaign at state level and ensure the same is done by political and administrative leadership at the district level

Aiims in process of making low cost therapy for treating multiple myeloma

This kind of therapy is expected to make advanced treatments like CAR-T cell therapies more affordable and accessible for patients in India

CAG report highlights manpower shortage across Maha's health institutions

The Comptroller and Auditor General noted that providing adequate and quality healthcare services to a large population requires a robust healthcare infrastructure and services

36 cr beneficiaries verified under Ayushman Bharat PM-Jan Arogya Yojana

The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Prataprao Jadhav stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Friday

Healthcare industry faces rising cybersecurity threats: Seqrite report

Malware detections in the healthcare sector were dominated by Trojans, which accounted for 43.38 per cent of all threats

India's ageing population at high risk of dementia, cases to double by 2030

By 2050, India will host 15% of the world's silver generation, facing a rising wave of dementia