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Testosterone times for sport

Given the rewards for sports performance, and the cachet that sporting success brings to nations, it would be naïve to imagine that people will not seek workarounds

AI and healthcare: Indian medics see turnkey opportunity in US hospitals

A recent study revealed that physicians spend nearly six hours of an 11-hour workday working with EHR

Cold plasma shows potential to kill 99.9% of airborne viruses: Study

During the tests researchers also tracked the amount of viral genome that was present in the air

India partnering with Israel to adopt digital, AI solutions in healthcare

India already uses Israeli prowess in the fields of defence and agriculture (think drip irrigation). Now, it is showing a growing interest in Israel's digital health solutions as well

Healthcare technology space proving to be a gold mine for startups

According to private investment-tracking firm Tracxn, digital healthcare start-ups received about $565 million in 2018, an all-time high and 43 per cent higher than the previous year

Foundations for health policy

A key input is networks of health care providers that offer comprehensive care to individuals

Ayushman Bharat to help hospital sector bounce back in 2019, says Icra

The healthcare sector is expected to benefit from an increase in the disease burden, higher incidents of lifestyle diseases, and an ageing demographic profile

Don't stay up late, and set an alarm! Sleeping right key to a healthy heart

An irregular sleep pattern is linked to a host of cardiovascular risks, including obesity, high blood pressure

Small group of innovators in India finds ways to bring down medical bills

If the current scope of innovations is anything to go by, India is on the path to setting an example for the world

How bold political choices, aligning schemes can improve India's healthcare

That health is not 'merely the absence of disease or infirmity', but 'is a fundamental human right'

Gender inequality in healthcare behind death of more girls under 5: Study

In 2015, a total of 5.9 million children under the age of five years died.

Why India's primary healthcare is reeling and what it can learn from others

In West Bengal and Kerala in India - states in which primary healthcare is co-managed by panchayats - health outcomes are better than in most other states

How healthcare has become tougher for transgenders, non-binaries in US

Most recently, the White House has begun to seriously weigh removing transgender and intersex individuals from definitions of gender completely and that would be a problem

Get over fitness tracking, wearable devices may soon forecast sickness

Passive data collection via smartphones and wearable devices may provide monitoring technology as a low cost, accessible solution

More Indians die of treatable diseases than lack of access to healthcare

Poor care quality leads to nearly twice as many deaths as due to non-utilisation of healthcare services (838,000 persons)

Sound opportunity in healthcare investment but the ride may be bumpy

All segments of the healthcare theme - pharma, hospitals, diagnostics and health insurance - are expected to grow rapidly over the long term

Health care in India needs a digital transformation

Is there a technology push in the sector that can give us confidence that we will see real change in our country?

India home to about 50% of world's under-nourished children: Report

The report said the agriculture and food processing sectors in the country are facing grave nutritional challenges

Time to fix healthcare

While personalised medicine is the holy grail, cost structures to justify the same are prohibitive

Rs 18 lakh for 15 days: 7-year-old's death in Gurgaon hospital sparks row

Union health ministry to take action against hospital