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Dec

    How prepared is India for future diseases? Experts discuss at Health of India Summit

    • Sneha Richhariya / 1 day
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    New Delhi: The Health of India Summit 2024 at Hotel Shangri-La, New Delhi, brought together leading healthcare innovators to discuss India’s potential as a global hub for biopharmaceutical innovation, emphasizing the need for collaborative, rapid, and cost-effective R&D strategies to address current and emerging disease challenges. The session titled  “Accelerating R&D Innovation for India’s Current […]

    03
    Dec

      HOI2024: Experts discuss AI’s role in transforming healthcare at Health of India Summit

      • Sneha Richhariya / 1 day
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      New Delhi: At the Health of India Summit 2024 in New Delhi, experts highlighted the transformative potential of AI in revolutionizing Indian healthcare, from early tuberculosis detection in rural areas to advanced cancer prediction models, while emphasizing the need for ethical frameworks, accurate data, and patient-centric integration. The session, titled “AI & Health: How AI […]

      02
      Dec

        FACT CHECK: Should you stop drinking vegetable juice?

        • Sneha Richhariya / 3 days
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        CLAIM: Drinking vegetable juice is harmful and should be avoided. FACT: Vegetable juice can be a healthy addition to your diet when consumed in moderation and as part of a balanced nutritional plan.   The First Check team came across a YouTube short from the account “DietTube India,” where the presenter claims that drinking vegetable […]

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        Nov

          Will AI revolutionise Indian healthcare by enabling self-diagnosis?

          • Sneha Richhariya / 7 days
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          New Delhi:  In May 2024, Ankit Gupta, a Delhi resident woke up from his deep slumber, hearing a strong beeping sound; but he couldn’t find the source of the sound. Worried about his ears ringing, he entered some of his symptoms into ChatGPT, an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot that scrapes the internet for information and […]

          27
          Nov

            UK-India health tech bootcamp returns with six Indian startups

            • Sneha Richhariya / 1 week
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            The second edition of the week-long UK-India HealthTech Bootcamp began in the United Kingdom, on Sunday, November 24, featuring six Indian startups, which aims at furthering innovation and building business partnerships in the UK’s healthcare ecosystem. Chosen from a competitive pool of 262 applicants, the participating startups—Backyard Creators, Onward Assist, Neodocs, Niramai Health Analytix, Ramja […]