‘Virtual psychiatrist’ is effective in diagnosing mental disorders: study
The ‘virtual psychiatrist’ tool developed by Indian researchers can help address the problem of poor diagnosis and treatment of …
Cancer growth in the body could originate from a single cell – target it to revolutionise treatment
Researchers identify and isolate cells within different cancerous growths, called the “cell of origin”
Why we should test everyone's genes to predict disease
If a test could reveal the diseases you and your family might be more likely to get, would you get it?
AI can dangerously misinform patients: WHO calls for policies for its safe, ethical use in healthcare
Unsafe use of AI can lead to people losing faith in the technology, thereby undermining its benefits
WHO releases new guidelines on breast cancer
Recommends “organised” screening to cut down breast cancer mortality by 20 per cent
Mystery behind Gorakhpur encephalitis deaths: is scrub typhus the likely cause?
Scrub typhus is caused by the Orientia tsutsugamushi bacterium, which is introduced in humans from the bites of the infected larvae of a certain …
Run-up to World TB Day: Shorter, cheaper treatment regimen can help eradicate tuberculosis
India accounts for more than 28% of the global burden of TB and more than 26% of total multi-drug resistant TB cases
Gender inequities worsen impact of cancer in women, finds Lancet Commission
Discrimination affects their rights and opportunities to avoid risk factors, ability to get timely diagnosis & quality care
How do blood tests work? Medical laboratory scientists explain the process
There are a lot of steps in the pathway from blood draw to diagnosis and treatment
Every 1 in 3 adults has hypertension, but only half know it
New WHO report called for prioritising prevention, early detection and effective management of high blood pressure
One test to detect different types of cancers
Test distinguishes between healthy patients and those with cancer, based on the damage done to the DNA present in their white blood cells
Ebola cases in DRC province continue to rise, surpass previous outbreak
The country had declared an end to the second-deadliest Ebola virus disease outbreak in eastern region on June 25
Democratic Republic of Congo calls end to 2nd-deadliest Ebola outbreak ever
Even as outbreak ends in country’s eastern area, another smaller outbreak surfaces in the northwest