From bleeding to healing: Bihar man recovers under Ayushman Bharat, thanks govt

IANS | July 8, 2025 8:28 PM

Vaishali, July 8 (IANS) In a heartfelt testimony to the life-changing impact of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), Manohar Das, a resident of Arniya Panchayat in Jandaha block of Vaishali district of Bihar, shared how the flagship healthcare scheme saved his life after he suffered severe health complications.

IIT Delhi launches new online executive programme for AI in Healthcare

IANS | July 7, 2025 12:52 PM

New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) In a bid to empower healthcare professionals and technologists with artificial intelligence (AI)-based skills and to revolutionise patient care in the country, the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) has launched a new online programme -- Executive Programme for AI in Healthcare, the institute said on Monday.

AI decodes gut bacteria to provide clues about health

IANS | July 6, 2025 12:41 PM

Tokyo, July 6 (IANS) For the first time, researchers from the University of Tokyo have used a special kind of artificial intelligence (AI) called a Bayesian neural network to probe a dataset on gut bacteria in order to find relationships that current analytical tools could not reliably identify.

425 under surveillance as Kerala battles fresh Nipah virus outbreak

IANS | July 6, 2025 10:05 AM

Thiruvananthapuram, July 6 (IANS) Kerala Health Minister Veena George has confirmed that 425 individuals have been placed on the Nipah virus contact list across the state. The highest number of contacts, 228, is in Malappuram district, followed by 110 in Palakkad and 87 in Kozhikode.