Health News: Medical Updates

Stubble burning not only to blame for alarming spike in air quality in Delhi: CSE report

IANS | November 7, 2023 7:28 PM

New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Delhi’s pollution level – PM2.5 concentration – saw its first huge spike of this winter season on November 2 with a sudden and staggering 68 per cent jump within 24 hours, crossing 313 microgramme per metre cubed which was equivalent to "severe plus" category as per the Air Quality Index (AQI) concentration range, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said in its latest study.

Covid surge led to 4-fold rise in congenital abnormalities in China: Report

IANS | November 7, 2023 6:47 PM

Beijing, Nov 7 (IANS) Doctors in China have identified an increased association of SARS-CoV-2 infection during early weeks of gestation with a congenital abnormality called Situs Inversus, where internal organs are mirrored in position.

Long Covid in women linked to inflammation levels during infection: Study

IANS | November 7, 2023 4:29 PM

New York, Nov 7 (IANS) Women who have mild inflammation in the acute stages of Covid-19 infection may be more likely to experience a particular set of long Covid symptoms, according to new research.

AI twice as accurate as biopsy at diagnosing severity of rare cancer: Study

IANS | November 7, 2023 3:02 PM

London, Nov 7 (IANS) Artificial intelligence (AI) could be around twice as accurate as a biopsy at grading the aggressiveness of some sarcomas, according to new research.

New brain implant shows promise to translate speech from thoughts

IANS | November 7, 2023 2:07 PM

New York, Nov 7 (IANS) A team of scientists have developed a novel prosthetic that has the potential to decode signals from the brain's speech centre to predict what a person is trying to say.

Patients with respiratory trouble face higher risk of complications

IANS | November 7, 2023 1:30 PM

Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) People suffering from respiratory problems face a higher risk of health complications in wake of deterioration in Lucknow's air quality index (AQI) from 'moderate' to 'poor', said medical experts.

AI can predict, prevent sudden cardiac death

IANS | November 7, 2023 12:43 PM

London, Nov 7 (IANS) Predicting sudden cardiac death, and perhaps even addressing a person's risk to prevent future death, may be possible through artificial intelligence (AI), according to a research that could offer a new move toward prevention and global health strategies.

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Stubble burning not only to blame for alarming spike in air quality in Delhi: CSE report

Covid surge led to 4-fold rise in congenital abnormalities in China: Report

Long Covid in women linked to inflammation levels during infection: Study

AI twice as accurate as biopsy at diagnosing severity of rare cancer: Study

New brain implant shows promise to translate speech from thoughts

Patients with respiratory trouble face higher risk of complications

AI can predict, prevent sudden cardiac death

PM2.5 pollution in winter raises heart attack, chest pain risks: Study

Traumatic events may raise effects of poor sleep on kids' heart health: Study

Several UP hospitals to be upgraded: Dy CM Pathak

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