Healthcare providers to join US plan to manage AI risks-White House

"The administration is pulling every lever it has to advance responsible AI in health-related fields," the White House official said, adding AI carried enormous potential to benefit patients, doctors, and hospital staff if managed responsibly.

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Medical devices cybersecurity market expected to reach $1.1 billion by 2027: GlobalData

The growth is largely driven by the increasing connectivity and digital integration of medical devices, which makes them more susceptible to cyberattacks. While cyberattacks are more likely with the adoption of digital health and connected devices, several strategies can be employed to mitigate said risks.

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Doctors advise Singaporeans to vaccinate, put on face masks amidst Covid-19 wave

The latest Ministry of Health (MOH) data for the week ending December 2 showed an average of 2,970 cases a day at Singapore's 25 polyclinics against a five-year median of 2,009 daily cases for 2018 to 2022 for this time of the year. While this is lower than the 3,000 to 3,500 a day in the pre-pandemic years, it comes on the back of almost three years of low infection rates due to precautions taken against COVID-19.

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Asia, Europe, Africa, Middle East at greatest risk of deaths from heart-diseases: Study

The researchers, including those from the National Institutes of Health and Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington, US, said that these numbers also reflected global population growth and ageing and the contributions from preventable metabolic, environmental, and behavioural risks.

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6 per cent who survived COVID-19 in 2020-22 died by 2023: Study

Nearly 6 per cent of patients who had recovered from COVID-19 between March 2020 and March 2022 had died by July 2023, says a study by Tamil Nadu's health department. The breakup showed nearly 20 per cent fatalities in the 61-80 age group and below 1 per cent among those 40 and younger.

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5 countries in East and southern Africa have anthrax outbreaks, WHO says, with 20 deaths reported

Five countries in East and southern Africa are in the middle of outbreaks of the anthrax disease, with more than 1,100 suspected cases and 20 deaths this year, the World Health Organization said Monday. A total of 1,166 suspected cases had been reported in Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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In the coming times, biotechnology will become the biggest foundation for health treatment: Dr Mansukh Mandaviya

Dr Mandaviya noted that the Indian Biotech Industry aiming to grow to $150 billion by 2025 and $300 billion by 2030, and India is currently among the top 12 destinations for Biotechnology in the world with approximately 3 per cent share in the Global Biotechnology Industry. The Minister virtually addressed the pre-event summit ‘Biotechnology: The Path of Innovation & Wellness for Viksit Bharat’.

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