Untested AI-based tools could harm patients, WHO warns

May 17, 2023, at 02:24 pm

New York: As excitement builds throughout health and information systems worldwide over the rich potential benefits of new tools generated by artificial intelligence (AI), the UN health agency on Tuesday called for action to ensure that patients are properly protected.

COVID ventilator patients can have permanent nerve damage: Study

Sep 04, 2020, at 10:26 pm

Severely ill COVID-19 patients on ventilators are placed in a prone (face down) position because it’s easier for them to breathe and reduces mortality. But that life-saving position can also cause permanent nerve damage in these vulnerable patients, reports a newly accepted study from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Current Alzheimer’s drugs do little to help patients: Study

Jun 29, 2020, at 04:48 pm

Boston/IBNS: Alzheimer’s dementia has no known cure and the effectiveness of drug and non-drug treatments for improving symptoms and quality of life is uncertain.

BM Birla, CMRI brave Covid-19 fear factor to save lives in Kolkata

May 08, 2020, at 06:52 pm

Committed to patient care and providing quality cardiac care, CK Birla Hospitals like BM Birla Heart Research Centre and CMRI remain  focused even during the lockdown period, writes Supriyo Hazra  

Improved diagnosis and treatment for patients with anaemia: Study

Jan 13, 2020, at 05:47 pm

London/IBNS: Ambulatory care specialists at the University of Birmingham are working with Vifor Pharma UK Limited (VPUK) to develop and implement a population-based anaemia diagnosis and treatment decision support service for routine healthcare delivery.

Indian rural dialysis patients have twice the mortality rate compared to their urban counterparts: Study

Jul 02, 2018, at 03:03 pm

New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): Rural dialysis patients in India have twice the mortality rate when compared to their urban counterparts, said a study conducted by NephroPlus, an Indian dialysis provider. 

Patients and doctors need better education on leprosy

May 11, 2016, at 07:53 pm

Edgbaston, May 11 (IBNS) Better education for both patients and doctors on how to spot the early symptoms of leprosy would help to reduce cases of the disease in Brazil, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Birmingham.