Delhi govt to launch month-long cleanliness campaign in August: CM Gupta, ETHealthworld
New Delhi: Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday announced that the government will launch a month-long campaign, “Delhi’s Freedom from Garbage Cleanliness Drive,” from August 1 to mark India’s Independence anniversary. The special drive will run from August 1 to 31, according to a statement. Gupta announced that on July 29, a major meeting would be held at the Civic
Allahabad High Court Condemns Private Hospitals for Exploiting Patients, ETHealthworld
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has expressed displeasure over patients being treated as “guinea pigs or ATM machines” and dismissed a doctor’s plea against the criminal action initiated against him over the death of a pregnant woman. Justice Prasant Kumar said it was common practice nowadays for nursing homes and hospitals to entice the patients for treatment despite having inadequate
Centene Boosts Medicaid Insurer Confidence on Wall Street with Promising Rate Increases, ETHealthworld
New York: Wall Street regained confidence in Medicaid insurers after Centene said on Friday it expects to be able to raise rates charged to states for 2026 health plans for low-income Americans and strengthen profit margins. Insurer shares rose across the board. Centene shares were up 5% in early afternoon trading after falling 16% on the company’s announcement of a
COVID-19 Vaccines Prevent Over 2.5 Million Deaths Worldwide, New Study Reveals, ETHealthworld
New Delhi: COVID-19 vaccines helped prevent more than 25 lakh deaths across the world between 2020 and 2024 — for every 5,400 doses administered, one death was averted, estimates a study. Findings published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Health Forum “clearly demonstrate a major overall benefit from COVID-19 vaccination during the years 2020-2024”, with 90 per
Over 200 cancer day care centres to be established across India: Government, ETHealthworld
New Delhi: More than 200 Day Care Cancer Centres (DCCCs) have been approved for establishment across the country for the financial year 2025-26, including 14 centres in Andhra Pradesh, Minister of State for Health Prataprao Jadhav told the Lok Sabha on Friday. The Union Health Ministry conducted a national gap analysis using Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) cancer registry
A Woman’s Heartwarming Story, ETHealthworld
As AI tools like ChatGPT become more common in everyday life, some users are turning to them for help in areas traditionally handled by experts — including healthcare. While not a replacement for medical advice, AI has surprisingly stepped in as a second opinion when patients feel stuck. One such case, shared online, shows how ChatGPT helped uncover a diagnosis
Covid Vaccination Not Linked to Sudden Deaths in Young Adults, ETHealthworld
New Delhi: An ICMR study has found that Covid vaccination did not increase the risk of unexplained sudden deaths among young adults in India, Union Health Minister J P Nadda told Lok Sabha on Friday. Past Covid hospitalization, family history of sudden death and certain lifestyle behaviours increased the likelihood of unexplained sudden deaths. Responding to a question, Nadda said
Taste the flavours of Lahore and Patiala in Delhi at Amninder Sandhu’s Kikli
The culinary disposition of Punjab, unlike its geographic landscape, remains undivided. It spells the fusion of hearty, robust and fiery palate coupled with cooking techniques that date back to the Harappan civilisation. Fortunately, you do not have to travel back in time to taste the heritage of Punjabi cuisine. It has a new address — Kikli in New Delhi’s Connaught
The Deadly Duo You Need to Watch Out For, ETHealthworld
“Diabetic? Your Heart May Already Be at Risk—Here’s What to Do” In India and across the world, diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are rapidly emerging as two of the most serious public health challenges of our time. What makes them particularly dangerous is not just their individual impact, but the way they interact, amplify risk, and complicate each other’s management.
Development and evaluation of an agentic LLM based RAG framework for evidence-based patient education
Methods Subject-matter experts The clinical relevance and appropriateness of the evaluation framework were ensured through consultation with two subject-matter experts. HK, an internal medicine specialist with extensive PE experience, including service as the editor-in-chief of the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Arabic Health Encyclopaedia, provided guidance on general medicine topics and PE best practices. Additionally, MA, an oncology specialist at Al
Digitalizing English-language CT Interpretation for Positive Haemorrhage Evaluation Reporting: the DECIPHER study
Methods This is a retrospective diagnostic test accuracy study. The study methodology and reporting follow the recommendations of Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy (STARD).11 The STARD checklist is included in the online supplemental file 1. Design, setting, population and data source We assessed the performance of three methods of CT report digitalisation: an investigator-programmed text classification (TC) programme (in R:
Your Heart’s Silent Enemy Revealed, ETHealthworld
Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death globally and in India. As our understanding of cardiovascular health advances, one culprit has emerged with undeniable clarity—LDL-C, or Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol. Commonly referred to as “bad cholesterol,” elevated LDL-C is now recognized as a central factor in the development and progression of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), which includes heart
Revolutionary AI Model for Heart Disease Prevention Launched by Jaslok Hospital, ETHealthworld
Mumbai: Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre has partnered with AnginaX AI to launch an operational AI-based heart disease prevention model. AnginaX is described as India’s first licensed AI Doctor Assistant in cardiology. According to the hospital, this collaboration aims to shift cardiac care from late-stage intervention to early, technology-enabled prevention. It is stated that the AnginaX AI system deployed in
IIT Indore Launches Pioneering Schools in Sustainability and Biosciences, ETHealthworld
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore, in partnership with The Bhupat & Jyoti Mehta Family Foundation (MFF), has announced the establishment of two new academic schools: the Mehta Family School of Sustainability and the Mehta Family School of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering. These schools mark MFF’s seventh and eighth academic partnerships in India and will be housed
Max Lab Partners with Stepcare to Bring Advanced Diagnostic Services to Bengaluru, ETHealthworld
Bengaluru: Max Lab, the diagnostic arm of Max Healthcare, has announced its entry into the Bengaluru market through a collaboration with city-based healthcare provider Stepcare. The partnership is intended to enhance access to quality diagnostic services by combining Max Lab’s test portfolio with Stepcare’s laboratory infrastructure. It is indicated that Max Lab will operate out of Stepcare’s facilities, offering a
Revolutionary Health Information Management System Launches in Delhi, ETHealthworld
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday launched the Health Information Management System (HIMS), calling it a major leap towards digital, transparent and accessible healthcare in Delhi. The new system will allow patients to book OPD appointments online, receive digital OPD slips, and access their medical records in real-time-eliminating the need to queue up at govt hospitals. Gupta also
The Bhag Club in Delhi turns one inspiring people to run for fun
Participants at The Bhag Club voluntary run in Delhi | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Last Sunday, a large group of college students and young adults gathered at Chanakyapuri in Delhi and voluntarily put on their running shoes to run the perimeter of Nehru Park and test their stamina and energy levels. It was neither a competitive race nor was there
AIIMS Raipur and IIT Indore Collaborate in Groundbreaking Health Tech Masterclass, ETHealthworld
RAIPUR: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Raipur hosted a masterclass on Technology Interventions in Healthcare, in collaboration with the DRISHTI CPS Foundation, an initiative by IIT Indore. The event focused on how technology and artificial intelligence (AI) can be integrated into healthcare services. A team from the Foundation visited AIIMS Raipur and toured key clinical areas, including
India-UK FTA Boosts Medical Device Sector: Challenges Ahead, ETHealthworld
New Delhi: The formal announcement of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the UK has brought big cheers for the domestic industry and the country medical device makers applaud the trade pact, that commits smoother market entry and duty free access to Indian exports. According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the ‘Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement’
The Future of Precision Medicine in India, ETHealthworld
New Delhi: In an era where precision is paramount and patient recovery is prioritised more than ever, robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) is no longer a futuristic concept—it is rapidly becoming the gold standard in operating rooms across the globe, and increasingly, in India. Once reserved for complex prostatectomies, robotic surgery today spans a wide range of specialties—from gynecology and gastrointestinal surgery
Unusual Diagnosis of Rare Subcutaneous Tailgut Cyst in 37-Year-Old Woman by Redcliffe Labs, ETHealthworld
New Delhi: Diagnostics service provider Redcliffe Labs has reported the diagnosis of a subcutaneous tailgut cyst in a 37-year-old woman, marking an unusual presentation of a typically deep pelvic congenital condition. The case, led by Dr. Mayanka Seth, Consultant Pathologist at Redcliffe Labs, has been published in the Indian Journal of Case Reports. Tailgut cysts are rare developmental anomalies arising
Impact of atrial fibrillation centre on the implementation of the atrial fibrillation better care holistic pathway in a Chinese large teaching hospital: an interrupted time series analysis
Discussion Principal finding: systemic impact of AFC construction This longitudinal analysis of 18 942 patients with AF demonstrates that institutionalisation of Atrial Fibrillation Centres significantly enhanced ABC pathway adherence, with hospital-wide implementation rates rising from 23.3% to 40% and cardiology departments achieving 60% compliance by 2023. To our knowledge, this constitutes the first empirical evidence establishing AFCs as a catalytic framework
Exploring doctors’ perspectives on generative-AI and diagnostic-decision-support systems
Abstract This research presents key findings from a project exploring UK doctors’ perspectives on artificial intelligence (AI) in their work. Despite a growing interest in the use of AI in medicine, studies have yet to explore a representative sample of doctors’ perspectives on, and experiences with, making use of different types of AI. Our research seeks to fill this gap
Apollo Hospitals and Siemens Healthineers Unite for AI Innovations, ETHealthworld
New Delhi: Apollo Hospitals and healthcare company Siemens Healthineers have announced a research collaboration aimed at advancing innovation in artificial intelligence (AI) and imaging technologies to improve liver disease management. According to the partners, the research will span areas such as quantitative ultrasound imaging and AI-driven clinical solutions. The stated objective is to enhance patient care pathways across the liver
Boston Scientific lifts annual profit forecast, sees smaller tariff impact, ETHealthworld
Bengaluru: Boston Scientific raised its annual profit forecast on Wednesday, banking on strong demand for its heart devices, and trimmed its expectation for tariff-related costs to half of the previously projected amount. Shares of the company rose 4.8% in morning trading following the results. “Based on the current schedule of expected tariffs, we now anticipate a full-year headwind of about