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Alleviating the risks and making the most of AI: Roadmap for the healthcare industry in India- sources

3Mar

By Anjali VedNo Comments

Alleviating the risks and making the most of AI: Roadmap for the healthcare industry in India- sources

Artificial intelligence even though in its developing years is continuously expanding its realm. While progress is taking place in autonomous vehicle technology, a new age of AI-supported autonomous weapon systems (AWS), primarily drones, will likely be a noteworthy part of future war. However, what continues to be a subject of debate are the correlating risks of such drones and potential catastrophic strategy outcomes. In such circumstances how is one expected to blame a machine? Before anyone reacts, we need to remember that under the Geneva convention, the senior-most person in charge is chargeable for crimes if they knowingly or unknowingly allowed the crime to occur, even though the decision in this hypothetical situation was made by AI. Health care applies...

PM received the Covaxin shot at AIIMS and fits the eligibility criteria for the second phase of the vaccination drive

1Mar

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PM received the Covaxin shot at AIIMS and fits the eligibility criteria for the second phase of the vaccination drive

PM Narendra Modi fits the eligibility criteria for the second phase of vaccination at age of 70. Prime minister Narendra Modi, received the Bharat Biotech vaccine shot at AIIMS, Delhi as the stage 2 drive of vaccination. He turned to Twitter to announce the covid shot along with a photo. Commending the researchers, PM Modi said that “it is amazing how quickly they have managed to get the corona vaccine.” He inspired the citizens to participate in the mass immunization drive. Candidates who are eligible must get their second covid shot, he added on Twitter. PM reached the hospital early morning, according to the report of Indian express. He took the vaccine by sister Nivedita, from Puducherry. While the other nurses belong to Kerala, as per the IE report. Interestingly he w...

Brazil signed a contract to buy 20 million covid vaccines from Bharat biotech of India

26Feb

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Brazil signed a contract to buy 20 million covid vaccines from Bharat biotech of India

On Thursday, Brazil's health ministry signed a contract to buy 20 million Covaxin vaccines, the corona vaccine manufactured by Bharat Biotech of India, for delivery in the middle of March and May. The health ministry said in a statement that the contract is worth 1.6 billion reais which is around $ 290,000. Expectedly the first 8 million doses will arrive in March. To pick up the speed in purchasing vaccines in Brazil and dealing with the second lethal corona strain outbreak, the ministry said it published new rules last week passing out the bidding process. As of Thursday, brazil reported 1,541 cases of death due to corona infection. This was the highest death toll since the outbreak happened. The South American country, along with 65,998 new cases, has now registered 10,...

Childhood cancers are more susceptible to treatment than adult cancer

24Feb

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Childhood cancers are more susceptible to treatment than adult cancer

Four lakh children are reported with cancer all over the world. Of these, around 50,000 cases are of India. With the increasing number of cases of cancer, the survival rate in developing and underdeveloped countries is falling. WHO had announced a global initiative for childhood cancer. Manas Kalra, the senior oncologist at Delhi's Ganga Ram Hospital showed his concern for such a condition and spoke to Amit Anand Choudhary for the safeguard measures that need to be taken. How childhood cancer is different from adult cancer? Childhood cancers are more manageable and have a high rate of cure than adult cancers. However, the types of cancer are also different between children and adults. When children suffer from blood cancer, brain tumors, lymphomas adults suffer from solid...

Northeast Delhi has broken the covid code from next to nothing: Delhi

20Feb

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Northeast Delhi has broken the covid code from next to nothing: Delhi

The northeast district of Delhi did not report even a single case on Thursday, though 5,143 tests were done. Of these 3,000 were tested by the gold RT-PCR test. Almost 11 districts have shown the decline in covid cases but the northeast has been striking. On February 13, only a single case was reported, and 4 cases on the day later, and no case on February 15. It reported only 2 cases on Feb 16 and three on Feb 17, before entering with no case on Feb 18. The district magistrate, Pankaj Kumar, said that the slipping in positivity rate is due to the consistent efforts on continuous testing and tracing, and isolation. “We have been continuously tracking the contacts of Covid individuals and testing them, he further said.” hence this helps in the early investigation of the infectio...

Madras HC took action against the side effects of covidshield vaccine on a vax volunteer

19Feb

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Madras HC took action against the side effects of covidshield vaccine on a vax volunteer

As of Friday, Madras high court issued notice to the center, and 5 other respondents of the drug regulatory body, including ICMR and the Serum Institute of India, AstraZeneca, and Sri Ramachandra Higher Education and Research. Chennai is asking for an answer for the writ appeal of a Covidshield trial volunteer who stated that he acquired severe side effects after the trial. The court after hearing the matter through video conferencing has decided to set down the next hearing on March 26. Asif Riaz, a 41 years covid trial volunteer urged to decree on the administration of the covid vaccine to the public and reimbursement of 5 crore rupees for the harm he has incurred after going through the vaccine trial. He has suffered from acute neuro encephalopathy after a few days of t...