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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

By Anjali Ved1 Comment

health and wellness

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...

Childhood cancers are more susceptible to treatment than adult cancer

24Feb

By Anjali VedNo Comments

health and wellness, Science

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

By Anjali VedNo Comments

health and wellness

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...