Wipro will leverage NVIDIA’s AI software for enterprises for the production of AI across its current portfolio of healthcare solutions in the affordable care act (ACA), Medicare, and Medicaid, the company said in a statement. Updated On Nov 23, 2023 at 04:05 PM IST New Delhi: IT major Wipro on Tuesday announced a collaboration with … Read more
Brussels: A large majority of European Union countries want stronger EU action to prepare for the health consequences of climate change and global warming’s potential to spread vector-borne diseases, a document seen by Reuters showed. Europe is experiencing severe health impacts as a result of the changing climate. Around 61,000 people are estimated to have … Read more
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder in which repeated seizures occur, which are sudden alterations in one’s behaviour due to a temporary change in the electrical functioning of the brain. In normal patients, tiny electrical impulses are generated inside the brain in an orderly pattern. The electrical impulses travel inside the brain via neurons, and throughout … Read more
Bengaluru: The U.S. health regulator’s staff on Wednesday flagged concerns that data on Merck’s chronic cough drug might not be enough to prove the treatment’s meaningful benefit, documents released ahead of a meeting of independent experts showed. Shares of the drugmaker were down nearly 1 per cent at $101.2 in afternoon trade. The concerns were … Read more
New Delhi: Mirati Therapeutics said on Friday the European medicines regulator’s panel has recommended approval of its treatment for a type of lung cancer. The European Medicine Agency’s committee backed Krazati following a re-examination of the drug the panel had declined to back for authorisation in July, saying the requirements for conditional support were not … Read more
New Delhi: US health authorities on Thursday approved the world’s first vaccine for Chikungunya, a virus spread by infected mosquitoes that the Food and Drug Administration called “an emerging global health threat.” The vaccine, developed by Europe’s Valneva which will be marketed under the name Ixchiq, was approved for people 18 and over who are … Read more
Frankfurt: German chemicals giant Bayer said Wednesday it would cut management jobs and was examining splitting off one of its divisions after reporting a massive third-quarter loss. The maker of Aspirin has long been under pressure from activist investors as its problems mounted, and earlier this year brought in a new CEO to help steer … Read more
Headaches are very common in children and teens. In fact, more than half will suffer from headaches at some point, and by 18 years the majority of adolescents have had them. And while most headaches are part of a viral illness, some are migraines. In fact, recurring migraines affect as many as one in ten … Read more
On average, how many hours do you sleep each night? For most healthy adults, guidelines suggest at least seven hours of slumber. But these are general recommendations and not strict rules. “Some people need less than seven hours, while others might need more,” says Eric Zhou with the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical … Read more
Nearly a century ago, surgeons developed what is still considered the gold-standard treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), an age-related affliction that occurs when an enlarged prostate obstructs the flow of urine. Offered to men who don’t respond to BPH medication, this procedure, called a transurethral resection of the prostate, or TURP, involves trimming excess … Read more