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Lung cancer alert: Doctors say it’s not just for smokers — watch for these early symptomsDoctors warn that lung cancer is not only a smoker’s disease. Non-smokers are also at risk because of air pollution and genetics. Simple si...
Are MRI scans safe? Top Hyderabad-based doctor wants you know 6 things before you step inDr. Sudhir Kumar clarifies the safety and potential concerns surrounding MRI scans, highlighting their radiation-free nature and accuracy i...
Woman undergoes CT scan after tooth ache. Days after, she diesA 34-year-old woman named Leigh Rodgers died following a severe allergic reaction to an iodine-based contrast dye used during a CT scan at ...
“Fear of heart disease” drives surge in cardiac CT scans among young adults after recent celebrity deathsRising heart attack cases among young adults have prompted a surge in cardiac CT scans, particularly after the deaths of well-known persona...
Is valuation readjustment over? Time to look at them again? 4 stocks from the diagnostics sector with upside potential of 11 to 25%In terms of stock prices, companies in the diagnostics sector have been big underperformers in three out of the past four years. In busines...
Do lower expectations of analysts indicate an end of exile? 5 stocks from diagnostics sector with upside potential of up to 16%From being the top picks of a star portfolio manager, to the admission that he made a mistake with one of them – diagnostic stocks have bee...
CT scans can increase risk of blood cancer, says studyA team led by researchers at Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain found that there is a clear link between the radiation doses from CT...
How would Krsnaa Diagnostics' focus on radiology testing impact its margin, profit?When Krsnaa Diagnostics came up with its IPO last year, it introduced a unique business model in the listed diagnostics space. In the diagn...
World Lung Cancer Day: Quit smoking recently? Watch out for discomfort in chest, fatigue & swelling around neckNon-smokers are also susceptible to different types of lung cancer.
Poorly-fitted face masks can as much as double Covid infection risk, says new studyResearchers calculated the leaks from face mask gaps to determine the infection risk.
AI, ML to drive digital healthcare management, says Wipro GE Healthcare's Shravan SubramanyamSubramanyam, who took charge as managing director of GE Healthcare India and South Asia last September, said its research and development c...
Some states showing very early signs of plateauing in daily new COVID-19 cases: GovtAddressing a news briefing, Joint Secretary in the Health Ministry Lav Agarwal said 13 states, including Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra a...
Soumitra Chatterjee stable, but still in 'high risk zone', confirm doctorsThe octogenarian continues to have fever, and to be in a 'drowsy, confusional state'.
Man vs machine: Google's new AI system better at detecting lung cancer than humansDeep learning was able to detect malignant lung nodules on low-dose chest computed tomography scans.
Low-dose radiation from X-rays, CT scans does not cause cancerHuman body has the ability to repair damage caused by exposure to low-dose radiation from X-rays, CT scans and other medical imaging, scien...
Too much sitting may harm heart healthSitting for many hours per day is associated with increased coronary artery calcification, a marker of subclinical heart disease that can i...
- AHA recommends low dose technique for heart disease
The American Heart Association (AHA) has strongly recommended that physicians use the low radiation dose technique to assess coronary arter...