Scientists just trained AI to spot hidden seahorses, shark fins, and sea cucumbers in airport X-ray scans, and the 86% to 96% detection rates could give customs officers a new way to catch marine wildlife smugglersWildlife traffickers hide marine species in luggage. Australian scientists created an AI system using 3D X-ray scans to find seahorses, sha...
18 Jun, 2026, 02.47 PM IST
Two Egyptian mummies were scanned in Los Angeles with half-millimeter precision, and doctors found something they weren't expecting in a 2,200-year-old spineAncient Egyptian mummies, Nes-Min and Nes-Hor, underwent advanced CT scans at Keck Hospital, revealing a unique spinal trepanation on Nes-M...
12 Jun, 2026, 03.09 PM IST
This blood test may reveal lung cancer risk long before symptomsA new blood test can predict lung cancer more than five years before diagnosis. This breakthrough offers hope for early detection in India....
06 Jun, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
Aaron judge injury: When will New York Yankees legend play again?Aaron Judge had started 52 of New York’s first 59 games in right field. Judge underwent a CT scan on Thursday morning and had an MRI earlie...
05 Jun, 2026, 05.52 AM IST
Woman thought it was 'just acidity', kept vomiting after every meal for 8 months; doctors find twisted stomach in chestA 61-year-old woman endured eight months of severe pain, initially treated for acidity. Doctors eventually found a rare paraesophageal hiat...
31 May, 2026, 07.38 PM IST
Trump's physician says the president is in 'excellent health' and is 'fully fit' to servePresident Donald Trump has been declared in excellent health. His physician confirmed he is fully fit to serve as commander in chief. The p...
30 May, 2026, 08.59 AM IST
In 2014, a metal detectorist in Scotland found a hoard that looked like Viking treasure, until scientists scanned what was wrapped insideA metal detectorist's 2014 find in Scotland, the Galloway Hoard, initially thought to be Viking loot, revealed a more complex story. Scient...
29 May, 2026, 02.46 PM IST
Health services, medical education expansion to be driven by modern tech: Yogi AdityanathUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed health and medical education. He stressed improving treatment quality and expanding s...
26 May, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
Goodbye to the myth that Tanystropheus hunted on land: CT scans suggest a stranger life in the seaPaleontologists have long debated the Tanystropheus, a prehistoric creature with an unusually long neck. Recent CT scans of its skull revea...
25 May, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
SpaceX's Starship flight hits most targets in pre-IPO testSpaceX's latest Starship test flight achieved a significant milestone, deploying mock satellites and executing a controlled splashdown. Thi...
23 May, 2026, 08.49 PM IST
A 7-year-old found a strange fossil in the Badlands, and scientists were stunned by what it was: It belonged to a member of an extinct family of saber-toothed cat-like mammalsA young visitor to Badlands National Park made an extraordinary find. Seven-year-old Kylie Ferguson discovered the fossilized skull of an a...
23 May, 2026, 02.34 PM IST
Pompeii victim was likely a Roman physician who fled Vesuvius with his medical kit still in handArchaeologists in Pompeii discovered a physician who died attempting to escape Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, taking his medical kit. Modern tech...
19 May, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
Siemens eyes exit from cancer care chain American Oncology InstituteSiemens Healthineers is exiting its Indian cancer care chain, American Oncology Institute. The deal is valued between ₹1,500-2,000 crore. P...
14 May, 2026, 01.00 AM IST
How ultrasound plays critical role in healthcare and why PC-PNDT Act deserves careful reformIndia's PC-PNDT Act, enacted to curb female foeticide, has had a modest impact on sex ratios over 30 years. While the law's intent is valid...
08 May, 2026, 11.48 PM IST
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 ...
25 Feb, 2025, 10.02 AM IST
“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...
29 Dec, 2024, 01.47 PM IST
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...
18 Dec, 2023, 07.53 PM IST