Seeing with sound: AIIMS distributes AI-powered smart glasses to help visually impairedAIIMS has equipped 53 visually impaired individuals with advanced AI-powered smart vision glasses, transforming their environments into aud...
18 Feb, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
Medical horror: Hundreds of women seek Rs 82 crore each from hospital over unnecessary surgeries by gynecologistMore than 500 women are suing Chesapeake Regional Medical Center and its leaders. They claim hospital executives knew about doctor Javaid P...
02 Jan, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
Army hospital sets 'new benchmark' in glaucoma careAn Army hospital in New Delhi has achieved a medical first. They used a new 3D operating microscope for glaucoma surgery. This advanced tec...
31 Dec, 2025, 12.49 PM IST
Tooth implanted in eye restores vision in life-changing surgeryBrent Chapman, a Canadian, lost his vision. He suffered from Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Doctors performed a rare surgery. They implanted his...
14 Sep, 2025, 12.11 PM IST
Polio lost, but fake records & imperfect vax helped it rear its ugly headDespite decades of global efforts and billions spent, the polio eradication campaign in Pakistan and Afghanistan faces critical challenges....
06 Aug, 2025, 12.25 AM IST
Researchers develop new AI model that can help prevent loss of sight in humansThe machine-learning model, based on a dataset of 967 Japanese patients, utilised variables commonly collected during ophthalmic examinatio...
14 Dec, 2023, 09.20 PM IST
New AI model holds promise for preventing blindnessResearchers at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) have created a novel artificial intelligence (AI) model capable of forecastin...
14 Dec, 2023, 06.08 PM IST
Air pollution can permanently harm eyes, may result in irreversible blindnessAge-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss among people over 50.
27 Jan, 2021, 05.58 PM IST
Pakistan's counter-terrorism steps important but not irreversible: USNoting that the US considers Pakistan, a nuclear-armed country of 200 million population, as an important partner, she said that the Trump ...
21 May, 2020, 05.38 PM IST
Breathing polluted air can damage optic nerve, cause blindnessGlaucoma, a neurodegenerative disease, is the leading global cause of irreversible blindness.
26 Nov, 2019, 06.10 PM IST
Yellow wonder: Eye drops with turmeric extracts may help treat glaucomaCurcumin, extracted from turmeric, can treat early stages of glaucoma which is one of the leading causes of blindness.
25 Jul, 2018, 05.27 PM IST
Want to know the only way to catch vision-killer glaucoma? Go for regular eye check-upsGlaucoma is the third-leading cause of irreversible blindness in India.
20 Mar, 2018, 10.10 AM IST
Bad breath, swelling and bleeding gums can be warning signs of diabetesBad dental care can increase the levels of bacteria & inflammation in body, which can worsen your existing diabetes.
17 Nov, 2017, 04.02 PM IST
- New eye test may detect early signs of glaucoma
London, April 30 (IANS) Researchers have developed a simple eye test that could help solve the biggest global cause of irreversible blindne...
30 Apr, 2017, 10.25 AM IST
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala: This is the mother of all bull markets, stay investedNothing can adequately describe the improvement that can and will happen in markets. This will not be a multi-year, but a multi-decade bull...
27 May, 2014, 02.22 PM IST
- Delhi NGO opposes patent for Roche's HIV drug
HIV patient group-Delhi Network of Positive People (DNP+)-has filed a post-grant opposition against Swiss major Roche’s patent for its HIV ...
28 Jun, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- BJP in existential crisis: Congress
Launching a counter-attack on the opposition BJP, the Congress on Wednesday said the saffron party was in the midst of an "existential cris...
19 Sep, 2007, 09.37 PM IST