AI used to make 'fetishised' images of disabled womenSome account owners use artificial intelligence to manipulate real images of non-disabled women, making them appear to have Down syndrome, ...
27 Mar, 2026, 09.44 AM IST
Indian students in Iran safe, situation under close watch: AIMSA, FAIMADr Mohammad Momin Khan, Vice President of AIMSA and FAIMA Doctors Association, said that both organisations have received updates from Indi...
11 Jan, 2026, 10.11 PM IST
CDC’s new autism–vaccine update sparks strong pushback from doctors and expertsThe CDC changed its autism–vaccine webpage, creating debate among doctors, experts and lawmakers. The update uses new language about vaccin...
21 Nov, 2025, 04.35 AM IST
Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism - Donald Trump's Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr's claim goes viral, draws sharp reactionsAs for the circumcision theory, the most widely cited paper, published by Danish researchers in 2015, was "riddled with flaws" that were po...
10 Oct, 2025, 06.48 AM IST
Patients are bringing AI diagnoses and prescriptions to clinics: What does it mean for doctors?Artificial intelligence is changing healthcare. Patients now use AI for diagnoses, sometimes challenging doctors. This creates pressure and...
18 Aug, 2025, 04.57 PM IST
AI makes science easy, but is it getting it right? Study warns LLMs are oversimplifying critical researchThink AI is making science easier to understand? Think again. A recent study finds large language models often overgeneralize complex resea...
05 Jul, 2025, 06.03 PM IST
It's too easy to make AI chatbots lie about health information, study findsThe team tested widely available models that individuals and businesses can tailor to their own applications with system-level instructions...
02 Jul, 2025, 01.59 PM IST
Nayanthara deletes Insta post on anti-diabetic properties of hibiscus tea after ‘The Liver Doc’ slams her for misinformationDr. Cyriac Abby Philips, known as ‘The Liver Doc,’ is fiercely combating medical misinformation. Following a public clash with 'Eega' actre...
29 Jul, 2024, 03.06 PM IST
YouTube to remove cancer treatment misinformation, streamline medical guidelinesYouTube said in a blog post that listed treatments include "garlic cures cancer," or "take vitamin C instead of radiation therapy", which w...
16 Aug, 2023, 04.13 PM IST
YouTube crackdown on cancer treatment misinformation: Key details you need to knowYouTube is taking stringent steps to check misinformation pertaining to cancer treatment, according to reports.
15 Aug, 2023, 07.38 PM IST
2022 Twitter rewind: 4 ways Musk’s takeover changed microblogging platformFrom medical misinformation to the erosion of social justice culture, Twitter has not been the same since Musk took over.
26 Dec, 2022, 06.34 PM IST
Misinformation on social media contributes to vaccine hesitancy: Study"Where vaccine supporters often refer to news media and science sites when sharing knowledge about vaccines on Twitter, we can see that pro...
21 Feb, 2022, 03.20 PM IST
Small period changes after Covid jab seen to be short-lived: UK expertVictoria Male, from Imperial College London, called studies from the US and Norway which tracked women's cycles "reassuring" and she blamed...
31 Jan, 2022, 07.46 AM IST
'Too little, too late': Social media has a Covid vaccine misinformation problem. Here's what experts suggestA serious threat in online settings is that fake news spreads faster than verified and validated news from credible sources.
02 Aug, 2021, 03.40 PM IST
Highly deplorable to overreact, entice fear without due diligence on COVID-19 vaccine: VardhanThe health minister also referred to an earlier tweet by him on January 15, wherein he had posted a chart with details of all those people ...
19 Jan, 2021, 09.31 PM IST
Coronavirus e-misinformation is spreadingThe virus is taking on a life of its own on the internet, putting American social media firms on the defensive
31 Jan, 2020, 10.47 AM IST
Tobacco indeed causes cancer: Kerala medical communityEconomic burden for four specific diseases including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, tuberculosis, and respiratory disease in Kerala for t...
09 Apr, 2015, 01.57 PM IST