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5 Students from West Bengal developed an AI tool to detect early signs of oral cancer using just a smartphone. Their simple school project has now turned into tackling a global oral health problem- Why rural healthcare needs India’s entrepreneurs to step in
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- Junk food, screens, paper leaks: Rajasthan HC takes Gen Z, Gen Alpha issues to courtRajasthan High Court took suo motu notice of issues affecting young generations. The court banned junk food sales near schools and mandated...25 Aug, 2026, 12.20 PM IST
- Schools are starting to teach AI literacy. For many, that means helping kids see chatbots' flawsThe result drew gasps of disbelief and laughter. Projected on a large screen was a map riddled with bizarre errors. Mali was spelled "Mail....21 Aug, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
- Lifting the floor for all: How Google’s Gemini Models are powering Wadhwani AI’s HealthVaani App for ASHA, Anganwadi workersThe first healthcare touchpoint for more than half of India’s population are the frontline workers such as ASHA and Anganwadi workers. Stre...20 Aug, 2026, 04.45 PM IST
- Widening waistline: India's big, fat obesity hotspots may not be just the biggest cities anymoreIndia sees a significant rise in overweight and obese populations recently. Rural areas show a particularly sharp increase in these health ...19 Aug, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
- In 1991, 3 doctors died in duty rooms; people blamed inactivity, ghee & coconut oil, but Apollo's Dr Prathap C Reddy says centuries-old famine may have altered genesIn 1991, the deaths of three Indian doctors from heart-related problems sparked concerns about the rising risk of cardiac issues among youn...19 Aug, 2026, 11.21 AM IST
- Parliamentary panel recommends mandatory kidney tests for all aged 20 yrs and above every 6 monthsA parliamentary committee proposes mandatory kidney function tests for adults aged twenty and above. High-risk individuals will undergo ann...11 Aug, 2026, 08.32 PM IST
- Supreme Court asks 19 states, UTs to declare cancer 'notifiable disease' for early detectionThe Supreme Court urged remaining states to declare cancer a notifiable disease. This action aims for early detection and improved patient ...11 Aug, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
- Stock picks of the week: 5 stocks with consistent score improvement and upside potential of up to 28%It may take a while for clarity to emerge in the Gulf region. In the meantime, focus on fundamentals and how they pan out in the next coupl...20 Jul, 2026, 06.08 PM IST
- Govt mulling incentives for ASHA workers to mobilise individuals for sickle cell disease screeningThe Indian government is considering providing incentives to ASHA health activists to encourage them to mobilize individuals for sickle cel...08 Oct, 2023, 02.43 PM IST
- Target of starting 1.5 lakh Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres achieved: Mansukh MandaviyaThe detailed norms with respect to staff, equipment, facilities and funding while transforming the PHCs and SHCs to AB-HWCs was provided to...29 Dec, 2022, 07.52 PM IST
- Punjab, Haryana to step up screening as COVID spreads it tentacles in villagesAccording to a data of the Punjab Health Department, the current case fatality rate in Punjab's rural areas is 2.7 per cent as against less...11 May, 2021, 04.03 PM IST
- 70,000 Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres operationalised ahead of schedule: GovtThe feat of scaling up primary health care facilities at this pace despite the COVID-19 pandemic was enabled by a high degree of coordinati...21 Mar, 2021, 01.00 PM IST
- Rural, tribal regions fare better in Covid vaccination driveDistrict-wise immunisation data, reviewed by ET, reveals that rural districts have had better uptake of Covid-19 vaccines. Some officials a...20 Jan, 2021, 11.24 AM IST
- Y Screens provide holistic experience to common man, says YVR KumarAs the project is mainly concentrated in tiers 2, 3 & 4 towns that is, rural & semi urban areas it helps migration of rural and semi urban ...11 Dec, 2017, 03.42 PM IST
- Healthcare startups bringing the doctors to your doorstepJust as Mobident on-boards dentists, firms such as non-communicable diseases screening startup Chikitsak and cervical cancer screening star...15 Dec, 2016, 09.43 AM IST
- ‘Chikitsaks’ goes door to door to in villages for health checkups and screeningChikitsak, which works on a revenue-share model, has already raised around Rs 70 lakh in two small rounds, and is in talks to raise another...02 Dec, 2016, 01.22 AM IST
- Haryana government approves Rs 333 crore health planProgramme Implementation Plan amounting to Rs 333 crore has been approved in a meeting of National Health Mission held under chairmanship o...10 Sep, 2015, 10.28 PM IST
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