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By Hera Rizwan As per the latest data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a branch of the World Health Organisation (WHO), India recorded over 14.1 lakh new cancer cases and 9,16,000 deaths in 2022. The report indicates a slightly higher number of cancer cases in women, with 7,22,138 affected compared to 6,91,178 men. Among women, the leading cancers were breast, cervix, ovary, mouth, and colorectum, while for men, they were oral cavity, lung, esophagus, colorectum, and stomach. Out of these, the estimates from the Global Cancer Observatory for 2022 indicate that breas...
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By Hera Rizwan The year 2023 will probably be remembered as a turning point in the usage of artificial intelligence. We saw OpenAI's ChatGPT reaching 100 million monthly active users. From Snapchat to Microsoft tech companies joined the ChatGPT bandwagon, bringing in their personalised artificial intelligence (AI). While AI is being projected as a technology for all, the field of healthcare is also catching up to leverage it. Here’s a look at the uses for AI and its potential to contribute to the Indian healthcare domain. AI in Indian healthcare sectorEarly disease diagnosis, drug creation, dr...
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By The Conversation The sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship is the cornerstone of the healthcare profession. This protected space is steeped in tradition – the Hippocratic oath, medical ethics, professional codes of conduct and legislation. But all of these are poised for disruption by digitisation, emerging technologies and “artificial” intelligence (AI). Innovation, robotics, digital technology and improved diagnostics, prevention and therapeutics can change healthcare for the better. They also raise ethical, legal and social challenges. Since the floodgates were opened on ChatGPT (G...
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By The Conversation Michael Baker , University of Otago ; David Durrheim , University of Newcastle ; Li Yang HSU , National University of Singapore , and Nick Wilson , University of Otago Imagine it is 2030. Doctors in a regional hospital in country X note an expanding cluster of individuals with severe respiratory disease. Rapid whole-genome sequencing identifies the disease-causing agent as a novel coronavirus. Epidemiological investigations suggest the virus is highly infectious, with most initial cases requiring hospitalisation. The episode bears a striking resemblance to the COVID outbrea...
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By The Conversation Kaushik Ramaiya, Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineNoncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular conditions account for 41 million deaths each year. That's more than 70% of all deaths globally. Most of these deaths (77%) are in low-income and middle-income countries – including those in Africa. These conditions are currently more prevalent than infectious diseases. Sixty-seven percent occur before the age of 40. Besides being the leading causes of death worldwide, noncommunicable diseases carry a huge cost to individuals. These also undermine...
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