China: A new study has found that metabolic syndrome (MS) independently contributes to more severe and unfavorable coronary artery plaque characteristics in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). These include higher rates of mixed, noncalcified, and nonobstructive plaques, as well as spotty calcification and extensive plaque burden. The findings published in Frontiers in Endocrinology…

China: A new cardiac MRI-based workflow has shown promise in improving the prediction of sudden cardiac death (SCD) among individuals with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), offering clinicians refined tools for risk stratification and personalized treatment strategies. By establishing specific cutoff values for late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) and extracellular volume fraction (ECV), the study demonstrates a…

Specific FOI exemptions highlight ongoing transparency challenges in fully accounting for the public funds directed to private healthcare

The Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation is in the process of leveraging AI for the detection of tuberculosis by analysing X-rays. AI also has a role in early detection of cancer, he says

Kanpur (UP), Sep 15 (PTI) A 19-year-old radiology student allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in a hostel here, police said on Monday. However, no suicide note was recovered from her hostel room in Kakadeo area, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Swaroop Nagar) IP Singh said. “Preliminary probe findings suggest the girl was battling depression and…

The goal is to have “significant own products and IP-driven innovation, our own manufacturing and assembly capabilities, and then eventually serve markets outside India,” said Subramanyam

Health New Zealand Radiologist Dr Alistair Rumball-Smith says: “This technology offers a significant step change in image quality, similar to shifting from black-and-white TV to 4K Ultra HD.”

New Delhi: Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (GIPMER) has notified vacancies for the Senior Resident post on a contract basis in various specialties in this medical institute. The Institution has a unique recognition by the Medical Council of India and the University Grants Commission as an independent post-graduate College affiliated…

We recently wrote a post where doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals revealed the “dark secrets” about their jobs that more people should know. In the comments, even more workers revealed what it’s actually like working in the medical field, and it’s eye-opening. Here’s what they had to say: 1.”I’m a pediatric surgeon. We’re human.…

The University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo, in Ondo State has called on the federal government to deploy technology and read more Deploy technology to transform medical care in Nigeria, Ondo varsity urges FG