Healthcare

Sleeping on the floor, no food, and more: How Sudanese struggle to survive amid heavy fighting

Residents have been pleading for a temporary ceasefire so they can stock up on supplies or relocate to safer areas. According to media reports, the two sides agreed to a 24-hour truce on Tuesday, but fighting continued in parts of the city

UK's junior doctors are on strike: Why pay isn't the only reason they are angry

Pay isn’t the only reason many junior doctors are striking. The strain of working through COVID-19, increasing demands on health services, and growing numbers of medical and nursing colleagues leaving the NHS are all causing stress and burnout for them

ICMR comes up with first ethical guidelines for application of AI in biomedical research, healthcare

The adoption of AI technology in healthcare is growing in India. However, AI as data-driven technology has many potential ethical challenges which include algorithmic transparency and explainability, clarity on liability, accountability and oversight, bias and discrimination

Responsible implementation of technology holds the key in augmenting healthcare

Having witnessed the on-going technology-inspired revolution in the healthcare sector, we will still need to exercise discretion in ensuring that technology is implemented judiciously

Biden wants to tax people with large incomes to fund Medicare

Under Biden's proposal, he would raise the tax rate on earned and unearned income above $400,000 from 3.8 percent to 5 percent. He would also seek to close loopholes that allow high earners to shield some of their income from the tax

How functional nutrition is growing as an alternative healthcare

Functional Nutrition is a form of holistic treatment that uses advanced testing and root cause analysis to reverse diseases and eliminate the risk of the disease

How life will change for Americans as Joe Biden announces the lifting of COVID-19 emergency

The end of the emergency may limit access to COVID-19 drugs, tests, and vaccines. When the emergency status is lifted on 11 May, federal funding for free treatment or vaccination will end, further slowing the already low uptake of boosters

How disease and mining have ravaged Brazil's Yanomami

Severe malnutrition and disease, particularly malaria, are decimating the Yanomami population in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, prompting the federal government to declare a public health emergency

Soaring COVID-19 cases shine light on China's healthcare gap

In one of the world's most unequal economies, China's centralised healthcare system drives money and resources towards urban hospitals at the expense of rural ones, a disparity that has become all the more intense as cases surge

Abu Dhabi seeks Indian investments, invites start-ups to establish hubs

Abu Dhabi has identified priority sectors including agritech, tourism, healthcare, pharma and financial services, where Indian enterprises can invest