digital health

Mumbai, March 27 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday that the government aims to provide affordable and quality healthcare to every citizen within a 5-8 km radius of their home, adding that the state is leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance TB control...

New Delhi, March 27 Emphasizing the need for a fundamental shift in India's approach to healthcare, public health experts on Friday said the system must move beyond curative care and adopt preventive, promotional, and holistic models.These observations were made at the 4th annual summit on...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda stated today that timely diagnosis, quick referral, and access to quality treatment can save lives and prevent lifelong disability from stroke. He made this statement while virtually addressing the 3rd edition of FICCI's National Stroke...

Houston, March 17 The University of Texas at Austin has appointed Dr. Kavita Radhakrishnan, an engineer-turned-nurse scientist born in Mumbai, as the Interim Dean of its School of Nursing, effective March 11, 2026.This transition marks a significant milestone for the Indian-American academic...

New Delhi, March 13 The Safdarjung Hospital administration will launch the country's first online critical care follow-up clinic for patients discharged from the ICU who can receive doctors' advice as they continue to recover at home.The online follow-up clinic will be available through an...

Chennai, March 12 Over 2,500 healthcare professionals are expected to participate in the 10th edition of the Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organisations Conference, scheduled to be held in the city next month, organizers said on Thursday.The CAHOCON 2026 event will be held on the theme...

New Delhi, March 10 The Union Health Ministry has launched the Strategy for AI in Healthcare in India (SAHI) and the Benchmarking Open Data Platform for Health AI (BODH) to promote the secure and evidence-based deployment of artificial intelligence in the country's healthcare ecosystem, the...

New Delhi, March 9 One in seven Indians is affected by mental health disorders, while several states continue to face a treatment gap ranging from 70 to 90 per cent, experts said on Monday.In a post-budget webinar breakout session, experts discussed the Union Budget announcements, which focus...

New Delhi, March 9 Public health experts, clinicians, administrators, and representatives from state governments called on Monday for strengthening pre-hospital emergency response systems, integrating the 112 Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) with ambulance services and hospitals to...

Idukki (Kerala), March 7 The remote family health center in Edamalakudy, Kerala's first tribal panchayat, located deep within this hill district's lush forests, now has an e-health facility.Located about 30 km from the tourist town of Munnar, Edamalakkudy is mainly inhabited by members of the...

Jerusalem, February 26 India and Israel on Thursday elevated their "time-tested" relationship to a special strategic partnership and agreed to expedite a long-awaited free trade deal, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi backed the Gaza peace initiative, asserting that humanity must never become a...

Jerusalem, February 26 – India and Israel on Thursday elevated their “time-tested” relationship to a special strategic partnership and agreed to expedite a long-awaited free trade deal, even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi backed the Gaza peace initiative, asserting that humanity must never be a...

New Delhi, February 24 In a move to enhance critical care capacity through technology-driven solutions, Union Health Minister JP Nadda inaugurated the AI-enabled E-ICU Command Centre at Yashoda Medicity in Ghaziabad on Tuesday.The Command Centre is designed to integrate artificial intelligence...

New Delhi, February 21 Global AI-driven healthcare company Take Solutions announced on Saturday that it has adopted Anthropic's artificial intelligence assistant, Claude.In a filing with the exchange, the company stated that this strategic technology adoption marks a significant milestone in...

February 20, New Delhi – Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the CEOs of AI and deeptech startups today.The startups participating in the roundtable are addressing large-scale challenges across key sectors. In the healthcare sector, they are using AI for advanced diagnostics, gene...

New Delhi, February 19 India, as a global innovation engine, and the AI solutions built for healthcare have the potential to reform global models in this sector, Royal Philips CEO Roy Jakobs said on Thursday.Speaking at a session of the AI India Summit here, Jakobs said that Artificial...

New Delhi, February 19 Realizing the full potential of AI depends on getting the policies right, as well as investment, Meta's Chief AI Officer, Alexandr Wang, said on Thursday, as he called for bold national strategies and deep public-private collaboration to unlock its full potential...

February 18, New Delhi: French President Emmanuel Macron and Union Health Minister JP Nadda inaugurated the Indo-French Centre for AI in Health at AIIMS New Delhi on Wednesday.The centre is designed to promote AI-driven research, medical education, and clinical innovation, strengthening...

French President Emmanuel Macron and Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda inaugurated the Indo-French Centre on AI in Global Health (IF-CAIH) at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. The IF-CAIH is a pioneering initiative aimed at advancing...

New Delhi, February 18 French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized the need for India and France to build sovereign AI capacity and talent, ensuring that AI development serves humanity without over-reliance on a few global powers.As a move to strengthen Indo-French cooperation in healthcare...