OpenAI acquires Orchestra Bio to bring AI agents into drug development
OpenAI has acquired Orchestra Bio, a platform that helps drug companies coordinate the work of developing new medicines. The deal gives OpenAI a product aimed[…]
Two-monthly HIV injections kept more teenagers’ virus suppressed than daily pills in African trial
Adolescents living with HIV who switched to an injection every eight weeks were less likely to see the virus return than those who stayed on[…]
Why the universe’s constants may need to be just right for liquids to flow and life to exist
A physicist at Queen Mary University of London argues that the constants of nature may be tuned for more than stars and planets. They may[…]
Long queues, packed lifts and police cases: the other side of Yatharth Hospital in Noida Extension
For thousands of families in Greater Noida West, Yatharth Super Speciality Hospital is the nearest large hospital. It opened in 2019, as families were moving[…]
Aarthi Scans and Ashoka University’s Koita Centre to build an open-source chest X-ray AI model for India
Diagnostics chain Aarthi Scans & Labs and the Koita Centre for Digital Health (KCDH) at Ashoka University have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for[…]
Robotic surgery in India: Is the real picture more complicated than the hospital hoardings?
Seven years ago, a robot in an Indian operating theatre was a novelty that hospitals advertised on hoardings. Today, robotic procedures are routine at corporate[…]
Your Cat’s Cancer Genes Look a Lot Like Ours: What a Landmark Study in Science Means for Human Treatment
Cats share our sofas, our air and our kitchens. A large international study published in Science suggests they also share some of the genetic changes[…]
Garmin Launches Screen-Free Cirqa Smart Band in India at ₹25,990
Garmin has launched the Cirqa, a screen-free fitness and health band, in India at ₹25,990, about three months after its global debut in July. The[…]
WHO Issues First Global Guidelines on Child Obesity: Lifestyle Care First, No Weight-Loss Drugs or Surgery Under 10
The World Health Organization has issued its first global guidelines on treating obesity in children and adolescents, and the message to parents, doctors and drug[…]
Dr N. Sekhar wins Dr K. V. Thiruvengadam Award for Health Care Excellence
Dr N. Sekhar, renowned vascular surgeon at Kauvery Hospital, was honoured with the prestigious Dr K. V. Thiruvengadam Award for Health Care Excellence for his[…]
