The device supplies a required volume of oxygen to the patient only during inhalation.
Category - Health
Mission Indradhanush improves child vaccination rates in India
An estimated 25.5 million children across India were vaccinated under India's Mission Indradhanush.
Indian researchers create database of oral cancer variants
Oral cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer among men in India.
Indian researchers develop battery-operated reusable mask
The new mask is four-layered cotton with a metallic mesh, which acts as an electrical filter.
Japanese scientists repurpose anti-malarial drug to fight Covid
They found that mefloquine could reduce the overall viral load in affected patients to under 7 per...
EU, WHO launch new tool for contact tracing
Countries have employed innovative tech to support implementation of public health measures.
Face mask that detects Covid-19 like RT-PCR tests
The biosensors can be integrated into other garments for detection of dangerous substances.
Researchers develop edible Cholera vax from powdered rice
The vaccine, named MucoRice-CTB, made by grinding up genetically modified grains of rice.
IIT-Delhi launches cheap rapid antigen test kit
The IIT has awarded licenses to two companies in the country for its commercial roll out.
Finding Covid through swab samples from smartphone screens
A low-cost COVID-testing method has been developed, using samples taken from the screens of mobile...
Malaria tracker launched to help Commonwealth nations
The tracker supports a new report on progress towards the malaria commitment made by Commonwealth...
Consultation papers on National Digital Health Mission released
The Health Facility Registry (HFR) is proposed to be the single complete, up-to-date repository of...
Math metrics to measure the performance of yoga asanas
The practitioner can improve his/her performance with this feedback.
How anti-science tweets could flag a Covid outbreak
Anti-science, partisan tweets like do not use mask or vaccines are of no use could flag a Covid...
New tech helps identify patients likely to require ventilator...
Sudden ICU and other emergency requirements during the pandemic have been a challenge for hospitals...
Govt & Tatas to use CSIR testing labs to ramp up Covid...
The RT-PCR CRISPR test will be done using the Tata MD CHECK SARS-CoV-2 test kits.
This AI tech can hear Covid in a cough
During the pandemic, many crowdsourcing platforms have been designed to gather respiratory sound...
New climate-based prediction tools to fight Malaria
The relations between these disease and the climate variables have been extensively studied in the...
Dozee offers contact-free health monitor & step-down ICU
Dozee also features an AI-powered Early Warning System that sends proactive alerts to clinicians.
Indian researchers develop nation’s first power-free CPAP...
The treatment is all the more necessary during early stages of the Covid-19 infection.
Project O2 for India looks to tackle Oxygen crisis
National Consortium of Oxygen is enabling the national level supplyof critical raw materials such...