An artificial intelligence (AI) model has been created by scientists, doctors and researchers which can identify cancer accurately, marking a developmental stage which can speed up the diagnosis of the disease and fast-track treatment.

AI to defeat cancer? Doctors create AI tool that can detect disease

Tens of thousands of doctors walked off the job across England on Tuesday, kicking off a four-day strike billed as the most disruptive in the history of the U.K.'s public health service.

UK junior doctors begin 4-day strike, seeking hefty pay hike

Junior doctors in England will stage a four-day walkout from Tuesday, potentially the most disruptive in NHS history. The strike is part of a bitter pay dispute.

England's junior doctors stage four-day strike over pay

Continuing their demand for pay raise, Junior doctors in England will go on strike for three days, 13, 14 and 15 March, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said.

Junior doctors to go on 72-hour strike in England

In Madrid, thousands of protesters marched in support of the region's basic healthcare facilities and warned that any alteration to the system would "destroy" local healthcare.

Spain: Thousands protest in support of primary healthcare in Madrid

In Ireland, doctors removed 55 AA and AAA batteries from a woman's gut and stomach after she swallowed them in a deliberate act of self-harm. According to a report published by the Irish Medical Journal on Thursday, the 66-year-old woman was getting treated at St.

Ireland doctors remove 'highest' 55 batteries from woman's gut and stomach

Planning to take that sweet after-lunch nap or a quick power nap before going to the gym? You might want to wait, as a new study published in Hypertension, a journal of the American Heart Association has revealed that people who often take a nap have higher chances of developing blood pressure and having a stroke.

Study shows napping increases risk of blood sugar and having stroke

National Doctors’ Day is celebrated annually to honour the importance of doctors in people’s lives and communities. It reflects the sacrifices made by the doctors and health staff and the values they bring to the society.

National Doctors Day 2022: Theme and significance

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has issued new guidelines stating that social media influencers and doctors who get freebies for sales promotions will have to pay a 10% TDS.

WION Fineprint | No More Freebies! Influencers and doctors will have to pay 10% TDS

South Africa is facing a severe shortage of doctors and the opposition is hitting out at the ANC government for the same. 21,000 posts for doctors are currently vacant.

South Africa faces a shortage of doctors: Opposition hits out at ANC government

"If we have to conduct a successful human spaceflight and sustain it in India, we need a strong pool of doctors to get involved in the Human Spaceflight mission.

Need a strong pool of doctors to collaborate with Human Spaceflight Programme: ISRO Chairman Somanath

As the worst economic crisis in Sri Lanka continues, doctors have raised an alarm over the death toll in the country. Doctors in Sri Lanka said that the death toll due to economic crisis could be higher than the toll during the coronavirus pandemic. Notably, as of April 12, 2022, over 16,000 people had died due to coronavirus in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan doctors’ alarm over death toll due to economic crisis: ‘Will make difficult choices…’

Certain memories are seared into physicians’ psyches. The chirp of the pager. Driving home half asleep in a postcall haze. The strangest objects found in human orifices (cockroach in the ear).

Why so many doctors treat their mental health in secret

Gunmen in Yemen have kidnapped two foreign employees of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) in eastern Hadramout governorate, a security source and two other local sources‮ ‬said.

Doctors Without Borders workers kidnapped in Yemen: Report

Having informed his parents of having ingested a 5-cm-long battery and the parents' decision of seeking immediate medical help has saved the life of a 4-year-old.

Doctors save life of boy who ingested AA battery without surgery

A marathon seven-hour long surgery involving eight doctors and 24 nurses was performed in the southern Indian city of Chennai to save the life of a 4-year old whose small intestine had stopped functioning.

Chennai: Father donates small intestine to 4-year-old son, both safe after transplant surgery 

After meeting Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday over demands to expedite NEET-PG Counselling, the Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) said that they will take the final call on ongoing protest after consulting all RDAs (Resident Doctors' Associations).

Protesting doctors in India to take final call after association meeting

Seven doctors, who are staunch anti-Covid vaccine, contracted the deadly virus after attending an event in Floria to discuss alternative methods to cure coronavirus.

Seven doctors contract Covid after attending anti-vaccine summit in Florida

Various healthcare professionals have urged social media giant Facebook to disclose all of the data related to COVID-19 disinformation that is available on the platform.

'Cesspools of anti-vaccine comments': Doctors urge Facebook to reveal data on COVID-19 misinformation

Doctors have advised Britain's Queen Elizabeth to take rest for at least the next two weeks. The 95-year-old monarch is avoiding official visits and only undertaking light duties at this time, Buckingham Palace said on Friday.

Doctors advise two more weeks’ rest to 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth   

Effective vaccines, without a needle: Since the start of the Covid pandemic, researchers have doubled down on efforts to create patches that deliver life-saving drugs painlessly to the skin, a development that could revolutionize medicine.

Covid: Needle-free vaccine patches coming soon, say researchers and makers

The coronavirus pandemic has been tough on everybody and especially for the medical professionals who have been helping patients every day. Many medical experts have exposed themselves to the deadly virus and that has put their lives in extreme danger.

India has lost 594 doctors in second wave of COVID-19, says medical body IMA

The latest data by Indian Medical Association (IMA) revealed that India has lost as many as 270 doctors in the ongoing second wave of COVID-19 which is wreaking havoc across the country.

COVID-19 second wave: 270 doctors have lost their lives in the line of duty in India

A top medical organisation has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed as the country battles a spike in coronavirus infections less than three months from the start of the Games.

Tokyo doctors call for cancellation of Olympic Games due to COVID-19

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