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3 weeks, 2 days ago

India boosts self-reliance: Domestic Manufacturing of MRI, CT Scanners, and Dialysis Machines begins under the PLI Scheme

Op India

In a step towards self-reliance, India has now started manufacturing medical devices like MRI, CT scans and dialysis machines which used to be entirely imported earlier. Aggarwal said that the manufacturing is taking place under the Production Linked Incentive Scheme of the central government which is a part of the Make in India initiative. The Production Linked Incentive Scheme is …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Mpox: All international passengers have to go past thermal scanners at Kempegowda International Airport

The Hindu

International passengers arriving at Kempegowda International Airport have to go past thermal scanners owing to the current global mpox situation as a surveillance measure implemented by the Airport Health Organisation. Sources said that there are no mandatory mpox tests conducted at the airport and officials have not received any guidelines or orders from State health authorities about 21-day quarantine. A …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Clayton Skewis's family calls for CT scanners in regions after his 12-hour wait for transfer from Chinchilla

ABC

Clayton Skewis can say "hello", "OK" and a few other mostly monosyllabic words, while walking is impossible unless someone holds him upright. Key points: Clayton Skewis waited about 12 hours in a small regional hospital without a CT scanner after suffering a stroke in 2019 His family now wants to see better access to brain-scanning technology in regional areas The …

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2 years, 9 months ago

The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University

China Daily

Founded in October 2003, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University is a tertiary hospital committed to clinical care, medical education, scientific research and preventive healthcare. The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University The hospital has clinical and technical departments such as internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, women's health care, pediatrics, children's health care, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, stomatology, …

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5 years, 8 months ago

Bengaluru may be India’s first to use body scanners

Hindustan Times

Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport may become the country’s first to start using body scanners in place of metal detectors to carry out security checks on passengers. The airport operator has started a proof of concept study to determine that the body scanners are indeed better than the conventional security equipment that are presently used at Indian airports. Trials at Kempegoda …

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6 years, 11 months ago

Bill Of The Month: A Tale Of 2 CT Scanners — One Richer, One Poorer

NPR

Bill Of The Month: A Tale Of 2 CT Scanners — One Richer, One Poorer Enlarge this image Maria Fabrizio for NPR Maria Fabrizio for NPR Benjamin Hynden, a financial adviser in Fort Myers, Fla., hadn't been feeling well for a few weeks last fall. Hynden arrived later that morning at Gulf Coast Medical Center, one of several hospitals owned …

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10 years, 11 months ago

CT scanners help see inside embalmed bodies of mummies

The Hindu

Spare a thought for the unknown adult mummified in a Theban necropolis more than 2,500 years go. John Taylor, the museum’s mummy curator, said the new techniques had allowed researchers to discover much more about life and death along the Nile more than 5,000 years ago. “They are incredibly fragile, and they are also human beings who actually lived.” The …

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14 years, 9 months ago

CT Scanners Scrutinized For Radiation Risks

NPR

CT Scanners Scrutinized For Radiation Risks Radiation is part of everyday life. Enlarge this image toggle caption iStockphoto.com iStockphoto.com But a dramatic rise in medical scans since the early '80s, and the heavy doses from some imaging techniques -- especially CT scans -- have heightened worries about the increased cancer risk from the exposure. Simon Choi, a radiation and health …

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18 years, 7 months ago

High-tech scanners make heart attack easy to predict