Healthcare

Mar
25
2020
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Get COVID Advisory in Your Language

Get COVID Advisory in Your Language

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IIT Kharagpur Students Joins India’s Fight Against CoronaVirus by Translating WHO Health Advisory Economic Times            The Indian Express                     Business Standard            News18            The Telegraph               NDTV          Deccan Herald            Times Now                   Edex Live                   Republic World                   Financial Express        …
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Mar
23
2020
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
COVID Preventive Care @IITKgp

COVID Preventive Care @IITKgp

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Stakeholders at IIT KGP promote hygiene and preventive care amidst COVID-19 scare Hindustan Times           Outlook            Times of India           NDTV            Zee News            Economic Times        Business Standard         India Today               Gadgets Now            Yahoo News          Business Insider                Amar Ujala              Republic TV A team of researchers from IIT…
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Mar
20
2020
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Combating COVID

Combating COVID

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IIT Kharagpur's Combat against COVID19 India Today             Indian Express          Yahoo News          Amar Ujaala As the world is battling CoronaVirus, universities suspending their academic and select other activities, in one corner of Eastern India, the world renowned institute is giving fillip to the combat against COVID-19. The oldest and largest IIT and its stakeholders on the campus are contributing through a wide range of initiatives to continue helping students with their course work, increase public awareness about CoronaVirus pandemic and create resources to boost health and hygiene. Whether they…
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Feb
19
2020
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By Chirosree Basu
The evolving grammar of healthcare

The evolving grammar of healthcare

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The Clinical Biomarkers Discovery Laboratory at IIT Kharagpur is actively involved in using the newly emerged field of metabolomics, which is capable of providing biological end-point markers of the cellular processes that occur as a result of disease. The lab focuses on the use of metabolomics for comprehensive identification of disease biomarkers and understanding of the pathogenic mechanism underlying complex human diseases. Prof. Koel Chaudhury, who heads the lab, talks to the KGP Chronicle about how she has used the metabolomics approach to investigate women’s health, the progress her team has made and the future challenges. Could you please give…
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Jan
10
2020
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Innovating for Rural Healthcare

Innovating for Rural Healthcare

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Financial Express           Times Now           Economic Times           The Hitavada             The Week           Amar Ujala              Sakshi              Business Standard              Millennium Post            Express Healthcare Do you think compact discs are devices of the past? May be for your laptops, but not for researchers at IIT Kharagpur who have redefined the use of CDs for low-cost medical…
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Oct
21
2019
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
IIT Kharagpur’s Healthcare Ecosystem

IIT Kharagpur’s Healthcare Ecosystem

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Times of India             India Today         Live Mint        The Week           Ei Samay       Business Standard         Times of India Facebook       Hindustan Times     Swarajya      Outlook       NDTV (Bangla)           NDTV (English)      Patrika      NavBharat Times        The Quint        Millenium Post        Punjab News Express      ET EnergyWorld         Republic World     Careers360…
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Feb
01
2019
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Health-Tech MSME Hub @IITKgp

Health-Tech MSME Hub @IITKgp

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Times of India    Business Standard     The Week    NDTV   India Blooms    Telegraph   Telegraph (Print)  DNA   DevDiscourse    Anandabazar Patrika    Swarajya  UNI In a new development aligned with the upcoming 400-bed superspecialty hospital at IIT Kharagpur, the Institute is going to set up a Common Research & Technology Development Hub (CRTDH) on Technologies for Affordable Healthcare. The initiative which is being supported by the Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India, will address the issues of accessibility and affordability challenging the modern healthcare system through technological innovations. Another key area of focus of the Hub will…
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Sep
11
2018
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
IITKGP’s Bioelectronics Research to Develop Coin-sized Biological Computers for Medical Treatment

IITKGP’s Bioelectronics Research to Develop Coin-sized Biological Computers for Medical Treatment

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Financial Chronicle    Economic Times Health    Business Standard    Asian Age   Economic Times   NDTV   Indian Express IIT Kharagpur has set up India’s pioneering Bioelectronics Innovation Laboratory to develop futuristic battery-free implantable medical devices for treatment of brain, nerve, muscle or spinal cord disorders that are untreatable by using standard medical practices. Bioelectronics is a new and an exciting field in engineering that is yet to make its mark in India. It utilizes the intersecting knowledge of both electronics and biology. Bioelectronic devices generally target to restore missing neural functions, while utilizing energy efficient and miniaturized engineering systems. “We aim…
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