Medical Technology

Oct
02
2020
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
IIT KGP Develops Telemedicine Homecare Technology

IIT KGP Develops Telemedicine Homecare Technology

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IIT Kharagpur Rolls Out Telemedicine Technology for Home Care during COVID Physical Distancing Protocol It has been more than half the year since the world has been struggling through the challenge thrown by COVID-19. With the passage of time, and vaccines still not being on the cards, the pressure on the healthcare system is only expected to rise while the healthcare workers continue to remain vulnerable to infection. To address this issue, researchers at IIT Kharagpur’s Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering have developed a telemedicine system, iMediX. The system integrates homecare with healthcare services from the hospital. Considering the…
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Sep
10
2020
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
New AI Diagnostics for Lung Diseases

New AI Diagnostics for Lung Diseases

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AI and IoT based Diagnostic Device for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases developed by IIT Kharagpur Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a common chronic respiratory disease caused by exposure to harmful gases and particulate matters, with a high health burden on the country’s healthcare services and society. For long, the medical community has been depending on patient history and clinical symptoms for disease diagnosis, which often prevents early detection of the disease and advancing of the disease adds to the medical bill through frequent hospitalizations.  Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed an affordable diagnostic intervention for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease…
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Aug
27
2020
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
IIT Kharagpur Researchers Develop Painless Drug Delivery and Vaccination Device

IIT Kharagpur Researchers Develop Painless Drug Delivery and Vaccination Device

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Hindustan Times News18 India Today Hindustan Times Bangla News18 Bangla Anandabazar Patrika Navbharat Times Amar Ujala Jagran The Week Economic Times Health The New Indian Express Outlook Deccan Herald Yahoo News Republic TV Millennium Post Inshorts Odisha Bytes NDTV Khabar AsiaNet Do invasive medications make you anxious because of the pain? You may not have to worry anymore - microneedles and micropump developed by IIT Kharagpur will enable your medications to be administered in a painless way. Researchers at the Institute’s Dept. of Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering have developed a micropump and microneedle which are integral parts of transdermal…
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Aug
15
2020
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
IIT KGP Researchers Design Award-winning for Cardiovascular Device Testing Technology

IIT KGP Researchers Design Award-winning for Cardiovascular Device Testing Technology

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Researchers from IIT Kharagpur have designed an automated smart device for online testing of cardiac medical devices and prosthetics. The device is capable of creating life-like simulations in cardiac failure cases due to various diseases and tests the performance of implantable devices and prosthetics such as Ventricular assist devices. The World Health Organization reported 17.9 million deaths in 2016 from cardiovascular diseases (CVD) accounting for about 31% of global deaths. In India, over 28% of the deaths are due to CVD in 2016 according to a study published in 2018. According to the business intelligence company Fior Markets, the global…
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May
19
2020
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Stepping-up Health Tech

Stepping-up Health Tech

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IIT KGP and ICMR Collaboration for Mega Boost to Medical Technology Industry and Healthcare Ecosystem of India Times of India         Careers 360         Economic Times          NDTV Education         UNIIndia      India Today       Hindustan Times         Indian Express          Express Healthcare         Outlook            Business Insider IIT Kharagpur is going to set up a Centre of Excellence on Medical Device and Diagnostics to foster innovation of affordable and indigenous medical devices and diagnostics in priority…
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Apr
19
2020
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Pandemic Healthcare Technologies Underway @IITKGP

Pandemic Healthcare Technologies Underway @IITKGP

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Economic Times          Times of India            Times of India (PTI)            Hindustan Times            Outlook          Indian Express       CNN News18     News18 Bangla (TV)           News18 Bangla (Web)         Deccan Herald         Careers360          Analytics India Magazine          NDTV            Firstpost           India Blooms           Business Insider        The Week          Aaj Tak         India Today IIT…
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Feb
14
2020
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By Poulami Mondal
New Repurposed Drugs & Methodology Identified by IIT Kharagpur Researchers

New Repurposed Drugs & Methodology Identified by IIT Kharagpur Researchers

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India Today,  Times Now,  Millennium Post.  Outlook,  Can India,  The Week   Headlines Today    Hans India Daiji World Researchers from the School of Medical Science & Technology at IIT Kharagpur have identified new drug repurposing candidates for induction of fetal hemoglobin to treat beta-thalassemia patients Blood disorders or hemoglobinopathies such as beta-thalassemia and sickle cell anemia affect millions. Drug-induced increase in fetal hemoglobin has been shown to improve the condition of those affected with these blood disorders. But these drugs have side-effects. Scientists are exploring if ‘repurposed’ or existing drugs can be used to treat these disorders. To find out…
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Jul
27
2019
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Digital CHAVI for Cancer Cure

Digital CHAVI for Cancer Cure

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Outlook   ET HealthWorld   Millennium Post   Lokmat   Financial Express   Business Standard    India Today    Amar Ujala    Navbharat Times   NDTV   New Kerala    The Quint    Indian Express     IIT Kharagpur and Tata Medical Center have set up an open architecture image biobank to aid cancer research in the country. Named CompreHensive Digital ArchiVe of Cancer Imaging (CHAVI) it will address the emerging field of imaging-related research and will be India's first step towards harnessing artificial intelligence and deep learning methods to answer medical questions of importance in the field of image banking. IIT Kharagpur and Tata Medical Center…
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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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