Early Detection

Indians have a high prevalence of ischaemic heartdisease. What is more alarming is that it presents or manifests a decade earlier in Indians compared to our Western counterparts. Main reason for this is high clustering of risk factors like…

Alberta researchers have found a way to catch potential early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. They’re using a machine-learning model to detect audio cues — certain speech patterns that are linked to a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or other…

The World Health Organization (WHO) had said that India is soon going to receive HPV vaccination to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem. (Image: Shutterstock)Preventive screening and early detection are crucial in the fight…

Keely  Goodall | Bianca Resnekov spoke to radiographer and breast screening specialist,…

Canadians across the country now have access to a new test for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, drawn from the work of researchers at UBC’s faculty of medicine. The test detects proteins known as biomarkers, and can…

Experts believe that COVID-19 infection mimics lung cancer symptoms in many ways, making early detection of cancer a challenge for health practitioners. However, in the case of Sabeena, a 65-year-old Bagalkot resident, that wasn’t the case.…

Every year, about 1.3 million people die as a result of viral hepatitis, with 300 million individuals living with the disease and ignorant of their infection status. WHO started the “Eliminate Hepatitis by 2030” campaign in 2016. Because…