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RAY OF HOPE
Actor and cancer survivor Lisa Ray talks to oncologist Dr Jame Abraham about inner strength and her surrogacy journey
LEVERAGE AI TO ENHANCE WORK
AT THE WEEK Health Summit, Siddharth Bagga, head (retail, CPG and health care), Google Cloud, elaborated on the significant work that Google has been doing in health care through artificial intelligence (AI).
MEDICINE WITH PURPOSE
Artificial intelligence should not replace but rather aid doctors, said experts at THE WEEK’s Health Summit
NOTES ON AN AGEING PLANET
Edited excerpts from a talk by Dr Madhu Sasidhar, president and CEO of Apollo’s hospitals division
NAUTICAL MAKEOVER
THE WEEK Maritime Conclave 2024 will dive deep into the new Indian narrative being scripted on the seas
FIRST DAY FIRST SHOW
Vijay's political party launch was a huge success, but its long-term prospects depend on winning over rural voters
India-China: back to basics
The Narendra Modi-Xi Jinping handshake in Kazan provides the right opportunity to ask the most basic question: what is our longterm perspective on India-China relations?
I will deliver Balasaheb Thackeray's dream-slum-free Mumbai
What have been your achievements while being in office? A/ My achievements have been three-fold—accessibility, infrastructure and welfare.
DRAMA BEFORE ACTION
DISSENSIONS, PARTIES LOANING CANDIDATES TO ALLIES... THIS ASSEMBLY ELECTION IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER
Judgment reserved
Justice Chandrachud’s record as CJI appears to be a mixed bag, while his successor, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, will always be compared with his uncle, Justice H.R. Khanna, who stood up to the government during Emergency
Poor wealthy Jharkhand
Wealth doesn’t make one happy, say seers. The wealthy would nod their heads in agreement, giving out philosophical sighs.
Quit Smoking To Live Longer
Patients who quit smoking after a diagnosis of stable coronary artery disease can reduce their risk of a major cardiovascular event by almost 50 per cent.
AI Is Here To Stay
Every time I hear the words Artificial Intelligence, the millennial in me starts imagining T100s walking the street and Skynet taking over the world.
Silent sentinel
Meet Dozee, India’s first Al-based, contactless remote patient monitoring system that fits under the mattress
Gaining consciousness
Anaesthesiology, a poorly understood speciality, has been gaining recognition for its critical role in and outside the operating theatre
Patients with Parkinson's, schizophrenia, and addiction, will benefit from our device
Actor, TV host, dancer, and academic, Shalini Menon is a true allrounder. The young chemist from Kerala has earned a patent for a groundbreaking device, the Dopameter, which detects dopamine levels in the body.
HOOKED...TO HAPPINESS
Pleasure-seeking behavioural addictions, in search of a dopamine hit, are on the rise
Mach attack
Machiavellians are like JCBs: they will crush your heart, your career, and your bank account, then push you into oblivion
WATCH YOUR FINGERNAILS
Have you ever wondered what the ridges on your nails can reveal about your health?
Killing the killers
Could your bathroom be humanity's arsenal against antibiotic-resistant superbugs?
SIT LESS TO EASE BACK PAIN
SITTING LESS AND INCREASING daily activity could be a simple solution to help back pain from getting worse, and just 40 minutes of less sedentary time would be enough.
READING TO INFANTS BOOSTS VOCABULARY
SHARING A BOOK WITH BABIES and toddlers promotes early language development and vocabulary. But handing them a screen probably won't.
IMPROPER ARM POSITION CAN DISTORT BLOOD PRESSURE READINGS
Accuracy of your blood pressure readings depends on how you hold your arm while measuring blood pressure. According to a US study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, certain arm positions can significantly overestimate test results and may lead to a misdiagnosis of hypertension.
BRUSHING AND FLOSSING CAN KEEP AWAY HEAD AND NECK CANCER
BACTERIA THAT CAUSE GUM DISEASE can also increase a person's risk of head and neck squamous cell cancer, according to a US study published in the journal JAMA Oncology.
FALLS MAY INCREASE RISK OF DEMENTIA
FALLS ARE THE LEADING cause of injury in older adults and can lead to life changing consequences, including loss of independence or risk of death.
WHAT DO FAMILIES FIGHT ABOUT MOST?
DISAGREEMENTS AND ARGUMENTS are prevalent in all families. But what do families fight about the most and has it changed over time?
WEEKEND WORKOUTS AS EFFECTIVE AS DAILY EXERCISE
WEEKEND WARRIORS—people who cram all their weekly recommended exercise into one or two days—reap the same health benefits as those who work out daily.
Haunted by a cloudless sky
There are no other countries like Spain,” says Robert Jordan in Ernest Hemingway’s For Whom the Bells Toll.
Dress to represent
I watched the Democratic National Convention on my hotel room TV while on a visit to one of the swing states in the US.
Return of the nerds
I have been an ‘expert’ on Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) for four years now, but I still get super-nervous every time we shoot.