Hospitalisation risk doubles after 45; elderly driving surge in care demand: NSO | India News – The Times of India

Hospitalisation risk doubles after 45; elderly driving surge in care demand: NSO | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The risk of being hospitalised in India doubles after the age of 45 and rises sharply among the elderly, signalling a shift in the country’s healthcare burden, according to the latest National Sample Survey Office (NSO) data for the last 365 days.The survey shows that hospitalisation rates climb from 23 per 1,000 people…

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India set to use AI to predict disease outbreaks before they spread | India News – The Times of India

India set to use AI to predict disease outbreaks before they spread | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: India is set to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) to predict outbreaks of everyday illnesses — dengue, chikungunya, influenza, diarrhoea and other public health threats— well before they begin spreading in neighbourhoods. Officials say this marks a major shift from the current system, which often picks up outbreaks only after hospitals start seeing a…

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