A decade of change: healthcare access improves for millions in the middle class

June 5, 2025 5:24 PM

A decade of change: healthcare access improves for millions in the middle class

Over the past eleven years, India’s healthcare landscape has undergone a steady transformation that, while less visible than other reforms, has significantly altered how millions of middle-class families access and afford medical care. Through a mix of public schemes and a robust digital infrastructure, the Government has worked to ensure that quality healthcare is no longer out of reach for those who once struggled with soaring costs and bureaucratic delays.   The shift has been particular...

AI can have medical care biases too, a study reveals

April 9, 2025 4:59 PM

AI can have medical care biases too, a study reveals

Artificial intelligence models may recommend different treatments for the same medical condition based solely on a patient’s socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, researchers warn. The researchers invented nearly three dozen different patients and asked nine healthcare large language AI models how each one should be managed, in a thousand different emergency room situations. Despite identical clinical details, the AI models occasionally altered decisions based on patients’ persona...