Exercising with osteoporosis: Stay active the safe way If you have osteoporosis, you might mistakenly think exercise will lead to fracture. In fact, though, using your muscles helps protect your bones. By Mayo Clinic Staff Osteoporosis is a major cause of disability in older women. Osteoporosis is a bone-weakening disorder that can result in broken … Read more
Caregiving for someone with atrial fibrillation Know what to expect with this common heart rhythm condition and get tips to prevent caregiver burnout. By Mayo Clinic Staff If you’re a caregiver for a family member or friend with atrial fibrillation (Afib), a common heart rhythm disorder, you have an important role in helping your loved … Read more
Dr. Ronald Rodriguez holds a unique title in healthcare. He’s professor of medical education and program director of the nation’s first MD/MS in Artificial Intelligence dual degree at The University of Texas at San Antonio. The five-year dual degree was launched in 2023. Rodriguez, who also holds a doctorate in cellular biology, is at the … Read more
Puneet Chhatwal, Managing director & CEO, Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL). Image: Bajirao Pawar for Forbes India Puneet Chhatwal is well aware of the value the Taj brand carries. “It’s an emotion. Even today, families want their children to get married at the Taj,” he says, seated in the presidential suite of the first and … Read more
Generative AI (GenAI) enables the processing of vastly large amounts of data than was previously feasible on reasonable computational budgets, and will drive nearly every language, vision, and audio generative machine learning models in the near future. The speed of innovations in GenAI is so high that its governance is a big challenge for regulators … Read more
Ritu Verma, co-founder and managing partner at Ankur Capital. Image: Harichandan Arakali There are waves of innovation arising out of India’s digitalisation revolution, and markets hitherto difficult or impossible to serve are now within reach, says Ritu Verma, co-founder and managing partner at Ankur Capital, in a recent interview with Forbes India. Entrepreneurs are building … Read more
Decision-making and reflection should be guided by the questions: What really matters? Image: Shutterstock The business world is certainly no stranger to executives who either intentionally or accidentally cross ethical or even legal lines. Take, for instance, the cases of Sam Bankman-Fried and Elizabeth Holmes. Bankman-Fried was convicted in 2023 of financial crimes after the … Read more
Bugworks Research co-founders (from left): Balasubramanian Venkataraman, Anand Anandkumar and Santanu Datta. Image: Nishant Ratnakar for Forbes India Bugworks Research, as the name suggests, is home to scientists working on drugs to combat microbes such as bacteria that cause a variety of infections. What makes Bugworks stand out is that the venture is working to … Read more
Rahul Yadav (left), COO, Minimalist, with Mohit Yadav, who is CEO. Image: Amit Verma Pick up a Minimalist product and the contrast is apparent—from the outer packing itself. The 43-item list of ingredients occupies half of one side. The shampoo discloses pH levels (5.0-6.0) and mentions who should use—those with dull, weak and damaged hair. … Read more
(L-R) Lakshmi Shankar, Manav Garg, Girish Mathrubootham, Shubham Gupta. Image Courtesy: Together Four years ago, Manav Garg and Girish Mathrubootham teamed up to start a venture capital firm that they thought could combine their experience as entrepreneur-operators and the opportunity to seed and foster the next generation of Indian software ventures. Perhaps it was logical, … Read more