A lesser-known, yet highly critical fallout of the ongoing Iran-Israel war is now threatening to disrupt a major part of India’s healthcare sector – the MRI services, cancer detection, and ...

Helium fills balloons. It also keeps most MRI scanners in the world running. That connection surprises most people, because helium has always been managed quietly, in the background. A scheduled ...

A global helium shortage has doctors worried about one of the natural gas’s most essential, and perhaps unexpected, uses: MRIs. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

Helium, a colourless, odourless, and non-toxic inert gas is the second most common element in the universe. Despite its abundance in space, helium is a finite resource here on Earth, found only in ...

With a worldwide helium shortage on the horizon, a lack of the element could bring about more serious problems than the loss of party balloons. In its liquid form, helium coolant is essential for MRI ...

As images of damaged energy infrastructure in the Middle East ripple across global supply chains, a quieter anxiety has taken hold in India's healthcare circles: could a disruption in helium supplies ...