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TATA AIG General launches new health cover
TATA AIG General Insurance today announced the launch of MediCare...
Centre committed to providing affordable and quality healthcare for poor Nadda : JP Nadda
JP Nadda,Union Health Minister Nadda stressed that simple changes...
Indonesian court papers reveal chain of events that led to cough syrup deaths
Cough syrup contamination in several mostly developing countries has sparked criminal investigations, lawsuits and a surge in regulatory scrutiny worldwide Indonesian court documents have revealed for the first time the chain of events that led to toxic ingredients...
Rising heat stress poses grave occupational health risk for workers in Tamil Nadu Study
The workers reported symptoms of heat strain, dehydration, and urinary tract infection symptoms, likely due to excessive sweating, lack of toilet access and limited water consumption during their shifts. Of particular concern is the impact of heat stress on kidney...
Impact of climate change on health takes centre stage at COP28: WHO
7 million premature deaths annually are attributed to air pollution The health community recognizes the role health systems play in contributing to emissions, and advocates for greening the health sector. This involves decarbonizing health systems, digitalizing...
Health experts decry New Zealand’s scrapping of world-first tobacco ban
The package of measures would have seen bans on selling tobacco to anyone born after Jan. 1, 2009, reduced the amount of nicotine allowed in smoked tobacco products and cut the number of retailers able to sell tobacco by over 90%. They marked some of the toughest...
Haryana formulates scheme for financial assistance to stage III, IV cancer patients
All age group stage III and IV patients will be eligible under the scheme, and patients whose family income is less than Rs 3 lakh per annum, except the amount of other social security pension schemes, will be eligible, it said Chandigarh: To lessen the financial...
High-dose Covid treatment less effective in India than Europe: Lancet study
''Our analysis suggests higher dose dexamethasone may have less beneficial effects for patients in India as compared with those in Europe; however, the evidence is weak, and this could represent a chance finding,'' the authors of the study noted A higher dose of the...
SC expresses satisfaction over steps taken to prevent lumpy skin disease in cattle
The bench was hearing two separate petitions, including the one filed by a social and animal activist who had sought a direction to the Centre and others to pass a law for the protection of cattle and saving them from lumpy skin disease New Delhi: The Supreme Court...
Centre renames Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres as Ayushman Arogya Mandir
The rebranded AB-HWCs will also have a new tagline -- 'Arogyam Parmam Dhanam' The government has decided to rename the Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres as 'Ayushman Arogya Mandir' and the Union Health Ministry has sent a letter to the states and Union...
Private general insurers expand market share to 53.58 pc in H1’FY24
According to the Irdai data, up to September 2023 health insurance was the largest non-life segment followed by motor (total) and crop insurance New Delhi: Private general insurers increased their combined market share to 53.58 per cent in gross direct premium...
Almost 400,000 deaths in Europe in 2021 attributable to filthy air -EU report
The European Environment Agency (EEA) said that within the European Union, pollution caused by fine particulate matter (PM2.5), which affects people with heart diseases in particular, led to 253,000 deaths in 2021 BRUSSELS: Almost 400,000 deaths in Europe in 2021 were...