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Govt tightens biosecurity rules as bird flu spreads beyond poultry
Animal Husbandry and Dairying Secretary Alka Upadhyaya chaired a...
ED conducts raids in Jharkhand Ayushman Bharat ‘fraud’ case, MD India, Safeway, Medi Assist under scanner
The ED, agency sources said, suspects that "proceeds of crime" were...
Over 1 crore OPD tokens generated using ABHA-based scan and share service: National Health Authority
Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Jammu and Kashmir have emerged as the top-performing states in the implementation of this digital OPD registration service, it said. The paperless service, launched in October last year under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM),...
Union Health Minister Mandaviya inaugurates ‘Centre for Brain and Mind’ in Bengaluru
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya ''The primary focus of the centre involves a comprehensive investigation into a large cohort of severely mentally ill patients including those diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder,...
Rising air pollution may cause inflammation in the brain, warn health experts
Dr Nand Kumar, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), told IANS that apart from air pollution, "environment changes marked by frequent and extreme weather events such as floods and storms affects mental health.People...
Insurers Vs Hospitals: GI Council wants to sort out issues with AHPI through constructive dialogue, Tapan Singhel
Tapan Singhel, MD & CEO Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and Chairman, GI Council said,`` As an industry, we are working towards developing a platform for a 100 per cent cashless payment for all health insurance claims. It will be transparent, straight-through...
American Heart Association proposes adding kidney disease to heart risk
Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic affects nearly every major organ in the body, including the heart, brain, kidney and liver. However, the biggest impact is on the cardiovascular system, affecting blood vessels and heart muscle function, the rate of fatty buildup in...
Asia Pacific Employee Medical Plan Costs for businesses to rise in 2024, highest since 2015: Aon
"Health and wellbeing costs have become an important concern for companies as year-over-year medical plan costs continue to rise. These rising rates often bring unexpected or unbudgeted cost increases and make affordability for employers and employees more difficult,"...
Yoga Guru Ramdev seeks Supreme Court’s protection in FIRs over allopathy remarks
Yoga guru Swami Ramdev An FIR was registered against Ramdev in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, based on a complaint filed by the local Indian Medical Association unit The complaint alleged that Ramdev had propagated false information and made threatening statements on social...
Star Health Insurance launches Surrogacy Cover and Oocyte Donor Cover at no additional premium
“The policy requires that certain terms & conditions are followed for the cover to be applicable, namely, the intending couple, surrogate mother and treating hospital must adhere to the guidelines of the Surrogacy Act and ART Act. Also, Surrogacy and Oocyte...
India had world’s highest number of preterm births in 2020: Lancet study
The high numbers of preterm births in these countries and areas are, in part, a reflection of their large population sizes, high numbers of total births, and weaker health systems that are unable to deliver high-quality family planning, antenatal care, and childbirth...
Experts call for limiting number of vehicles per family to curb air pollution, related ailments
The long-term effects of air pollution include respiratory diseases and lung cancer, and the worst part is that in a city like Delhi. Our children are growing up with poor lung conditions which will result in severity of lung disorders and make India an unhealthy...