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Mediclaim policy amount can’t be deducted from medical expenses compensation: HC
The full bench was hearing an appeal filed by the New India...
Except West Bengal, all states and UTs have been onboarded for Ayushman Bharat scheme: Nadda
More than 8.9 crore hospital admissions worth Rs 1.26 lakh were...
Early indicators of dementia: 5 behaviour changes to look for after age 50
Spotting these behavioural changes, which emerge in later life (ages 50 and over) and represent a persistent change from longstanding patterns, can be helpful for implementing preventive treatments before more severe symptoms arise Calgary:Dementia is often thought of...
Short bouts of activity like chores can reduce heart attack, premature death risks: Lancet Study
“The idea of accruing short bouts of moderate to vigorous activity through daily living activities makes physical activity much more accessible to people who are unwilling or unable to take part in structured exercise,” said Matthew Ahmadi, Postdoctoral Research...
Protecting older persons’ rights benefit everyone: UN chief
António Guterres,UN Secretary-General Studies show that number of people aged 65 years or older worldwide is projected to more than double – rising from 761 million in 2021 to 1.6 billion in 2050 – with the number of people aged 80 years or older growing even faster....
Pension-related concerns, healthcare among top queries of senior citizens on govt helpline
About 65 per cent of senior citizens are facing financial problems due to limited income, increased financial needs in old age, dependent younger family members, etc while 63 per cent elderly are facing social problems like age and gender discrimination, social...
New wearable sensor can monitor glucose, body temp via human sweat
"Sweat is ideal for real-time, continuous and non-invasive biomarker detection. But low biomarker concentration levels in sweat and variability of other factors such as pH, salinity and temperature have pushed previous sweat biosensors past the limits of their...
Early detection, effective treatment helped in bringing down Nipah mortality rate to 33 pc: Kerala Health Minister
The virus strain seen in Kerala was the Bangladesh variant, which generally has a high mortality rate, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said in a Facebook post Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Health Minister Veena George has said that the effective and timely...
Punjab to conduct study to find reasons behind rising infertility among couples
Pertinently, the state's appropriate authority has already granted registrations to the 106 institutions including 11 ART clinics (Level 1), 53 ART clinics (Level 2), 26 ART banks and 16 surrogacy clinics Chandigarh: Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Thursday...
Weight-Loss drugs estimated to save airlines millions
Weight is a major concern for airlines because the more a plane weighs, the more fuel it burns. Fuel and labor are the two largest expenses for carriers, with fuel accounting for about 25%. Over the years airlines have used a variety of methods to reduce pounds on...
UK expert warns of pandemic worse than Covid in new book
“Disease X represents the knowledge that a serious international epidemic could be caused by a pathogen currently unknown to cause human disease,” the WHO said. Some public health experts believe the next Disease X will be zoonotic, meaning it will originate in wild...
Young women more prone to risk of heart disease, say experts
In India, heart disease is responsible for approximately 25 per cent of all deaths, and women account for a significant portion of these deaths "While we previously believed women were protected from heart disease before menopause, this is no longer the case. Young...