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Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved forays into general insurance, buys majority stake in Magma General Insurance
Patanjali Ayurved, along with other investors, have bought...
Common diabetes drug price slashed in India due to generic versions
India is known as the diabetes capital of the world with over 10...
No link between Covid vaccines used in India and heart attack risk: Study
''Our study found that vaccines used in India are safe. There was no association of vaccination in India with heart attack. In fact, the study found that there were less chances of death after heart attack in vaccinated individuals,'' Mohit Gupta, who led the study,...
Prez to launch Ayushman Bhava campaign on Sep 13
''India's goal of Universal Health Coverage shall be possible only when each village of India is healthy. To build momentum for enhanced awareness about various healthcare schemes and to saturate critical healthcare services in every village, the Ministry of Health...
45% phones carried Covid-19 virus during pandemic: Study
"You can wash your hands as many times as you want but as soon as you touch your mobile phone, you cross-contaminate yourself all over again.Mobile phones are in the hands of billions of individuals, negating lifesaving hand-washing practices and might be responsible...
15-20% spinal injuries in India due to road accidents, says doctor
"We are receiving more and more patients of trauma and spinal cord injuries now due to the increasing number of road accidents.This may be due to the low level of safety standards in vehicle manufacturing, absence or inadequacy of appropriate safety measures in...
Breast cancer predominantly a lifestyle disease, is preventable: Experts
“One important cause of the rise of breast cancer is that we have adopted a westernised lifestyle which includes obesity, stress, habits like smoking habits, alcohol or fast-food habits. Apart from that the food that we eat, ultra processed food which is unhealthy...
Covid BA.2.86 appears less transmissible than XBB & EG variants: Experts
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in its August 23 risk assessment, stated that based on currently available data, updated Covid-19 vaccines targeting the XBB.1.5 variant are expected to be effective against BA.2.86, for reducing severe disease...
Magsaysay award winning oncologist’s mission to provide affordable cancer care to poor
Radiation, surgical and medical oncology has to be institution-based but even more important is prevention, early detection, palliative care, providing support and rehabilitation of patients, Dr R Ravi Kannan said Silchar: It was 23 years ago that this year's...
Tech veteran Venkat Changavalli takes over as new CEO of IIBI
Venkat Changavalli, new CEO, Insurance Information Bureau of India According to industry sources, Venkat's appointment is temporary and IRDAI would soon start a new search processes to appoint a new CEO at IIBI Among a host of actionable areas, IIBI has recently set...
Biometric authentication at discharge for Ayushman Bharat patients stressed at AIIMS meeting
The issue of cost disparity between estimates provided by the treating doctors and the approved PMJAY health benefit package was discussed New Delhi: The need for mandatory biometric authentication at the time of patients' discharge was stressed at a recently held...
Refusal to waive IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines violates human rights: UN Experts
Quoting the latest data from the UN World Health Organization (WHO), the Committee pointed out that while some 32 per cent of the global population have received at least one COVID-19 booster, in developing countries such as Gabon, Papua New Guinea, Burundi and...