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Hinduja group’ IIHL completes acquisition of Reliance Capital; mgmt transfer to take place on Wednesday
The journey for value creation would now begin, Ashok Hinduja said,...
LIC likely to announce its stake buying in a health insurer by Mar 31, says Mohanty
Siddartha Mohanty, MD & CEO, Life Insurance Corporation `Our...
Crucial to conduct post-Covid survey to assess prevalence, severity of mental health disorders: Parl panel
''The devastating impact of the Covid pandemic on mental health in India necessitates an immediate and comprehensive countrywide mental health survey,'' it said New Delhi: A post-Covid mental health survey is crucial to assess the prevalence and severity of mental...
Parliamentary panel recommends setting up of population-based cancer registries in rural areas
While appreciating the government's impetus on an institutional framework for cancer care and management and financial support for combating cancer, the committee said cancer must be dealt with separately instead of being a part of other lifestyle and non-communicable...
Inflammatory bowel disease prevalence up to 5 pc from 0.1 pc in 2006: Lancet Study
Urbanisation could be a likely cause behind the trend, say the researchers, citing Asian countries like Japan and Korea which have reported a rising prevalence, and both of which experienced rapid industrialisation after World War II The last two decades have seen an...
New COVID variant EG.5.1 spreading quickly in UK: Report
"We continue to see a rise in COVID-19 cases in this week's report. We have also seen a small rise in hospital admission rates in most age groups, particularly among the elderly. Overall levels of admission still remain extremely low and we are not currently seeing a...
Those with less than Rs 8 lakh income won’t have to pay premium of govt’s insurance scheme: CM Gehlot
The premium amount will be paid by the state government for families with income less than Rs 8 lakh and belonging to all classes including general, other backward classes, most backward classes, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok...
Pharma cos with over Rs 250 cr turnover have to adopt good manufacturing practices within 6 months: Mandaviya
Recently, drug regulators inspected 162 units and 14 public testing labs and major issues found during inspections are poor documentation, lack of process and analytical validations, absence of quality failure investigation, absence of internal product quality review...
GSK sues Pfizer in US for patent infringement over RSV vaccine
British biopharmaceutical giant GSK sued Pfizer in Delaware federal court on Wednesday, accusing Pfizer's respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine Abrysvo of violating GSK's patent rights in its rival RSV shot Arexvy. GSK said Pfizer's vaccine infringes four of its...
Govt notifies Ayush visa for foreigners’ treatment under Indian systems of medicine
Ayush based healthcare & Wellness economy is estimated to grow to $70 billion by 2025. Introduction of Ayush Visa category is part of India’s roadmap for the Heal in India initiative of the government, which is intended at promoting India as a medical value travel...
Amazon expands virtual clinic to offer 24/7 telemedicine across the U.S
Amazon said Tuesday that customers can visit its virtual clinic around the clock through Amazon’s website or app. There, they can compare prices and response times before picking a telemedicine provider from several options. The clinic, which doesn’t accept insurance,...
Over 60% people from rural areas go out of state for better medical treatment: Study
The report also stated that at an all-India aggregate, a little over 10 per cent of rural India went to a public primary healthcare facility for serious ailments.The majority used government-run secondary-level facilities (around 60 per cent), about 22 per cent went...