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British PM Starmer scraps health body in search of savings and better care
Keir Starmer, Prime Minister, UK "I can't, in all honesty,...
Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved forays into general insurance, buys majority stake in Magma General Insurance
Patanjali Ayurved, along with other investors, have bought...
NHA launches 100 Microsites Project under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
Talking about the project, CEO, NHA said – “We aim to establish 100 such Microsites across the country where focused efforts would be made to bring as many small-medium scale healthcare entities under the ABDM fold. This will not only increase adoption among private...
Star Health Insurance Q1 net profit rises 35 pc to Rs 288 cr
Gross written premium increased to Rs 2,949 crore in Q1 FY24 compared to Rs 2,464 crore in the same period a year ago Chennai: Star Health and Allied Insurance on Friday reported a 35 per cent increase in net profit to Rs 288 crore for the June 2023 quarter. The...
Indian-made cold syrup sent to Iraq contains poison, test shows
A bottle of Cold Out purchased at a pharmacy in Baghdad in March contains 2.1 per cent ethylene glycol, according to Valisure LLC, an independent US laboratory. That’s about 21 times the widely accepted limit. The compound is lethal to humans in small amounts and...
Delays in treating traumatic brain injury cases alarming: Experts
According to the health ministry, TBI is a leading cause of disability and mortality across all regions of India. Statistics show that more than 1 million people in India suffer from TBIs each year, with around 1,00,000 fatalities reported annually. New Delhi: Delays...
Patient-centric approach, better insurance coverage needed to counter infertility epidemic: Experts
India faces a double burden of rising infertility owing to lifestyle changes, coupled with stigma and taboo attached with the condition. This makes it impossible to discuss the issue and seek medical intervention, Narayan added He pointed out that the absence of...
98 students died by suicide in higher education institutions in past five years: Govt
Union Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar said that to address the issue of mental health and wellbeing during and after COVID-19, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has taken various steps and issued advisories to higher education institutions “The UGC...
Obesity drugs don’t make WHO’s essential list, but Ebola, MS drugs added
The WHO's essential medicines list is a catalogue of the drugs that should be available in all functioning health systems Obesity drugs will not join the World Health Organization's (WHO) latest essential medicines list, but treatments for diseases, including Ebola...
Govt suspends another drugmaker’s licence over tainted cough syrup
India has suspended a drugmaker's manufacturing licence after the World Health Organization flagged contamination in its cough syrups found in the Mashall Islands and Micronesia in April, the government told the parliament on Tuesday. Indian regulators are inspecting...
Govt working on mission mode to address mental health as a public health concern: MoS
Bharti Pravin Pawar,minister of state, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare She said according to a National Mental Health Survey of India conducted through NIMHANS, Bengaluru in 2016, the prevalence of mental disorders in adults aged above 18 years is "about 10.6...
Ceiling prices of 691 formulations have been fixed under NELM 2022: Centre
Replying to a query regarding the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs), , Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Bhagwanth Khuba said 9,512 outlets are now functional across the country The product basket of PMBJP presently comprises...