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K’taka health dept passes order to implement SC’s directive for patient’s right to die with dignity
"We have also come out with an Advance Medical Directive (AMD), or...
Irdai caps health insurance premium hikes for senior citizens at 10 pc per annum
Irdai further said insurers will have to undertake prior...
LIC launches ’s Group Post Retirement Medical Benefit Scheme
Mumbai: Life Insurance Corporation of India has introduced Group Post Retirement Medical Benefit Scheme with effect from 2nd May 2023. This plan is a Non-Linked, Non-Participating, Life, Group Savings Insurance product. The plan helps to meet the employer’s obligation...
Australian government cracks down on smoking and vaping
“Vaping has become the No. 1 behavioral issue in high schools, and it's becoming widespread in primary schools. This must end.'' Butler said the hard-won gains in public health relating to the reduction in smoking could be undone by the “new threat”. Canberra:...
Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking: US surgeon general
Loneliness increases the risk of premature death by nearly 30%, with the report revealing that those with poor social relationships also had a greater risk of stroke and heart disease Washington DC: Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as...
Star Health Insurance earns profit of Rs 102 cr in Q4
“Retail health insurance will remain our primary focus for the years ahead'' Anand Roy, chief executive officer and managing director Chennai: Star Health and Allied Insurance on Friday reported Rs 102 crore net profit for the fourth quarter ended March 2023. The...
Eexercise more effective than medicines to manage mental health,study reveals
The largest benefits were seen among people with depression, pregnant and postpartum women, healthy individuals, and people diagnosed with HIV or kidney disease Researchers from the University of South Australia recommend physical activity to be a mainstay strategy...
Private health care booms in UK as state-run health service buckles
Private health care procedures paid out of pocket have risen more than 33% since before the pandemic, according to Private Healthcare Insurance Network data comparing the third quarter of last year with the same period in 2019 British patients are turning to private...
SC sets aside Gujarat HC order to treat Ayurveda physicians at par with allopathy doctors
While recognising the importance of Ayurveda practitioners and the need to promote alternative or indigenous systems of medicine, the top court said that it cannot be oblivious of the fact that both categories of doctors are certainly not performing equal work to be...
Need to create awareness about lead poisoning, says health secretary
Rajesh Bhushan, secretary, Ministry of Health Lead is a pernicious poison that causes extensive harm, even at low levels. Lead exposure in early childhood interferes with normal cognitive development, causing lifelong learning deficits and behavioral problems New...
Apollo to set up more genomics institutes by 2023-end
Genomics is a field of biology focused on studying all the DNA of a human being. In medicine, genome and DNA sequencing are done to learn more about a patient's molecular biology ''India is a highly diverse heterogeneous country, and as a result, genomic medicine...
“Today, we are in a position to service more than 60% of our policyholders entirely digitally”
Krishnan Ramachandran,MD and CEO, Niva Bupa Health Insurance Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company has invested in building digital expertise across the entire value chain and be it onboarding customers or settling claims, everything is digital. The company is using new...