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Union Budget 2025:Insurance Reforms Bill with 100% FDI to be tabled soon, says Sitharaman
100% FDI proposal, larger reforms moves along with other Amendments...
Eco Survey raises concerns on rising ultra-processed food consumption, proposes health tax
"From sweetened breakfast cereals, soft drinks, and energy drinks...
Health for all: WHO calls for urgent efforts to bridge gaps accentuated by Covid
Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh,Regional Director for South-East Asia,WHO ''In 2017, around 299 million people in the South-East Asia region faced catastrophic health spending, and an estimated 117 million people in the region were pushed or further pushed below the...
Andhra Pradesh CM launches family doctor scheme to take services to doorstep
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy observed that the State brought in revolutionary reforms in healthcare with one primary health centre serving every 2,500 people and the family doctor programme...
Indian general insurance industry’s prm rises 16.50 % to Rs 2,56 trillion in fy2022-23, pvt sector captures 61.56% market share
Though, the actual figures are yet to be known for the whole year, this the second year, when the health business will be largest portfolio of the industry, followed by motor and crop At the end of Fy 2022-23, the four public sector general insurers, NIA,United India...
Climate change can lead to global outbreaks in dengue, Chikungunya: WHO
These diseases, that spread from mosquitoes to people, are causing an increasing number of outbreaks worldwide, with climate change, deforestation and urbanisation being some of the major risk factors, that allow mosquitoes to adapt better to new environments and...
Covid infection accelerates dementia progression, India study shows
The research, published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports, found that participants with all subtypes of dementia experienced rapidly progressive dementia following infection with SARS-CoV-2.Insights into the impact of COVID-19 on human cognition has so far...
Cases of substandard pharma products: Pharmexcil talking to authorities abroad to retain confidence
This assumes significance on the backdrop of two recent incidents of alleged cough syrup adulteration/sub-standard items found in products exported to Gambia and Uzbekistan New Delhi: Cases of substandard pharma products: Pharmexcil talking to authorities abroad to...
India reports 4, 435 coronavirus cases in 24 hours, highest in past six months
In the wake of rising COVID-19 cases in India, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday said that Omicron's sub-variant which is circulating in the country has not led to an increase in hospitalisations and there is no need to worry. New Delhi: A total of...
NHAI to provide hospitalisation insurance cover to road accident victims on all four arms of the Golden Quadrilateral stretch: Gadkari
Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari Replying to a separate question, Gadkari said the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has envisaged a cashless treatment facility on all four arms of the Golden Quadrilateral stretch -- Delhi-Mumbai,...
New medicine found for treatment of heart failure, sleep apnea: Study
"These findings have real potential for improving the wellness and life expectancy of almost 200,000 people living with heart disease in Aotearoa New Zealand," said Professor Paton. A new medicine is showing promise in treating heart failure, a common ailment linked...
China cuts medical benefits for seniors due to cash shortage
In the longer term, the "grey hair movement" is indicative of a fundamental issue facing the Chinese government, how to care for a rapidly ageing society where 400 million people, or 30 per cent of the population, will be 60 or older by 2035. China's public health...