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Study finds enrolling in Ayushman Bharat increased access to timely start of cancer treatment
"Our study recommends expanding AB PM-JAY cancer packages to...
NATHEALTH urges Govt to address healthcare gaps in Budget
"The upcoming Union Budget offers an unprecedented chance to...
Brain stroke is the second most common cause of death in India:top health expert
Delivering a keynote address at the event titled, "Stroke care and its primary preventive methods in poor resource settings in India", Dr Srivastava said, "Stroke is the second most common cause of death in India. About 1,85,000 strokes occur every year in India with...
Over 10 million older adults in India likely have dementia: AI study
''Our research was based on the first and only nationally representative aging study in India with more than 30,000 participating older adults in the country,'' said Haomiao Jin, co-author of the study and Lecturer in Health Data Sciences at the University of Surrey,...
Covid Lab-Leak fight masks global rise of high-security biolabs
For decades, scientists from the US, China, Russia, Canada and Europe have swapped ideas for standardizing safety and security amid biolab building booms. At least 15 organizations have helped develop guidelines for the proper handling of viruses and bacteria, but the...
Women in Indian informal economy ready to compromise on salaries for health benefits: Survey
'India Inc must invest in training and skill development for better employability of women, helping them find employment opportunities, and offer social security benefits – as opposed to simply salary considerations – to a wider employable population,'' said Lohit...
Biden proposes to raise taxes on high earners to avert Medicare funding crisis- WaPo
The White House's proposal would raise the net investment income tax, created by the Affordable Care Act, from 3.8% to 5% for all Americans earning more than $400,000 per year, according to the report. The White House will propose raising taxes on people earning more...
Nearly everyone globally exposed to unhealthy levels of tiny air pollutants: Lancet study
While the daily PM2.5 levels have reduced in Europe and North America in the two decades to 2019, levels have increased in South Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America and the Caribbean, with more than 70 per cent of days globally seeing levels above what is...
H3N2 also spreads like COVID, elderly should be careful: Dr Randeep Guleria
Dr Randeep Guleria "It spreads through droplets. However, I think there is not that much of a cause of concern because although the number of cases increased hospitalisation has not gone up to a very large extent." he said. New Delhi: Noting a spurt in cases of the...
Delhi HC asks consortium for rare diseases to give recommendations on funding of clinical trials
The consortium shall consider the age of children whose lives may be completely curtailed if treatment is not commenced and the expenses, which may be incurred for providing the medicines, it said The consortium shall deal with the possibility and feasibility of...
PM Modi chairs high-level meet to review preparedness for hot weather conditions this summer
PM was also briefed about disasters related to heat, mitigation measures and preparedness of medical infrastructure, the PMO said New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday chaired a high-level meeting to review preparedness for the hot weather conditions during...
Uzbek cough syrup deaths: Process underway to cancel license of Marion Biotech, says official
Marion Biotech had come under the scanner in December over reports of the children’s death in Uzbekistan after which India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) initiated a probe into the matter and found 22 out of 36 samples “not of standard quality”...