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Allianz scraps proposed acquisition of Singapore’s Income Insurance, source says
Singapore's prime minister said in October that the city-state...
Lockton unveils new global Parametric Insurance Practice
The parametric insurance market is projected to reach $39.3 billion...
Rising heat across parts of India raises alarm on another energy crunch
Temperatures have been as much as 11C above normal in some regions in the past week and prompted the India Meteorological Department to advise farmers to check wheat and other crops for signs of heat stress The unusually early onset of hotter weather — and forecasts...
India needs regulatory data protection to attract drug research: Novartis CEO
, Vasant Narasimhan,Chief Executive Officer,Novartis ''I think the next step is when you think about how we generate data and how protected that is in regulatory filings. India does not have regulatory data protection,'' he said replying to a query. Hyderabad: India...
Nearly 30% of 2.2 billion people living with blindness globally are in the WHO South-East Asia Region
Trachoma is a disease of the eye caused by infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. It is a public health problem in 42 countries, and is responsible for blindness or visual impairment of about 1.9 million people. Blindness from trachoma is irreversible...
A 19-year-old is the youngest person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease – the cause is a mystery
A brain biopsy would be too risky, so understanding the biological mechanisms of his dementia is difficult – and this case remains a medical mystery at this point Cases of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease are on the rise in younger patients Sheffield: A19-year-old man...
Scan, share service for faster OPD registrations gaining success: NHA
The Scan and Share service is currently live in 125 districts across 25 states and UTs in the country. Karnataka (2.5 lakh tokens), Uttar Pradesh (1.1 lakh users) and Delhi (72,000 users) are the leading states in the adoption of this service for better patient...
A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth: WHO
The report, which tracks maternal deaths nationally, regionally and globally from 2000 to 2020, shows there were an estimated 287 000 maternal deaths worldwide in 2020. This marks only a slight decrease from 309 000 in 2016 when the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals...
Apple makes major progress on no-prick blood glucose tracking for Its watch
The Apple Watch has gradually become more of a health tool. The first model, launched in 2015, included a heart-rate sensor but was more focused on fitness tracking. The device gained the ability to take electrocardiograms, or ECGs, from the wrist in 2018. It also can...
South Korean Court recognises same-sex couple’s rights
A gay couple won a lawsuit in South Korea granting them spousal coverage from the national health insurance program, an apparent first in the country that only legally recognizes marriage as between heterosexual couples. In its ruling, the Seoul High Court on Tuesday...
Past Covid infection provided substantial protection against reinfection: Lancet study
''Vaccination is the safest way to acquire immunity, whereas acquiring natural immunity must be weighed against the risks of severe illness and death associated with the initial infection,” said lead author Stephen Lim from the Institute for Health Metrics and...
Colorectal cancer on rise in India, experts stress on early preventive screening
Studies suggest that a sedentary lifestyle and faulty food habits are making this variant of cancer common, even among the young, Dr M D Ray, Professor at the department of Surgical Oncology at AIIMS, Delhi said Over the last five years, the disease has doubled to...