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Over 5 lakh elderly above 70 enroll for Ayushman cards; highest from MP, Kerala
Madhya Pradesh had the highest number of applications for...
Next GST Council meet on Dec 21-22, Decision on lower GST rate on health and life insurance
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman The 55th GST Council...
Study finds how retirement plans affect cognitive performance in older people
With a higher life expectancy and a decline in fertility in developing countries, the elderly population has become the most significant demographic source in Asia and Latin America, generating an urgent need for new, sustainable pension systems Study finds how...
Mayors from around the world to meet for first ever ‘healthy cities’ summit
"Through the Partnership for Healthy Cities, WHO and partners are working with mayors to create programmes and policies that place health at the centre of urban design, such as safe streets that promote active mobility, local sources of fresh and healthy food, and...
Emergency cases for heart attacks, high blood pressure, brain strokes spiked in Delhi NCR: Top Experts
Dr Nitish Naik, Cardiology professor at AIIMS Delhi said, "This is happening because of a 30 well-known phenomenon where, in cold weather, the number of heart attacks increases. Right now, this annual phenomenon has spiked because of the rapid increase in the cold....
WHO backs mask wearing on long flights as new Omicron variant spreads
Passengers should be advised to wear masks in high-risk settings such as long-haul flights, said the WHO's senior emergency officer for Europe, Catherine Smallwood, adding: "this should be a recommendation issued to passengers arriving from anywhere where there is...
Shortage of healthcare workers globally may rise to 10 mn by decade-end: WEF study
Launched in the run-up to the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2023 in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos, the report said the rise in healthcare spending has fast-tracked progress in telehealth, vaccines and precision medicine, but businesses and...
National Health Authority introduces new system to measure performance of hospitals under Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY
RS Sharma, CEO, National Health Authority The statement said that under value-based care, the performance of AB PM-JAY empanelled hospitals will be measured based on five performance indicators such as Beneficiary Satisfaction; Hospital Readmission Rate; the extent of...
Covid infection reshapes immune status depending on gender: Study
The team led by John Tsang, an immunobiologist from Yale University, US, found that immune systems of men who had recovered from mild cases of COVID-19 responded more robustly to flu vaccines than women who had had mild cases or men and women who had never been...
China not to include Pfizer Inc’s Covid drug in its insurance scheme
Boxes of Paxlovid are changing hands for as much as 50,000 yuan ($7,313.15), more than 20 times the original price of 2,300 yuan, according to local media reports and social media posts. Beijing has been largely resistant to Western vaccines, but has greenlighted...
Nurturing Talents: Compensation for Indian Workforce
Though western countries are embracing and adopting the concept of Total Rewards for retaining employees, a more nuanced approach is warranted when designing a compensation structure for the Indian workforce Shwetha Ram While the COVID-19 pandemic upended the...
Health minister Mandaviya urges Odisha govt to implement Ayushman Bharat insurance scheme in state
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya The minister said "50 crore families have been given health security under the Ayushman Bharat - PMJAY scheme while affordable and quality medicines are being provided by more than 9,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras across the country"...