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HC seeks Delhi govt’s stand on PIL to implement AB-PMJAY in city
A bench of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela...
LIC explores picking up stakes in Manipal Cigna Health Insurance
According to sources in the insurance industry, LIC’s choice of...
Future Generali provides health covers for LGBTQIA+ community
Future Generali India Insurance (FGII), has has expanded its definition of ‘family’ across all its retail health insurance offerings, to include LGBTQIA+ community and live-in partners. Ruchika Malhan Varma, chief marketing officer, Future Generali India Insurance...
Autopsies show covid virus lingers in brain for months: Study
"We demonstrated virus replication in multiple non-respiratory sites during the first two weeks following symptom onset," the authors of the study noted.Prior to this study, "the thinking in the field was that SARS-CoV-2 was predominantly a respiratory virus," senior...
Climate data can help model spread of Covid-19: Research
A rising number of studies indicate that the climate may have an effect on how Covid-19 spreads, however, it is unclear how much it alters risk and transmission According to a new study by a group of researchers from the Qatar Environment & Energy Research...
What is Omicron’s XBB.1.5 Sub-variant? Should India be worried?
"Immune evasiveness is the ability of the virus to infect people who had prior infection or vaccination or both. XBB.1.5 achieved this by creating a rare type of mutation called F486P, located in its RBD (receptor binding domain). It is not known whether it causes...
Why China’s latest Covid wave has sparked global panic
Beijing: China is experiencing a huge Covid-19 surge after years of hardline containment restrictions were dismantled last month. A growing number of countries are worried about a lack of data and transparency surrounding China's outbreak. Here is why it is sparking...
Vaccination and boosters reduce transmission : Study
''A lot of the benefits of vaccines to reduce infectiousness were from people who had received boosters and people who had been recently vaccinated.'Our findings are particularly relevant to improving health for the incarcerated population,'' said LoRecent vaccination...
Stress speeds up immune ageing: Study
Immune aging is associated not only with cancer, but with cardiovascular disease, increased risk of pneumonia, reduced efficacy of vaccines and organ system aging. What this means is people who experience more stress tend to have poorer diet and exercise habits,...
Good Hydration is associated with healthy ageing: Study
"The results suggest that proper hydration may slow down aging and prolong a disease-free life," said Natalia Dmitrieva, Ph.D., a study author and researcher in the Laboratory of Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute...
5 New Year resolutions almost everyone makes but doesn’t follow!
Every year people make new year's resolutions and while the intent is to follow and live by them throughout the year, very few of them actually materialise. While there are some new ones, some simply are carried forward every year. As we are about to step into 2023,...
‘Physical activity must to reduce mental stress’
"Many individuals do not believe that physical activities help in reducing mental stress. But many scientific studies have established the fact that individuals can burn their stress out. While excessive gym might be harmful to stressful minds, moderate exercise helps...