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TN sets up ‘One Health and Climate Hub’ to address health challenges of climate change
A government order (GO) issued by Additional Chief Secretary...
Trebling of “nuclear” court verdicts challenges companies and liability insurers: Allianz
Recent years have also seen a growing list of pharma, food, and...
Consider discount on policy renewal for those with 3 doses of COVID-19 vaccine: Irdai to insurers
The regulator also urged insurers to ensure that empanelled hospitals are prohibited from taking deposit for COVID-19 hospitalisation, sources said, adding, some of the hospitals indulged in asking for deposit for COVID treatment during the first and second wave...
FPIs invest Rs 11,557 cr in equities in Dec; COVID updates to drive flows in near term
'Concerns about COVID spread in China is a sentiment negative and the strong economic data from the US indicate continuation of the hawkish stance of the Fed which is pushing bond yields up and equities down. Only reversal of this trend will trigger a rebound in the...
Rajasthan has 90 per cent health insurance coverage: CM
The state government's Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme, which provides a Rs 10-lakh cover, has come as a relief for people. Against the national average of 41 per cent, Rajasthan has 90 per cent coverage of health insurance, while the coverage is 15.9 per cent in...
Twitter restores suicide prevention feature after Reuters report
The feature, known as #ThereIsHelp, placed a banner at the top of search results for certain topics. It listed contacts for support organizations in many countries related to mental health, HIV, vaccines, child sexual exploitation, COVID-19, gender-based violence,...
Surge in Covid cases strain Chinese hospitals
Wang Guangfa, a respiratory expert from Peking University First Hospital, told the Global Times on Saturday that as the virus spread to the communities in Beijing, more elderly people and those with underlying diseases have been infected and that the capital city has...
China shifts how it counts Covid deaths as crematoriums fill up
According to the latest guidelines from the National Health Commission, only those whose death is caused by pneumonia and respiratory failure after contracting the virus are classified as Covid deaths, said Wang Guiqiang, a top infectious disease doctor.He said those...
Omicron subvariant XBB jumps to 18% of U.S. COVID cases – CDC
The XBB variant has been driving up cases in parts of Asia, including Singapore. While some experts have said it is more transmissible, it has not resulted in a surge in hospitalizations The highly contagious Omicron subvariant XBB jumped 18% in national dominance and...
RT-PCR test mandatory for arrivals from China, 4 other nations: Union Health Minister Mandaviya
"The RT-PCR test to be mandatory for international arrivals from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand. On arrival, if any passenger from these countries is found symptomatic or tests positive for Covid-19 infection, then he/she will be put under...
India doesn’t need to ban int’l flights, impose lockdown right now: Experts
"Overall, there is no increase in Covid caseload and India currently is in a comfortable situation. Under present circumstances, there is no need to restrict international flights or impose a lockdown," Dr Randeep Guleria, a former AIIMS director, told PTI on Friday...
Researchers discover Artificial intelligence tool that helps in cancer surgery
"We are using the power of artificial intelligence to address an age-old problem at the intersection of surgery and pathology," said corresponding author Faisal Mahmood, PhD, of the Division of Computational Pathology at BWH The surgical procedure is frequently not...