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In 2022 one-fourth of people living with diabetes in India Lancet study estimates
Of the 82.8 crore, India's share formed over a quarter (21.2...
Niva Bupa shares jump 6 pc in market debut
The Rs 2,200-crore initial public offering of Niva Bupa Health...
China’s cities battle first wave of COVID surge as wider spread looms
A sharp surge in deaths would test authorities' efforts to move China away from endless testing, lockdowns and heavy travel restrictions, and realign with a world that has largely reopened to live with the disease. BEIJING: Hearses bearing the dead lined the driveway...
Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change, warns WHO
"The situation is quite unprecedented, for not only we are seeing more outbreaks, but these outbreaks are larger and more deadly than the ones we have seen in past years," said Philippe Barboza, WHO Team Lead for Cholera and Epidemic Diarrhoeal Diseases "This...
Proposed amendments to insurance laws may lead to disputes in health claims, misappropriation: Unions
The employee unions are also opposed to the idea of insurers distributing insurers to distribute other financial products as it may distract the companies from their insurance products, distribution and proper attention on serving the policyholders Chennai: The Unions...
Impossible to track exact number of COVID cases in China: Chinese health agency
China's top official in charge of the pandemic, Sun Chunlan, while visiting hospitals on Wednesday said that China's capital, Beijing, has for the first time been hit by a significant outbreak. Chunlan explained that the country's focus needs to shift from preventing...
Working to introduce integrative medicine in all hospitals: Union Health Minister
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya The government has established 1,50,000 health and wellness centres across platforms that promote meditation, yoga, and all aspects and activities pertaining to integrated health and wellbeing New Delhi: Union Health Minister...
WHO releases updated guidelines on treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis
''Building on the newly available data, we now have a better and shorter all-oral treatment option for drug-resistant TB. This is a historic change that will be of great benefit to people suffering from drug-resistant TB, easing the burden on health systems and saving...
RGIC launches new health cover
Reliance General Insurance Company (RGICL), launched first of its kind premium health insurance product – Reliance Health Infinity Policy. The product comes loaded with high sum insured up to Rs5 crores, superior features like MoreGlobal Cover, Maternity Cover, OPD...
Over 1,500 private hospitals empanelled under Ayushman Bharat in last one year: Mandaviya
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Today, 4.5 crore needy people have been empanelled under the scheme, the minister said He said seven-eight lakh beneficiary cards are printed daily and the ministry was working to ensure that 50 crore cards are made available in...
Budget-2023-24: Tax incentive to promote Home Insurance
Rakesh Jain, CEO, Reliance General Insurance In spite of pandemic, the health insurance penetration in our country is very low. Due to such a low coverage, the cost of insurance becomes high. In order to bring down its cost, GST rate should be reduced to 5% from 18%....
Vaccine against cervical cancer to be included in national immunisation programme by mid-2023: NTAGI chief
India is home to about 16 per cent of the world's women and accounts for about a quarter of all cervical cancer incidences and nearly a third of global cervical cancer deaths. Indian women face a 1.6 per cent lifetime cumulative risk of developing cervical cancer and...