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Star Health confirms data breach, Hacker ‘selling 57.5 lakh insurance premium records for $150K
“We acknowledge that we were the victim of a targeted malicious...
24-hour hospitalisation clause for mediclaim to be interpreted harmoniously Delhi consumer forum
The commission, comprising its president Inder Jeet Singh and...
Nearly 40 million children susceptible to measles due to COVID-19 disruptions
"The paradox of the pandemic is that while vaccines against COVID-19 were developed in record time and deployed in the largest vaccination campaign in history, routine immunization programmes were badly disrupted, and millions of kids missed out on life-saving...
Fewer women were employed in 2021 than in 2020 due to Covid: Oxfam report
Oxfam said it believes that austerity policies are contributing to more women and girls joining the 1.7 billion who are already now living below the poverty line of USD 5.50 a day Fewer women were employed in 2021 than in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic and governments...
Avoid antibiotics for low-grade fever: ICMR guidelines
An ICMR survey conducted between January 1 and December 31, 2021 had suggested that a big chunk of patients in India may no longer benefit from the use of carbapenem, a powerful antibiotic administered mainly in ICU settings for the treatment of pneumonia and...
1 in 4 adults in India are hypertensive
Tackling risk factors like uncontrolled hypertension is emerging as a top priority not only to save lives but to also prevent the huge economic burden that ensues from premature deaths and disabilities New Delhi: A deadly silent epidemic, high blood pressure (BP) or...
One in eight older adults developed depression for the first time : Study
According to the study, individuals who experienced various dimensions of loneliness, such as feeling left out, feeling isolated, and lacking companionship had approximately 4 to 5 times higher risk of both incident and recurrent depression. Toronto: Approximately one...
Govt has identified AMR as key priority in National Health Policy: MoS Bharati Pravin Pawar
Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar,Union Minister of State for Health The Union Minister of State for Health said AMR is a silent and invisible pandemic that cannot be overshadowed by other competing public health priorities. The minister said various initiatives undertaken by...
Outdated Covid travel advisories, conflicting norms causing inconvenience to people
While majority of states and union territories have relaxed Covid restrictions, a few still want unvaccinated travellers to mandatorily have either an RT-PCR test report within 48 to 96 hours before starting their journey or undergo a test on arrival at their...
AIIMS ransomware attack: Key patient data at risk of leak, sale on Dark Web
Officials estimated that the perpetrators have held ransom of over 4 crore patients’ profiles consisting of sensitive medical records and personal data. It includes top politicians including Amit Shah, union home minister, Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister, and...
IRDAI proposes single management expense limit for insurers
It also proposed that there should be no variable pay to Managing Director (MD), Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Whole-Time Directors (WTD) and Key Management Persons (KMPs) for the financial year in which the actual expenses exceed the projected expenses by more than...
World’s most expensive drug approved to treat hemophilia at $3.5 mn a dose
CSL Behring’s Hemgenix, administered just once, cut the number of bleeding events expected over the course of a year by 54%, a key study of the therapy found. It also freed 94% of patients from time-consuming and costly infusions of Factor IX, which is currently used...