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SC notice to Centre on plea to include ayurveda, yoga in Ayushman Bharat
The plea, which sought inclusion of the practices in PM-JAY, also...
Niva Bupa eyes Rs 2,200-crore via IPO; Sets price band at Rs 70-74/share
Krishnan Ramachandran, managing director (MD) and chief executive...
WHO and European Commission partner to achieve universal health coverage
Strengthening health systems and advancing universal health coverage worldwide is one of the three key priorities of the Strategy Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission yesterday agreed on reinforcing a decade-long collaboration to...
Drop in COVID alertness could create deadly new variant – WHO
"Gaps in testing … and vaccination are continuing to create the perfect conditions for a new variant of concern to emerge that could cause significant mortality," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. COVID-19 infections are at record highs in China...
Overhauling Regulations: Time for spurring long-term sustainable growth
Unless the existent issue of muted demand for insurance, especially life insurance products, is not acknowledged and addressed by the regulator and the industry, such supply-side proposals alone will not be adequate to spur sustainable growth, says a report by Emkay...
Govt proposes scrapping of minimum capital for insurers
The department of financial services (DFS) has said these amendments would enhance the financial security of policyholders, promote their interests, and improve their returns New Delhi: Revamping the existing regulatory frame work, the finance ministry has proposed...
Study reveals that diet can reduce risk of cardiovascular disease by 10 per cent
A healthy diet is one important lifestyle strategy for lowering CVD risk factors, such as high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and ultimately preventing atherosclerotic heart disease, or the hardening and narrowing of the arteries caused by fatty buildup, which...
Accelerated action needed to save 12,000 lives a day due to injury, violence
In Preventing injuries and violence: an overview, WHO reveals that road traffic injuries, homicide and suicide, are three of the top five causes of death among people aged five to 29, People living in poverty are significantly more likely to suffer an injury than the...
More boys with cancer being diagnosed than girls in India: Lancet study
''We observed that among nearly 11,000 patients registered in the Population Based Cancer Registries(PBCR), there was significant skew in favour of boys for getting diagnosed with cancer. Similarly, among the 22,000 children with cancer enrolled in the three...
Cannot be asked to compensate for deaths due to Covid-19 vaccines: Centre
The affidavit was filed in response to a petition by the parents of two girls who died allegedly due to adverse effects following Covid vaccination It claimed vaccines manufactured by third parties had successfully undergone regulatory review, and holding the state...
New drug 95% effective against sleeping sickness in adults: Lancet Study
"Sleeping sickness threatens millions of people across sub-Saharan Africa. Many of the people at risk live in remote rural areas where there is little access to adequate health services, and where acoziborole has the potential to revolutionise treatment for sleeping...
Meghalaya cabinet nod for mental health policy
It also aims to promote overall mental health and wellbeing and facilitate appropriate access and care pathways for common and severe mental health concerns, with focus on person-centred care. Shillong: The Meghalaya cabinet has approved a policy aimed at addressing...