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LIC hunts for a suitable health insurance partner, to pick up less than 50% stake
Siddarth Mohanty, MD &CEO, LIC Siddartha Mohanty, MD &CEO,...
WTW to sell insurance distribution unit to public-equity firm for $632.4 million
“With the sale of Tranzact, we are exiting this direct-to-consumer...
Indore adjudged cleanest city for 6th consecutive time, Surat on 2nd
Indore and Surat retained their top positions in the big cities category this year, while Vijaywada lost its third spot to Navi Mumbai New Delhi: Indore was adjudged India's cleanest city for the sixth time in a row, while Surat and Navi Mumbai followed it on the next...
Health profile of Telangana being created: CM
K Chandrashekhar Rao,Chief Minister, Telangana "We have taken up a great endeavour of creating the health profile of Telangana. On an experimental basis we have taken up Siricilla constituency and Mulugu constituency and created a 100 per cent health profile. Details...
Study finds artificial intelligence improves patient outcomes, reduces hospital readmission risk
"The study showed that if we can identify geriatric patients with dementia as soon as they are hospitalized and recognize the significant risk factors, then we can implement some suitable interventions right away," said Eugene C. Lai, M.D., Ph.D., the Robert W. Hervey...
World Heart Day: Doctors urge people to donate organs, highlight shortage
''It is extremely unfortunate that 17 people die each day waiting for an organ transplant in our country. Unfortunately, the organ donation rate in India is very low (0.26 per million population) as compared to many other countries, despite a sound regulatory and...
Alzheimer’s drug study yields positive results, say makers Eisai and Biogen
Multiple drugmakers have so far tried and failed to find an effective treatment for the brain-wasting disease that affects about 55 million people globally. A breakthrough would be a major boost to similar studies being run by Roche and Eli Lilly An experimental...
Hybrid work creating disconnect between employees, leaders: Microsoft survey
''93 per cent of leaders in India say getting employees back to the office in-person is a concern. The report finds that people are more likely to come in for each other than any other reason. 80 per cent of employees in India say they need a better reason to go into...
Rajasthan govt approves Rs 500 crore budget for payment of medical facilities to employees
The main objective of the RGHS scheme is to provide cashless medical treatment to government employees and pensioners. The cost of the treatment is borne by the state government, according to officials Jaipur: The Rajasthan government has approved an additional budget...
National Health Mission engages 2.71 lakh additional health personnel in 2020-21
The Cabinet was informed that under five mortality rate (U5MR) in India has declined from 49 in 2013 to 36 in 2018 and the percentage annual rate of decline in U5MR during 2013-2018 has accelerated to 6 per cent New Delhi: The Cabinet was informed on Wednesday that...
Time to address mental health issues in the workplace, UN agencies urge
Bullying and psychological violence, also known as “mobbing,” is a key complaint of workplace harassment that has a negative impact on mental health. However, discussing or disclosing mental health remains a taboo in work settings globally With an estimated 12 billion...
Indian general insurance industry’s record underwriting losses flare up by 50% to Rs 28,500 crore in FY2021-22
The four PSU general insurers, which together have over 35 per cent of industry's market share, have generated 70 per cent of its underwriting losses in FY2021-22 19 full fledged private sector general insurers, led by IFFCO Tokio General Insurance, have incurred...