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1-3 of 10 people being diagnosed with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Health Secretary
Apurva Chandra,Union Health Secretary Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver...
Govt plans to include 170 AYUSH packages in AB-PMJAY, stores for traditional medicines in tehsils
"Discussions with insurance companies to finalise the package cost...
Cashless treatment facility by AB-PMJAY substantially reduced out-of-pocket expenditure of poor: Mandaviya
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya So far, more than 19 crore AB-PMJAY cards have been created and more than 3.8 crore beneficiaries have availed of free treatment under the scheme New Delhi: The cashless treatment facility provided by Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY...
COVID pandemic created immunisation gaps in Africa, Over half a million children are at risk
The continent's health systems have to manage on average 150 cases of disease outbreaks and other public health emergencies every year. These range from armed conflicts to climate-related disasters (including flooding, drought, and famine) and disease outbreaks....
COVID-19 infection increases risk of long-term brain problems: Study
Those who had COVID were 80% more likely to have seizures, 43% more likely to have mental health issues, such as anxiety or depression, 35% more likely to have headaches and 42% more likely to suffer movement disorders, such as tremors, compared with the control...
Sense of an ending: Scientists say worst of Covid could be over
''We have spent two-and-a-half years in a long, dark tunnel, and we are just beginning to glimpse the light at the end of that tunnel,” WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Tedros said on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Thursday. Globally, as of...
HDFC ERGO and HDFC Life jointly launch term insurance policy with a health cover
Ritesh Kumar, MD & CEO, HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, said, “Combined products are ultimate customer friendly solutions, where a customer can enjoy benefits of two products under a single plan without any hassles. With launch of this plan, we have...
SBI General Insurance strengthenes its collaboration with WhatsApp
Anand Pejawar, deputy managing director, SBI General Insurance said, “Customers today, are more evolved and much better informed as compared to the past. In line with customers’ changing buying behaviour and as a part of the Company’s constant endeavour to innovate...
Noncommunicable diseases now ‘top killers globally’ – UN health agency report
Chief among them are cardiovascular diseases, such as heart disease and stroke; cancer; and diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases – as well as mental health illnesses Together they account for nearly three-quarters of deaths in the world, taking 41 million lives...
India among top ten countries with highest Type 2 diabetes prevalence: Lancet study
The ten countries with the highest estimated T1D( Type 1 Diabetes) prevalence US, India, Brazil, China, Germany, UK, Russia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Spain account for 5.08 million (60 per cent) of global cases of T1D, the resaerchers said An estimated 8.4 million...
IRDA forms Ritesh Kumar panel to study long-term products in Property (Dwelling), Motor and Health Insurance
The new WG will examine framework surrounding the products in general insurance including Health Insurance segment for other than annual policies and for uniformity in the approach to be followed Some of the other members of WG are-Neeerja Kapur, CMD, New India...
Cyber attacks on Indian healthcare industry second highest in the world: CloudSEK
According to the firm, the technological advancement in the healthcare industry like remote health monitoring, electronic health records and the Internet of Things (IoT) provided cyber criminals with more opportunities to attack the sector. The number of cyber attacks...