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Indian Cancer Genome Atlas launches the country’s first comprehensive cancer multi-omics data portal
The ICGA cancer multi-omics portal is the first in India to offer...
NCLAT rejects tax claim against RCom filed for assessment year after initiation of insolvency
A two-member NCLAT bench upheld the earlier order passed by the...
Second-hand smoking tenth biggest risk factor for cancer: Lancet study
The study found that smoking, alcohol use, and high body mass index (BMI), were the top three risk factors for cancer. These were followed by unsafe sex, high fasting blood glucose, particle air pollution, asbestos exposure, diets low in whole grains and milk, and...
Monkeypox virus can linger on common household items, shows US govt study
More than 90 per cent of monkeypox cases in the US were associated with recent male-to-male sexual contact, according to a different CDC study People visiting the home of someone with monkeypox should still protect themselves “by wearing a well-fitting mask, avoiding...
Scientists discover ‘weak spot’ across all major COVID-19 variants
"This is a highly adaptable virus that has evolved to evade most existing antibody treatments, as well as much of the immunity conferred by vaccines and natural infection," said Sriram Subramaniam, a professor at the University of British Columbia, and the study's...
Biden bill to help millions escape higher health care costs
The sweeping climate, tax and health care bill sets aside USD 70 billion over the next three years to keep out-of-pocket premium costs low for roughly 13 million people, just before the reduced prices were set to expire in a year beset by record-high inflation Those...
“Impossible”, says Dolo 650 manufacturer on allegations of its Rs 1000 crore marketing budget
The Central Board for Direct Taxes has accused makers of the Dolo-650 tablet of distributing freebies worth Rs 1,000 crore to doctors as consideration for prescribing the tablet, said senior advocate Sanjay Parikh, appearing for the Federation of Medical and Sales...
Over 30 pc of Indian employees want to change jobs: PwC survey
Millennials are the most likely to seek new employment, with 37 per cent indicating that they are likely to switch employers in the next 12 months While Gen Z employees are less likely to quit, about a third of them are extremely or very likely to ask for a reduction...
World coronavirus cases fall 24%; deaths rise in Asia: WHO
The U.N. health agency said there were 5.4 million new COVID-19 cases reported last week, a decline of 24% from the previous week. Infections fell everywhere in the world, including by nearly 40% in Africa and Europe and by a third in the Middle East. COVID deaths...
SC asks Centre to respond to pleas on unethical marketing practices by pharma companies
A bench of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AS Bopanna was informed that makers of Dolo-650 mg tablet had invested Rs 1,000 crore in freebies to have its anti-fever drug prescribed to patients The apex court then asked the Central government to file a reply within...
PSU general insurers plan major organisational revamping
The new structure will follow-Operating Offices/Claims Hubs/Regional and Head Offices and scraped the older four tier structure - Branch/Divisional/Regional/Head Offices. And, over a period of time, the regional offices may also vanish Chennai: The four Central...
Munich Re retains its top position, Asian reinsurers lose rankings in AM Best’s 2022 global list
All the top three Asian reinsurers, China Re, Korean Re and GIC Re, have lost their global rankings in 2022. Korean Re, which have been in the 10th place in 2020, fell off to 13th this year owing to currency position. Despite premium growth of around 7 per cent, China...