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Biden, Harris hail Medicare drug price cuts that will save billions
Biden's signature Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law in 2022,...
US FDA seeks fresh curbs on sodium levels in packaged, processed foods
"Reducing sodium in the food supply has the potential to be one of...
Health scheme to be converted into DBT in Andhra Pradesh
Upon availing of treatment under Aarogya Sri, the cost (as fixed by the government) would be paid into the patient's account and thereafter credited into the hospital account in auto-debit mode, a release from the Chief Minister's Office said. "A consent form will be...
From security to uncertainty: Post Covid, many elderly return to workforce
The reasons for seeking financial independence are varied as is the income bracket. It could be somebody whose son lost his job, another whose savings dwindled in the long months of lockdown or an elderly person who may have seen an earning child die of Covid and is...
IRDAI’s new norms to prompt insurers to launch innovative policies swiftly: Experts
The relaxed norms for launching insurance products, experts feel, will also make insurers more responsible as they would be held accountable for the products which are offered in the marketplace without prior approval of IRDAI Mumbai; IRDAI's decision to permit 'use...
Ayushman Bharat scheme has given benefits of Rs 7,000 cr to needy: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi To empower the poor, it was necessary to make health care accessible, he said adding: "We have been working with a holistic approach to improve the health sector for the last eight years. We have emphasised on good nutrition, clean...
Beijing warns of ‘explosive’ COVID outbreak as Shanghai begins mass testing
While China’s infection rate is low by global standards, President Xi Jinping has doubled down on a zero-COVID policy that authorities say is needed to protect the elderly and the medical system, even as other countries try to live with the virus. So far the country...
Canada, in a world first, proposes health warnings on individual cigarettes
"Adding health warnings on individual tobacco products will help ensure that these essential messages reach people, including the youth, who often access cigarettes one at a time in social situations sidestepping the information printed on a package," Mental Health...
Covid origins unclear but laboratory leak theory needs study: WHO
In a report released Thursday, WHO's expert group said key pieces of data are still missing to explain how the pandemic began. The scientists said the group would remain open to any and all scientific evidence that becomes available in the future to allow for...
Thailand becomes first Asian country to decriminalize cannabis
Under decriminalization, it is no longer a crime to grow and trade marijuana and hemp products, or use parts of the plant to treat illnesses. Cafes and restaurants can also serve cannabis-infused food and drinks -- but only if the products contain less than 0.2 per...
Munich Re elevates Akash Gupta as MD and head of Southeast Asia life and health
With effective from July 1, Munich Re has elevated Akash Gupta as managing director and head, Southeast Asia life and health. Gupta is currently Munich Re’s head of life and health Asia valuation and planning. Based in Singapore, Gupta reports to David Hughes, CEO,...
De-board ‘unruly passengers’ for not following Covid-19 protocols in aircraft, says DGCA
In case, any passenger on board an aircraft refuses to wear a mask or violates the "COVID-19 Protocol for passengers" even after repeated warnings, during the course of the flight, such passenger may be treated as an "Unruly Passenger" New Delhi: The Directorate...