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ICMR-led study estimates 10-year risk of developing heart disease in adults in India
Among the participants having high blood sugar levels, women had an...
SC concerned over inhuman working hours of doctors says NTF will consider it
"We are deeply concerned about the inhuman working hours of...
Reliance spends Rs 1,185 cr on corporate social responsibility in FY22
During FY 2021-22 (April 2021 to March 2022), Reliance undertook a range of initiatives through its pillars of work including rural transformation, health, education, disaster response along with sports for development initiatives Mumbai: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's...
U.S. births rise for the first time in seven years in 2021
Americans had the lowest number of babies in more than four decades in 2020 The number of births in the United States grew 1% in 2021 from a pandemic-related low in 2020, marking the first increase since 2014, according to a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease...
Breakthrough Covid infection more likely in cancer, Alzheimer’s patients
"This study showed significantly increased risks for Covid-19 breakthrough infection in vaccinated patients with cancer, especially those undergoing active cancer care, with marked variations among specific cancer types," said Rong Xu, Professor of biomedical...
Covid-19 pandemic is ‘far from over’, reiterates WHO chief Tedros
"… the pandemic is far from over. And even as we continue to fight it, we face the task of restoring essential health services, with 90 per cent of member states reporting disruption to one or more essential health services," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom...
Large Covid claims push New India into red in Q4 FY 2021-22
Madhulika Bhaskar, general manager, New India Assurance, said, " The profitability for the year was severely affected due to COVID claims, with the company settling about Rs 3760 crore worth of such claims during the year. The investment income for the quarter...
NHA launches revamped Ayushman Bharat Health Account mobile app
Elaborating on the app, R S Sharma, CEO, of NHA said, ”The ABHA app will be instrumental in helping citizens to create their longitudinal health records. They can access their health records with the help of their ABHA address in seconds which will empower them in...
California parents could soon sue for social media addiction
The bill prepared by California defines “addiction” as kids under 18 who are both harmed — either physically, mentally, emotionally, developmentally or materially — and who want to stop or reduce how much time they spend on social media but they can't because they are...
Monkeypox threat: Mumbai civic body keeps isolation ward ready in hospital
As on date, there has been no report of any suspected or confirmed case of Monkeypox in the city, an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) public health department said.In an advisory issued about the viral zoonotic disease, the BMC said airport...
Monkeypox formidable challenge to world: WHO
While the Covid pandemic is “most certainly not over. We face a formidable convergence of disease, drought, famine and war, fuelled by climate change, inequity and geopolitical rivalry”, Ghebreyesus said Geneva: Even as the world is not over the pandemic yet, it is...
Covid-19: INSACOG confirms presence of BA.4, BA.5 Omicron variants in India
"A-19-year-old female in Tamil Nadu has been found infected with the BA.4 variant of SARS-CoV-2," said INSACOG in a statement, adding that the patient has shown only mild clinical symptoms and has been fully vaccinated and has no travel history New Delhi: The Indian...