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Star Health launches Home Health Care service across 50 cities
Anand Roy,Managing director and CEO ,Star Health and Allied...
Govt officials visit Foxconn’s Chennai plant, question executives about hiring
"We are collecting information, and have asked the company to...
‘Never Visualized’, SC hints at CAG probe in fake Covid death claims
A bench comprising Justices M.R. Shah and B.V. Nagarathna said: “We never visualized that this kind of fake claims could come. It’s a pious world. We never thought this scheme could be misused” Expressing concern on fake medical certificates, the bench said: “What is...
Covid vaccination for children aged 12-15 to begin this week: Report
"The vaccination of children in the age group of 12 -15 years is most likely to begin from Tuesday. Also, the co-morbidity clause for administering precaution doses to those aged 60 years and above would be removed," an official source said New Delhi: The Centre is...
Major Chinese cities impose COVID-19 restriction as cases spike
The situation is not at ease even in the autonomous region of Hong Kong. About 300,000 Covid-19 patients and their close contacts in Hong Kong are now under home quarantine, according to the city's Chief Executive Carrie Lam Beijing: Amid a rapid resurgence of...
Study: Ageing accelerated by sleep apnea, though treatment can reverse it
"Our results found that OSA-induced sleep disruptions and lower oxygen levels during sleep promoted faster biological age acceleration compared to the control group.'' Untreated Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) also accelerates the biological ageing process and that...
Two thirds of households with children across countries lost income since COVID-19 hit
"The modest progress made in reducing child poverty in recent years risks being reversed in all parts of the world. Families have experienced loss at a staggering scale. While last year inflation reached its highest level in years, more than two thirds of households...
Is WHO ready to declare end of pandemic
The WHO said it isn’t currently considering such a declaration. While cases have fallen in many places, fatalities have spiked in Hong Kong, and this week China reported more than 1,000 new daily cases for the first time in two years Instead, the discussions at the...
Speculative and misinformed: Govt rejects report claiming Covid-19 death toll in India much higher
"Even the backlog in Covid mortality data submitted by the states at different times is reconciled in the data of Government of India on a regular basis. Furthermore, there is a financial incentive in India to report Covid deaths as they are entitled to monetary...
WHO says it advised Ukraine to destroy pathogens in health labs to prevent disease spread
Biosecurity experts say Russia's movement of troops into Ukraine and bombardment of its cities have raised the risk of an escape of disease-causing pathogens, should any of those facilities be damaged The World Health Organization advised Ukraine to destroy...
Long Covid-induced diabetes, depression can be treated by exercise: Study
Long COVID causes what the Centers for Disease Control describes as "a constellation of other debilitating symptoms" including brain fog, muscle pain, and fatigue that can last for months after a person recovers from the initial infection "You don't have to run a mile...
Covid deaths worldwide 18 million, three times official tally: Lancet Study
Because of its large population, India alone accounted for an estimated 22% -- or 4.1 million -- of the global deaths. The U.S. and Russia were the next highest with 1.1 million each, followed by Mexico, Brazil and Indonesia “At the global level, this is quite the...