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Economic Survey highlights urgent need for structured elderly care policies in India
Coupled with insights from a NITI Aayog position paper, the survey...
Unemployment rate declines to 3.2 pc, job & skill creation top priority: Eco Survey
According to the Survey, key areas of policy focus in the short to...
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...
Swiss Re partners with dacadoo to offer platform to insurers of all sizes
The new combined solution also strengthens Swiss Re’s Personal Resilience Suite (PRS capabilities). PRS is a holistic, modular and innovative risk assessment approach, powered by Swiss Re's renowned underwriting manual Life Guide Zurich: Swiss Re and dacadoo today...
U.S. Census undercounted Latinos, Black people and Native Americans
The analysis found the national count of 323.2 million was largely accurate Black people had a net undercount of more than 3%, while Native Americans and Native Alaskans on reservations were undercounted by more than 5%, both more than in 2010.Non-Hispanic white...
AXA in India boosts telemedicine helpline with free specialist teleconsultation feature
SAATH is a 'One AXA' public health initiative between AXA France Vie, AXA GO Business Operations, and AXA XL and provides free general and specialist consultation to more than 25 crore people in four states in India: Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra and Rajasthan New...