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Not politics, not interest rates: India’s surging economy at risk from water
The shortages are affecting rural and urban Indians alike,...
Your favourite pani puri may increase risk of cancer, asthma & more
“Use of an excess amount of artificial food colours and flavouring...
Sonowal launches dedicated storefront for ayurvedic products on Amazon
It will make shopping easier as product selection has been organised according to focus areas and health benefits such as pain management, immunity boosters, blood purifiers, women's health, weight management and mental wellness, etc. ''Various initiatives taken by...
New India Assurance pays Rs 808 cr to kin of 1,616 healthcare workers who died of COVID-19
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Managed by state owned New India Assurance,the scheme provides comprehensive personal accident cover of Rs 50 lakh to 22.12 lakh healthcare providers, including community health workers and private health workers, who may...
Hospitals beds need to grow by at least 30% to provide equitable healthcare facilities for citizens
It added that the other 50 per cent of the country's population living in the remaining 21 states and 8 Union Territories (UTs) has access to only 35 per cent of hospital beds New Delhi:A Niti Aayog report has said that about 65 per cent of hospital beds in the...
Abbott ties up with health tech firms for diabetes care
''Continued research and strategic partnerships have simplified and strengthened diabetes management over the years. New diabetes technology has paved the way for precise and informed decision making,'' Kalyan Sattaru, General Manager of the diabetes care business at...
Mahindra Lifespaces woos home buyers with health covers
Home buyers will be provided a health covers between Rs 3 lakh and Rs 5 lakh issued by of Care Health Insurance Mumbai: Mahindra Lifespaces today announced a first-of-its-kind group health insurance plan for real estate consumers in India. Under the offering, which...
Views of experts to be taken on vaccination for children below 15 years: Mandaviya
A study by ICMR released two days back showed that 99.3 per cent people who had contracted COVID-19 were safe as they were vaccinated, he said, and added this is a good indication. The government in the Budget 2022-23 has announced a national tele mental health...
Climate could be responsible for 40 million deaths before the end of the century: UN report
Climate change is also likely to become a leading cause of death worldwide, the authors warn, and could be responsible for 40 million deaths before the end of the century, even with moderate mitigation of emissions People’s sense of safety and security is at a low in...
PM CARES Fund corpus triples to Rs 10,990 cr in FY 2020-21; disbursal rises to 3,976 cr
According to the latest audited statement, it disbursed Rs 1,311 crore for 50,000 made-in-India ventilators to government hospitals, Rs 50 crore for the establishment of two 500-beds Covid hospitals in Muzaffarpur and Patna, and 16 RT-PCR testing labs in nine states...
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launches Intensified Mission Indradhanush 4.0
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Mandaviya informed ``a total of 170 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered already throughout the country. Indradhanush is for a universal vaccination which is accessible and received justifiably by all" New Delhi:...
Alzheimer’s-like changes seen in COVID-19 patients’ brains
People who die of severe COVID-19 have brain abnormalities that resemble changes seen in Alzheimer's disease - accumulation of a protein called tau inside brain cells, and abnormal amounts of the protein beta-amyloid that accumulates into amyloid plaques - small...