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India will be first country in the world making healthcare quite affordable:Devi Shetty
``Believe me, in the next five to seven years time, expenses for...
ICICI Pension Fund launches scheme with a health cover
Sivasubramanian Ramann , chairman, PFRDA Comparing the NPS SEP...
Swiss Re tackles longevity drug impact with life policy advice
Metformin, traditionally used to manage type 2 diabetes, and rapamycin, an immunosuppressant developed for organ transplant recipients, are part of a growing list of substances being explored for anti-aging purposes, Swiss Re said. In some cases, the medications are...
1,114 hospitals de-empanelled, 1,504 penalised under Ayushman Bharat Insurance scheme
"Suitable actions including de-empanelment of 1,114 hospitals, levying penalty worth Rs 122 crore on 1,504 errant hospitals and suspension of 549 hospitals have been taken against fraudulent entities as reported by the states and UTs," Minister of State for Health and...
SBI General launches exclusive Health Insurance branches across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
L to R-CS Setty, chairman, State Bank of India, Naveen Chandra Jha, MD & CEO of SBI General Insurance at the launch event of SBI General's exclusive Health Insurance branches across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in Hyderabad CS Setty, chairman, State Bank of India,...
India recorded over 15 lakh cancer cases in 2024: Govt
``The incidence of cancer is rising steadily in the country – from 13.5 lakh in 2019 to 15.3 lakh in 2024. In 2020, 13.9 lakh cases were diagnosed. The cases spiked to 14.2 lakh in 2021, to 14.6 lakh in 2022, and 14.9 lakh in 2023 .8.2 lakh patients are estimated to...
81pc Indians use Facebook,Instagram and WhatsApp to discover financial products: Report
"The digital platforms play a key role throughout the decision-making journey for specific products, including loans (86 per cent), investments (84 per cent), insurance (78 per cent), and savings (82 per cent), the report stated." said Shweta Bajpai, Director...
Joydeep Saha appointed as MD & CEO of ManipalCigna Health Insurance
Joydeep Saha,MD & CEO of ManipalCigna Health Insurance He has been associated with the company for over seven years, having previously served as appointed actuary and chief officer – Actuarial, Product, Reinsurance, Group Underwriting & Analytics Mumbai: After...
Centre cuts prices of 35 essential medicines
The formulations, which will now cost less, span a wide range of medicines including anti-inflammatory, cardiovascular, antibiotic, anti-diabetic and psychiatric medicines New Delhi: In a move to make medicines more affordable for patients, the National Pharmaceutical...
Study finds climate change could worsen risk of diarrhoea among children in South, Southeast Asia
The findings, published in the journal Environmental Research, also highlight temperature extremes and declining rainfall (in a year's wettest month) as the two main climate-associated factors driving a higher risk of diarrhoea among children. Climate change could...
Many liver cancer cases can be prevented by addressing hepatitis, alcohol habits, says Lancet study
A growing population, combined with an increasing prevalence of risk factors, is expected to drive a rise in cases of liver cancer globally, with studies projecting an around 55 per cent rise in such cases by 2040. More than three of every five liver cancer cases in...
Age 50 might be inflexion point after which ageing accelerates blood vessels vulnerable Study
A study published last year in August in the journal Nature Ageing showed that ages 44 and 60 might be when a human body experiences changes in molecules and microbes, significantly impacting heart and immune function. New Delhi: Analysing samples of human tissues...