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Kerala culls 310 pigs to contain African Swine Fever outbreak
This marks the latest incident in the country's ongoing battle with...
Govt mulls doubling number of AB-PMJAY beneficiaries insurance amount
"Discussions are happening to double the beneficiary base under the...
Universal health care bill advances in California Assembly
first step toward abolishing the private health insurance market in the nation’s most populous state and replacing it with a government-run plan that they promised would never deny anyone the care they need SACRAMENTO, Calif: California Democrats on Tuesday took their...
India reports over 2.47 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, 27 pc higher than y’day
380 COVID-19 infected patients lost lives in India in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 4,85,035, the Union Health Ministry said. Of the 69.73 crore total tests conducted so far, a daily positivity rate of 13.11 per cent was reported in the country. Further,...
Maharashtra likely to see rise in COVID-19 hospitalisations by Jan-end or early Feb: Health dept
Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 46,723 fresh coronavirus cases, a jump of 12,299 infections from a day ago, and 32 fresh fatalities. The new cases included 86 Omicron infections Mumbai:Maharashtra is expected to see a spike in hospitalisation of COVID-19 patients in...
Once in a lifetime COVID pandemic has reaffirmed importance of health sector: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi "The problem of shortage of doctors in India was well-known. But there were not enough efforts to address this problem. Perhaps vested interests also did not let previous governments take the right decisions. And, access to medical...
Technology can democratise healthcare delivery: Cardiologist Devi Shetty
Devi Prasad Shetty,Chairman,Narayana Hrudayalaya, "If they don't need an operation, I don't need to touch them. And if I don't need to touch them, I don't need to be there. I can be anywhere. I can talk to them, get the data and explain to them what the problem is and...
Bharat Biotech says Covaxin booster shot neutralises Omicron
"The neutralisation activity of Covaxin-boosted sera was comparable to what has been observed in mRNA vaccine-boosted sera against the Omicron variant.More than 90% of all individuals boosted with Covaxin showed neutralising antibodies,"Bharat Biotech said in a...
78% of Indians feel insurance is an important part of financial planning: SBI Life Survey
But 38% of the Indians feel that the situation could worsen over the next three months and their top three worries attributed to (1) Rising medical/ treatment cost (2) Instability of Jobs (3) concerns around Health of family/self Mumbai, January 12, 2022: SBI Life...
India reports 1,94,720 fresh COVID-19 infections, 442 fatalities
``Plateauing of hospital admissions is an indication that the wave may have peaked. We may see a decline in cases in two to three days.Cases have started declining in Mumbai and Delhi is likely to follow the same trend,'' Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain said New...
No complete ban on cannabis, medical use allowed: Centre to Delhi HC
The petition, which is listed for further hearing in March, has challenged provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act which prohibit the use of cannabis and has contended that the drug has medicinal and industrial benefits. New Delhi: The...
Too soon to treat COVID-19 like flu as Omicron spreads – WHO
"At this rate, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation forecasts that more than 50% of the population in the region will be infected with Omicron in the next 6-8 weeks," Kluge said, referring to a research centre at the University of Washington Fifty out of 53...