Health

Earlier,many insurance companies have rolled out these standard health insurance policies since July 2020, which orginally were supposed to remain valid until March 31, 2021, but were allowed to issue the policies till September 30, 2021.

The exemptions granted to insurers for issuance of electronic policies as well as dispensing with physical document and wet signature have been extended upto March 2022.

Britain begins world’s largest trial of blood test for 50 types of cancer

Sep 13, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News

The Galleri test looks at the DNA in a patient’s blood to determine if any come from cancer cells. Earlier diagnosis of cancers leads to dramatically increased survival rates.
“We need to study the Galleri test carefully to find out whether it can significantly reduce the number of cancers diagnosed at a late stage,” said Peter Sasieni, professor of cancer prevention at King’s College London.
Lung cancer is by far the most common cause of cancer death in the United Kingdom, accounting for around a fifth of all cancer deaths. Lung, bowel, prostate and breast cancers account for 45% of the United Kingdom’s cancer deaths, the NHS said.

In a new review, scientists and others say boosters aren’t needed for the general population.

Sep 13, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic

Only in people older than 75 do the vaccines show some weakening in protection against hospitalization. Immunity conferred by vaccines relies on protection both from antibodies and from immune cells. Although the levels of antibodies may wane over time — and raise the risk of infection — the body’s memory of the virus is long-lived.

Need deeper cooperation to address global health crisis: UN chief

Sep 13, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic

“We need deeper international cooperation to address the global health crisis, reduce poverty and inequality, achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and avert climate catastrophe,” the top UN official said on Sunday in his video message on the UN Day for South-South Cooperation, which is celebrated globally on September 12 every year.

“The Covid-19 pandemic is the most complex immediate challenge facing our world and it is undermining hard won social, economic and environmental gains,” Guterres was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency.

Peanuts potent in lowering cardiovascular disease risk: Study

Sep 12, 2021 | Facts, Health

“We showed for the first time a reduced risk for ischemic stroke incidence associated with higher peanut consumption in an Asian population,” said lead study author Satoyo Ikehara, PhD, specially appointed associate professor of public health in the department of social medicine at the Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine in Suita, Japan.

Study finds regular exercise may lower risk of developing anxiety

Sep 12, 2021 | Facts, Health, Non-Life, Workplace/Employee Benefits

Anxiety disorders – which typically develop early in a person’s life – are estimated to affect approximately 10 per cent of the world’s population and have been found to be twice as common in women compared to men. And while exercise is put forward as a promising strategy for the treatment of anxiety, little is known about the impact of exercise dose, intensity, or physical fitness level on the risk of developing anxiety disorders.

Study finds why people with diabetes develop severe Covid-19

Sep 12, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic

“Our research is showing that maybe if we are able to target patients with diabetes with interferon, especially early in their infection, that may actually make a big difference,” W. James Melvin, M.D. said.
Type 2 diabetes- a condition affecting more than 10 per cent of the US population– is one of the main risk factors for severe COVID-19 illness. New research from U-M uncovers why this might be and offers hope for potential therapy.

Diet impacts COVID-19 risk, severity: Study

Sep 12, 2021 | Facts, Health, Pandemic, Policy

The results also suggest that public health strategies that improve access to healthy foods and address social determinants of health may help to reduce the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Our findings are a call to governments and stakeholders to prioritize healthy diets and wellbeing with impactful policies, otherwise we risk losing decades of economic progress and a substantial increase in health disparities,” said Merino.