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Of all lung cancer patients, 40 pc never smoked: BJP MP demands national screening programme
Raising the matter during Zero Hour in the Upper House, Desai cited...
Health insurance premium hikes driven by ageing policyholders,higher coverage, enhanced features and not due to inflation, says Govt
As per Bima Bharosa portal of IRDAI, during FY 2024-25, 1,37,361...
Weight-Loss Drugs: Are new weight-loss drugs key to solving the obesity epidemic
Obesity is a serious medical problem as it is associated with cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, hepatic steatosis, sleep apnea syndrome, metabolic abnormalities like type 2 diabetes or dyslipidemia, musculoskeletal disorders, or even cancer (especially colon,...
Don’t view all organ donors with scepticism, says HC; directs DME to permit transplant
"It's not to be forgotten that some compassionate individuals are willing to selflessly donate their organs to give a new lease of life to a family member or friend. So, it would be unpragmatic to assess every donation between nonrelatives on arithmetical scales or...
Over 1,000 construction sites in Mumbai served stop-work notices: Minister
“We are following a strict escalation matrix for violators. Construction projects failing to adhere to dust-mitigation guidelines are first given a formal intimation, followed by a show-cause notice, and then a stopwork order if they remain non-compliant,” she said....
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 the healthcare services can be paid through adequate insurance coverage and other financial mechanisms including Health Savings Accounts. Health savings account is nothing but a zero balance account with...
ICICI Pension Fund launches scheme with a health cover
Sivasubramanian Ramann , chairman, PFRDA Comparing the NPS SEP scheme with Aayushman Bharat, Ramann added, "Ayushman Bharat is the biggest (experiment), and I think the boldest experiment and scheme. It's no longer an experiment. It's a full-fledged scheme that is...
South-South Cooperation:High-level Kenyan delegation visits India to learn about AB PM-JAY
(Lto R)Dr. Gregory Ganda, County Minister for Health, Kisumu County and Sunil Kumar Barnwal, Chief Executive Officer, National Health Authority in New Delhi Since its launch in 2018, PM-JAY has enabled over 11.6 crore (116 million) hospital admissions worth more than...
Bayer proposes $7.25 billion plan for all Roundup cancer cases
The plaintiffs say they developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma and other forms of cancer due to using the weedkiller, either at home or on the job. Bayer said on Tuesday its Monsanto unit had filed a proposed U.S. class settlement totaling as much as $7.25 billion aimed at...
Nagaraju inaugurates facilitation camps to promote ‘Paripoorna Mediclaim Ayush Bima’ for CGHS beneficiaries
M. Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS), inaugurated facilitation camps to promote ‘Paripoorna Mediclaim Ayush Bima’ for CGHS beneficiaries at the premises of DFS in New Delhi today The Paripoorna Mediclaim Ayush Bima has been launched by New...
AI to reduce burden on healthcare workforce, strengthen physician–patient relationship: Health secretary
Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava highlighted that the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) has evolved into a robust digital public infrastructure for health, with over 859 million ABHA accounts linked to more than 878 million health records. New...
Burman-backed Religare Enterprises to demerge its financial services and insurance businesses
Under the proposed scheme of arrangement, REL will retain its stake in Care Health Insurance Ltd.The financial services business -- comprising lending, broking, investment activities and related support services -- will be transferred on a going-concern basis to its...