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Traditional medicine doesn’t get recognition it deserves, has to win confidence via science: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Addressing the WHO Global Summit on...
Seth urges insurers on timely and effective resolution of policyholders’ grievances
``When a citizen takes the trouble to write a grievance,they are...
Parkinson’s disease could affect over 2.5 crore people globally by 2050: Study
Population ageing is predicted to be the main factor driving nearly 90 per cent of the projected cases.The western Sub-Saharan Africa could be expected to see the most pronounced spike of almost 300 per cent in the cases of the disease, even as East and South Asia...
Lifestyle diseases big health risk, 44 crore Indians may be suffering from obesity by 2050: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi "Diseases linked to our lifestyle are posing a huge risk to our health today. Obesity is one of them because it is the root cause of many diseases. According to a recent report, nearly 44 crore people in India may be obese by 2050. This...
Genetic study finds high inbreeding rates in South Indian communities
The study, published in the Journal of Genetics and Genomics, also reported a high prevalence of ankylosing spondylitis, a common form of inflammatory arthritis, in the Reddy population of Andhra Pradesh A study that analysed genes of South Indian populations suggests...
Day-care cancer centres, digital health infra to ensure quality care reaches last mile: PM Modi
In the Union Budget, the Finance Minister had announced that “all district hospitals will have day care cancer centres. About 200 day care cancer centres will be established in 2025-26" New Delhi: Establishing day-care cancer centres and ramping up digital health...
Aim to open 20,000 Jan Aushadhi centers by the end of 2025: Union Health Minister JP Nadda
`The Jan Aushadhi Kendras, which provide quality medicines at affordable prices, have witnessed a 200 times surge in sales, enabling citizens to save Rs 30,000 crore in the last 10 years, the Union government said on Saturday New Delhi: Union Health Minister JP Nadda...
India committed to partnering with international stakeholders to tackle global healthcare challenges: Goyal
Piyush Goyal,Union Commerce Minister Goyal also mentioned that over the past decade, transformative steps have been taken in public healthcare, such as providing free treatment to millions of Indians, establishing Jan Aushadhi Kendras, and building modern medical...
NCLT asks RCAP lenders to complete all procedural issues by Mar 12
An IIHL spokesperson said that IIHL voluntarily offered to release Rs 2,750 crore in equity capital into Reliance Capital's account to demonstrate its commitment to completing the transaction. The tribunal accepted the proposal Reliance Capital has three insurance...
India on the verge of becoming clinical trials hub
India's clinical trials data market is estimated to touch $1.51 billion in 2025, according to U.S.-based GrandView Research. While India's reputation as a trusted region for conducting trials is improving, several challenges, such as a lack of standardized regulations...
SC sets aside Allahabad HC direction mandating govt officials to use public hospitals
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar said that such directives interfere with policy decisions and limit individual choice regarding medical treatment New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a 2018 Allahabad...
Premiums to fall as Govt finalises GST cut from 18% to 12 % on Term Life and Health cover with input tax credit(ITC)
On Tuesday, senior officials Ministry of Finance, Insurance Regulatory Development and Authority(IRDA) and insurers had met in Delhi to finalise the GST cut proposals before they are sent to GST Council, headed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman that will take a...