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Stanchart launches health and wellness offerings for high- net-worth clients in partnership with Niva Bupa
Recognising the growing demand among Indian consumers for...
Govt sticks to e-cigarette ban in snub for Philip Morris
"The government of India is not considering revoking, amending or...
British PM Starmer scraps health body in search of savings and better care
Keir Starmer, Prime Minister, UK "I can't, in all honesty, explain to the British people why they should spend their money on two layers of bureaucracy," Prime Minister Keir Starmer Starmer said in a speech in the northern English city of Hull. He said the change...
Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved forays into general insurance, buys majority stake in Magma General Insurance
Patanjali Ayurved, along with other investors, have bought out the stake of Senoti Properties, a joint venture between businessman Adar Poonawalla and Rising Sun Holdings. Senoti Properties held a 74.5 per cent stake in Magma General Insurance and would...
Common diabetes drug price slashed in India due to generic versions
India is known as the diabetes capital of the world with over 10 crore people diagnosed with the lifestyle disease, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research–India Diabetes (ICMR INDIAB) study in 2023 New Delhi: The price of commonly used diabetes drug...
ICMR should study more about air pollution suggest ways to handle ill-effects Par Panel
"The committee, therefore, feels that it is high time for India to establish an Environmental Health Regulatory Agency for Comprehensive and Cohesive Environmental Governance to control detrimental health effects of exposure to air, water and soil pollutants to...
Age criterion for Ayushman Vay Vandana Cards should be rationalised to 60 years Parl panel
The panel recommended that the number of packages/procedures covered under the Yojana should be reviewed and the fresh packages/procedures related to treatment of critical illness with high cost of treatment and expensive high-end investigations/diagnostics like...
Large number of employees experience burnout due to poor work-life balance: Survey
It said, the mental well-being of employees is crucial for the organisation's growth and the recent untimely passing of several business leaders and employees due to work-related stress highlights the urgent need to prioritise health in high-stress occupations About...
PB Fintech stock declines nearly 5 pc
NEW DELHI: Shares of PB Fintech, parent entity of Policybazaar, declined nearly 5 per cent on Wednesday after the company's proposal to infuse Rs 696 crore in its healthcare arm failed to cheer investors. The scrip of PB Fintech tanked 4.70 per cent to close at Rs...
PB Fintech to infuse Rs 696 crore in arm PB Healthcare Services in FY26
The board approved a proposal to make an investment for an aggregate amount of up to Rs 696 crore in PB Healthcare Services Private Limited, its wholly owned subsidiary, by way of subscribing or purchasing its shares or Compulsory Convertible Preference Shares during...
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...