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Parliamentary panel recommends setting up of population-based cancer registries in rural areas
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Inflammatory bowel disease prevalence up to 5 pc from 0.1 pc in 2006: Lancet Study
Urbanisation could be a likely cause behind the trend, say the...
IRDAI modifies norms to check arbitrary rise of health premiums by insurers
The IRDAi has said the appointed actuary of an insurance company should review the financial viability of every health insurance product at the end of every financial year and the report of such review should be submitted to their board along with the analysis of favorable or unfavorable experience of each product as well as recommended corrective action, to ensure sustainability of the product and to protect the interests of policyholders of the underlying product.
Men at higher risk of death than for women, chain smoking and heart disease primary reason
“The heterogeneity of sex differences in mortality across countries may indicate the substantial impact of gender on healthy aging in addition to biological sex, and the crucial contributions of smoking may also vary across different populations,” the authors of the study noted.
India records 24,492 new COVID-19 cases, 131 deaths; infection tally crosses 1.14 crore
The total cases in the country rose to 1,14,09,831, while the death toll increased to 1,58,856 with 131 fresh fatalities, the ministry data updated at 8 am showed.
Lethal pollution high in 2020 despite lockdowns: report
Concentrations of the life-shortening particles — cast off by traffic pollution and burning fossil fuels — dropped 11 percent in Beijing, 13 percent in Chicago, 15 percent in New Delhi, 16 percent in London, and 16 percent in Seoul.
At least 60 percent of India’s cities were more breathable last year than in 2019, and all of them had cleaner air than in 2018.
Record beneficiaries verified in single day under Ayushman campaign
The Aapke Dwar Ayushman drive is successfully running in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir among other states, according to the statement.
A total of 1.2 crore Ayushman cards have been generated this year. It is expected that others states will soon join the drive.
WHO experts to meet over AstraZeneca vaccine blood clot fears as coronavirus cases surge
The three largest EU nations- Germany, Italy and France- joined others in suspending the shot Monday, dealing a blow to the global immunisation campaign against a disease that has killed more than 2.6 million people.
India records 26,291 new cases, highest single-day rise in 85 days
Registering an upward trend for five days in a row, the total active caseload has gone up to 2,19,262 which is 1.93 per cent of the total infections in the country, while the recovery rate has dropped to 96.68 per cent, the data stated.
Jal Shakti Minsitry launches famework for water quality testing, monitoring
According to a 2018 assessment by the Central Ground Water Board, 52 percent of all the blocks in the country have inter alia any one of the geogenic contaminants like arsenic, chloride, fluoride, iron, nitrate, and salinity. Nearly 20 states in India have drinking water sources contaminated with arsenic, fluoride, nitrate, iron, salinity, or heavy metals.
British Airways calls for vaccinated people to travel without restrictions
He wants government to give its backing to health apps that can be used to verify a person’s negative COVID-19 test results and vaccination status. Apps will be key to facilitating travel at scale, the industry has said. Airline staff checking paperwork takes 20 minutes per passenger and is not practical if large numbers of passengers return.
No lockdown but restrictions to be made stricter: Maha health minister
As much as 85 per cent of new patients are asymptomatic and hence most of them have been advised home quarantine, he added.
“Tracking, testing and treatment is being followed. The number of tests has also been increased. Weddings and social gatherings are being restricted,” he said.