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Indian Insurance Industry-2025: A Year of Consolidation, Customer Focus and Sustainable Growth
Consumers increasingly opted for higher sum insured policies,...
Eggs safe for consumption, cancer risk claims unfounded: FSSAI
In a statement issued on Saturday, the food safety regulator...
US ‘notorious markets’ report warns of risks from online pharmacies
The report says 96 per cent of online pharmacies were found to be violating the law, many operating without a license and selling medicines without prescriptions and safety warnings. Nearly all of the world's 35,000 online pharmacies are being run illegally and...
Clinical trials of medicines often done in poor countries, says SC
The top court had said clinical trials in the country must be for the help of people in the country and not be allowed for the benefits of multinational companies New Delhi: Observing clinical trials of medicines and vaccines were often carried out in poor countries,...
Frame policy on cashless treatment for motor accident victims by Mar 14 : SC to Centre
``We direct the Central government to make a scheme in terms of sub-section (2) of Section 162 of the MV Act as expeditiously as possible and, in any event, by March 14, 2025. No further time shall be granted, it ordered. said the Supreme Court NEW DELHI: In a...
HMPV Centre asks states to increase surveillance for respiratory diseases
During the meeting, it was reiterated that the data from IDSP does not indicate any unusual rise in influenza-like illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory illnesses (SARI) cases anywhere in the country.This is also corroborated by the ICMR sentinel surveillance...
Sensex tumbles 1,258 points over HMPV fears, global uncertainties, Investors’ wealth tumbled Rs 10.98 lakh crore
"The Indian equity markets are witnessing a sharp decline today, with both Nifty and Bank Nifty slipping below their 200-day moving averages (DMA). The sell-off can be attributed to a rise in Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) selling and concerns surrounding the...
HMPV not deadly, no evidence of mortality or severe spread: Dr Raman Gangakhedkar
“We can say HMPV is definitely not deadly. Most infections are mild, and only in children who are less than five and those who are over 65. It can cause common cold-like symptoms for 4 to 5 days,” Dr Raman Gangakhedkar, former Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)...
5 cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) detected in 3 states
The ICMR emphasized that despite the detection of these 5 cases, there has been no significant increase in Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) or Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) cases in the country. New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has...
AI can spot patients at risk for suicide, finds study
Colin Walsh, associate professor of biomedical informatics, medicine and psychiatry at Vanderbilt University Medical Center said that most people who die by suicide have seen a health care provider in the year before their death, often for reasons unrelated to mental...
AI tools like GPT-4 do not fare well in ‘conversing’ with patients study finds
"Our work reveals a striking paradox - while these AI models excel at medical board exams, they struggle with the basic back-and-forth of a doctor's visit," senior author Pranav Rajpurkar, an assistant professor of biomedical informatics at Harvard Medical School,...
AI revolutionising everything from patient care to health communication Delhi AIIMS director
"While AI can enhance precision and efficiency, we must preserve the human touch in healthcare. Compassion and technology must work together to create systems that prioritise the well-being of patients." Dr KP Kochhar, Head of the Physiology Department at AIIMS New...