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Finmin asks hospitals, insurers to make healthcare affordable and accessible for policyholders
M Nagaraju, Secretary,Financial Services , Ministry of Finance The...
Public health of Indians at risk due to substandard imports of PVC resin from China: Report
The study, titled "Balancing Growth and Public Health Safety:...
World can expect another zoonotic pandemic any day: Ex-WHO Director
The majority of newly emerging diseases are viral, and they are emerging mostly from the animal world. That means they are zoonosis, like Covid,Mario C.B. Raviglione, former Director of the Global Tuberculosis (TB) Programme at the World Health Organization (WHO). New...
Lifestyle As Medicine’: Book by eminent doctors offers holistic approach to science of healthy living
The list of contributors include the likes of former AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria (co-author of “Sleep: Rejuvenating the Mind and Body”), chairman and founder of Narayana Health Dr Devi Shetty (co-author of “Lifestyle Related Diseases: Understanding and...
ICMR sets up India’s first diabetes biobank in Chennai for research
The biobank will facilitate advanced research on the causes of diabetes, the variations of the Indian type of diabetes and related disorders, said Dr V Mohan, chairman of the MDRF and Dr Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre The country's first diabetes biobank, a...
Delhi govt prepared to introduce a law to protect doctors from violence
"At times, we hear about incidents of violence against the doctors. If such a need arises in Delhi, the government will bring in a Doctors Protection Act to address these concerns," Delhi Chief Minister Atishi said New Delhi: The AAP government will always stand with...
2 in 3 Indian women are investing for retirement surpassing national and men’s averages Max Life Study
Health and wellness remain integral to women’s retirement plans. While only 4 in 10 women engage in regular physical activities, a majority (over 80%) do so at least three times a week. Nearly half (49%) have health insurance, and 82% feel optimistic about maintaining...
HC asks Maharashtra govt for details on expenditure on medical infrastructure, budgetary allocation
The court was hearing a bunch of petitions, including one initiated suo motu (on its own), raising concerns over the high number of deaths at government hospitals in Nanded and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar districts last year Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Saturday...
Early-onset colon cancer cases surge globally; lowest in India: Study
In 13 countries with increasing trends in both age groups, the annual percentage increase in young compared to older adults was larger in Chile, Japan, Sweden, the Netherlands, Croatia, and Finland, smaller in Thailand, Martinique, Denmark, Costa Rica, and similar in...
Apple’s next ultra smartwatch will be able to send texts via satellite
The technology would extend one of Apple’s biggest efforts under Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook: bolstering the health and safety features of its products. The company has increasingly marketed its watch and phone as lifesaving devices, and the latest capabilities...
PM urges more senior citizens to take advantage of Ayushman Vaya Vandana Card
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Treatments worth more than Rs 40 crore have been availed since the launch of the Ayushman Vay Vandana card, benefitting over 22,000 senior citizens aged 70 years and above under the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme in less than two...
Star Health takes steps after data breach: MD
"In a world, where there is so much inter-connectivity, when you have so many connections with different stakeholders, agents, hospitals, insurance companies, you have to be on your guard. We found that if any vulnerability is there, these hackers are able to identify...