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WHO: Widespread resistance to common antibiotics worldwide
“Antimicrobial resistance is outpacing advances in modern medicine,...
Breast cancer cases on rise junk food lack of exercise contributing factors: Doctors
"Breast cancer is considered to be the most common cancer among...
SC notice to Centre on plea to include ayurveda, yoga in Ayushman Bharat
The plea, which sought inclusion of the practices in PM-JAY, also known as Ayushman Bharat, said the inclusion would allow a significant portion of the country’s population to avail affordable healthcare benefits and wellness in various serious diseases, apart from...
Niva Bupa eyes Rs 2,200-crore via IPO; Sets price band at Rs 70-74/share
Krishnan Ramachandran, managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO), Niva Bupa Health Insurance The IPO is a combination of fresh issuance of equity shares worth Rs 800 crore and an offer for sale of up to Rs 1,400 crore by promoters. The company reduced...
IRDAI wants changes in the functioning of IAC
The new regulation will bring flexibility in conducting number of meetings rather than hardcoding the number of meetings and considering financial year instead of calendar for reckoning the number of meetings, said the IRDAI on Monday. Hyderabad:The Indian insurance...
HC allows disability pension to diabetic former army man
According to the case details, the former soldier was enrolled in the Army on January 20, 2003, and was discharged from service on October 31, 2019, “at his own request on compassionate ground before completion of terms of engagement” in the medical category “due to...
Meeting sodium recommendations could avert deaths from heart disease: Study
Countries, including the UK, Argentina, and South Africa, have shown that setting targets regarding sodium content in packaged foods along with engaging food manufacturers to reformulate sodium to meet the targets, can effectively lower levels across packaged foods,...
New India turns profitable at Rs 71 crore in Q2FY25
Girija Subramanian, CMD, NIA, said, "It gives me immense satisfaction that the operating metrics have improved, with loss ratio as well as combined ratio being lower than the same period last year with profit after tax showing a 5x increase. While the premium growth...
Ayushman Vaya Vandana Card to provide free hospital treatment to all above 70 years: PM Modi
Data shows that just about 20 per cent are covered by any health insurance with further variation across socio-economic categories, even as the majority of elderly face one or more chronic diseases and with increasing age, the challenges relating to activities of...
Star Health communications focus on leak distribution instead of potential vulnerabilities Telegram
"The more pressing question that remains largely unaddressed is how this sensitive customer data was compromised in the first place. While Star Health has been quick to initiate legal proceedings against Telegram, there has been notably less transparency about the...
IFSCA chief Rajaraman to address 3rd edition of IIA annual event on Nov 20 in Mumbai
K Rajaraman,, chairperson, International Financial Services Centres Authority As `Insurance for All by 2047’ based on the principles of inclusive insurance has become a central objective the Indian government, insurance regulator IRDAI, the IIA Annual Event 2024 ...
Govt asks manufacturers to cut price of 3 anti-cancer drugs
In line with the government's commitment to ensure the availability of drugs at affordable prices, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has issued an office memorandum directing the concerned manufacturers to reduce the MRP on three anti-cancer drugs,...