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Cough syrup deaths: Probe against Coldrif manufacturer exposed lapses by TNFDA
A recent inspection by the Central Drugs Standard Control...
AIA partners with Amplify Health to tackle Singapore’s most common chronic illnesses
This programme is available for eligible AIA insured members who...
Govt probes EY’s ‘work environment’ after death of young employee
Shobha Karandlaje, Union Labour Minister "A thorough investigation into the allegations of an unsafe and exploitative work environment is underway," Labour Minister Shobha Karandlaje posted, on X NEW DELHI: India is investigating the work environment at Big Four...
Presence of carcinogenic chemicals in cars NGT issues notice to BIS and MoRTH
The tribunal was hearing a matter where it had taken suo motu (on its own) cognisance of a media report regarding the use of two flame retardant chemicals inside cars - - TDCIPP and TCEP - - which were carcinogenic New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has...
Antibiotic resistance estimated to claim over 39 million lives in next 25 years: Lancet study
An increasing resistance to antibiotics -- one of the "cornerstones of modern healthcare" -- is a major cause for concern and the findings highlighted the significance of the global health threat.Understanding how trends in antimicrobial resistance deaths have changed...
100 days of Modi 3.0: Health cover to all above 70 years, 75K new medical seats
Narendra Modi,Prime Minister The move rolled out under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) comes as India’s elderly population is projected to double by 2050, and will increase the demand for geriatric care New Delhi: In the first 100 days of...
2nd death from Nipah infection in Kerala, Nearly 151 people monitored for any symptoms
Parts of Kerala are among those most at risk globally for outbreaks of the virus, a Reuters investigation showed last year. Nipah, which comes from fruit bats and animals such as pigs, can cause a lethal, brain-swelling fever in humans A 24-year-old student has died...
Covid-19 continues cause excess mortality in US and UK, says Swiss Re
Report suggests potential excess mortality in the general population of up to 3% for the US by 2033 and 2.5% in the UK, the longest period of elevated peacetime excess mortality in the US. Key driver of excess mortality is the lingering impact of COVID-19; both as a...
Maha ends Rs3000 cr health insurance contract with United India in 2 months without any notice and reasons
United India Insurance, which has been the health insurer to Maharashtra for the last four years, had won a fresh mandate from the state for implementing a much larger scheme-universal health coverage- in this June and the cover was in force since July.UII can't...
Modi 3.0: PM Modi govt marks 100 days with disaster management initiatives and other reforms
Prime Minister Narendra Modi An allocation of Rs 6,350 crore was made for Urban Flood Management and Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Risk Mitigation Projects. Additionally, Rs 12,554 crore was approved for a range of services, including firefighting, managing glacial lake...
GST Council forms GoM to review tax rate on insurance; report by Oct 30
The Terms of Reference (ToR) of the newly formed panel also include suggesting tax rate of health/medical insurance including individual, group, family floater and other medical insurance for various categories like senior citizens, middle class, persons with mental...
National Health Authority and IIT Kanpur sign MoU for development of digital public goods for AI in Healthcare
Under this MoU, a federated learning platform across a variety of machine learning model pipelines, a quality-preserving database, an open benchmarking platform for comparing & validating AI models, and a consent management system for research under Ayushman...