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Cancer deaths to rise by 75% in next 25 years; ageing among driving factors: Study
The team added that more than 40 per cent of deaths due to cancer...
PE hospitals in US Higher see higher death rate of emergency: Study
The analysis also revealed that following acquisition, the private...
Presence of microplastics in salt, sugar brands: NGT issues notice to authorities
The tribunal was hearing a matter where it had taken suo motu (on its own) cognisance of a PTI report regarding these microplastics being present in various forms, including fibre, pellets, films and fragments New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has sought a...
Mental Health: India’s student suicides grow at an alarming rate
``Over the past two decades, student suicides have grown at an alarming annual rate of 4 per cent, double the national average. In 2022, male students constituted 53 pc (per cent) of the total student suicides. Between 2021 and 2022, male student suicides decreased by...
New mpox strain is changing fast; African scientists are ‘working blind’ to respond
A new strain of the virus, known as clade Ib, has the world’s attention again after the WHO declared a new health emergency. The strain is a mutated version of clade I, a form of mpox spread by contact with infected animals that has been endemic in Congo for decades...
India saw 19.3 drop in particulate pollution in 2022 adding 51 days to life expectancy Report
Despite this improvement, the average resident in northern plains is still likely to lose about 5.4 years of life expectancy if the current pollution levels persist. On the other hand, if the decline in particulate levels continues at the same rate in the coming...
SC stays notification omitting rule against misleading advertisements of Ayurvedic
Rule 170 of Drugs and Cosmetic Rules was meant to prohibit misleading advertisements of Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs. The Ministry of Ayush on July 1 by a notification, omitted the Rule 170 of 1945 rules New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday paused the Centre's...
Sept 9 GST council meet to discuss rationalisation of tax , final decision later: FM
Nirmala Sitharaman,Finance Minister "The upcoming GST Council meeting will take up the issue of rate rationalisation. There will be a discussion on the issue. Committee of officers will make a presentation on rate rationalisation," Sitharaman told New Delhi: Finance...
WHO launches global strategic preparedness & response plan to contain Mpox outbreak
The plan aims to curtail “human-to-human transmission of mpox through coordinated global, regional, and national efforts”.The plan spans the six-month starting September 2024-February 2025, and envisions a $135 million funding, the WHO said. Outside of Africa, Clade...
Special medical stores to be opened in every tehsil for AYUSH medicines Union Minister
"Only a few AYUSH medicines are available in common medical stores, due to which patients and doctors prescribing these medicines face problems. The government wants to ensure AYUSH drugs come into the market in abundance after research. These medicines should be...
TPA Consolidation: Medi Assist to acquire Fairfax-backed Paramount Health Services & Insurance TPA for Rs 311 cr
Paramount TPA is owned by Nayan Shah family and Fairfax Asia, which had picked up 51 % in the company in 2020 With the acquisition of Paramount TPA, Medi Assist TPA market share will grow to 36.6% for the group segment and 23.6% of the health insurance industry, by...
Reliance Cap lenders raise concerns over Rs 7,300 cr debt term sheet offered by IIHL
The committee of creditors (CoC) has expressed concerns that bankers to IndusInd International Holdings Ltd (IIHL) have imposed numerous conditions for offering Rs 7,300 crore debt and some of these conditions can only be met by IIHL after the resolution plan has been...