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Assam govt planning universal health insurance: Himanta
Himanta Biswa Sarma,Chief Minister,Assam “We are planning to come...
U.S. CDC no longer recommends students quarantine for COVID-19 exposure
The agency also said it is no longer recommending unvaccinated...
Australia’s wildfire crisis intensifies as Locals, tourists seek refuge on beaches
It’s also put international focus on the conservative government’s climate change policies, with environmentalists saying Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s support of the nation’s massive coal-export industry has worsened conditions.
HDFC gets Irdai nod to acquire majority stake in Apollo Munich Health Insurance
The merged insurance entity will have a combined market share of 6.4 per cent of non-life insurance industry, with 308 branches across the country. This also makes the combined entity the second-largest private insurer in the accident and health segment, with a market share of 8.2 per cent, the company had said.
Mandatory standard health policy to have lifelong renewability:IRDA
General and health insurers should offer this product from April 1, 2020 onwards.Irdai has fixed the minimum entry age as 18 and maximum as 65 years and said the policy is subject to lifelong renewability
China’s gene-editing scientist jailed for three years in modified baby case
The scientist, from the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, claimed in November last year that he had manipulated the embryos with a gene-editing technique known as CRISPR in a bid to make them immune to HIV infection
Delhi set to record coldest day in 119 years today: IMD
Till 1 pm on December 30, over 500 flights were delayed, 21 diverted and five flights have been cancelled due to dense fog at Delhi airport, news agency ANI has reported.
Health Sector in 2019:Mega reforms in medical education sector, e-cigarettes ban
Till December 18, more than 69 lakh people have availed treatment across India under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY) that aims to cover over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families (approx. 50 crore beneficiaries) providing coverage up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary hospitalisation.
Notre Dame fire reveals global safety lapse over dangers of lead dust
Poisoning from lead dust can cause permanent loss to cognitive ability, seizures, coma, or death — and exposure is of greatest risk to pregnant mothers and to young children, who can easily transfer toxic dust into their mouths.
Gene therapy to conquering hepatitis C: A decade of medical breakthroughs
Multiple new categories of medicines have moved from dreams and lab benches into the market and people’s lives, and investors who came along for the ride often reaped extraordinary profits. The Nasdaq Biotech Index is up 360% over the last 10 years to the S&P 500’s 190%. And that’s without mentioning the hundreds of billions of dollars in takeovers that rewarded shareholders with windfalls.
Cigna to sell unit to New York Life Insurance in $6.3 billion deal
Similar divestitures have been announced by other health insurers including Aetna Inc, which said in 2017 it would sell its U.S. group life and disability unit for $1.45 billion to Hartford Financial Services Group.
India should take urgent action to tackle air pollution: WHO
The study also noted that the average life expectancy would have been 1.7 years higher if the pollution levels were less than the minimal level responsible for causing health loss