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Monkeypox: India’s second case detected in Kerala
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Pay GST on hospital rooms above Rs 5,000 from Monday
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At $20K a year, US health insurance costs undermine job-based health insurance
Many Americans aren’t prepared for the risks that deductibles transfer to patients. Almost 40% of adults can’t pay an unexpected $400 expense without borrowing or selling an asset, according to a Federal Reserve survey from May.
Vaping now linked to 12 deaths, 805 illnesses in U.S
The increased scrutiny also prompted leading e-cigarette maker Juul Labs to suspend all broadcast, print and digital product advertising in the United States and bring in a longtime Altria Group Inc executive as its CEO
Reliance Capital’s stake sale to Nippon Life to be completed by month-end
Reliance Capital Ltd, the financial services arm of Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group, has interests in life, health and general insurance, commercial as well as home finance, stock broking, wealth management services, among others.
African Swine fever spreads in Philippines
The Southeast Asian nation since last year has imposed several measures to protect its $5 billion hog industry from the onslaught of African swine fever, including banning the entry of pork and pork-based products from more than a dozen nations.
New York state bans flavored e-cigarettes
Nearly 400 people around the country have been stricken with a lung illness that is potentially vaping-related, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Six have died.
India announces ban on electronic cigarette sales
“The decision was made keeping in mind the impact that e-cigarettes have on the youth of today,” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters in New Delhi
India can be a global hub for tourism healthcare & data analytics: Kumar Mangalam Birla
“Tourism alone, I believe can be a USD 100 billion industry. Same is the story with various sectors in India. The country for example can be centre for development of healthcare solutions, in the digital domain India can generate trillions of data points due to its sheer size and hence it could position itself as a hub for data analytics industry globally,” Birla said
National Health Authority, IRDAI recommend measures to check frauds, data standardization
Sixty per cent of the Indian population today is covered under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and privately paid health insurance making it a great opportunity for IRDAI and NHA to jointly work on key areas for the strengthening of health insurance eco-system in the country, making it more efficient and effective, an NHA official said.
World safest cities index: Tokyo tops list of 60, New Delhi ranks at 53
The index ranks 60 cities on five continents, examining digital, health, infrastructure and personal security factors to assess overall urban safety. The cities that led the index offer easy access to high-quality health care, dedicated cybersecurity teams, disaster continuity planning and/or community-based police patrolling.
PM Modi says 12,000 Ayush centres to be set up across India
The prime minister also asserted that if the healthcare system of the country has to be transformed, it has to be approached in a holistic manner by strengthening the combined power of traditional and modern medicines.