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Govt issues guidelines on monkeypox, stresses on surveillance and rapid identification
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Shanghai to end two-month long Covid-19 lockdown on June 1: Report
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PSU gen insurers lose motor business to pvt players, health segment market share grows 5 % in 2018-19
Remarkably, the segment that has seen quite a faster growth in terms of premium and market share in 2018-19 is- health insurance, which at Rs 45,489 crore, has grown by 21 per cent and has now a market share of 27 per cent(22 per cent).
J&J agrees to pay about $1 billion to resolve hip implant lawsuits: Report
The $1 billion total includes an earlier settlement for more than $400 million and there are still about 4,500 pending suits by patients with artificial hips that were not made totally of metal or haven’t been surgically removed, Bloomberg added.
To grow up healthy, children need to sit less and play more
The pattern of overall 24-hour activity is key: replacing prolonged restrained or sedentary screen time with more active play, while making sure young children get enough good-quality sleep. Quality sedentary time spent in interactive non-screen-based activities with a caregiver, such as reading, storytelling, singing and puzzles, is very important for child development.
WHO releases first guideline on digital health interventions
One digital intervention already having positive effects in some areas is sending reminders to pregnant women to attend antenatal care appointments and having children return for vaccinations. Other digital approaches reviewed include decision-support tools to guide health workers as they provide care; and enabling individuals and health workers to communicate and consult on health issues from across different locations.
World’s worst Air Pollution finally emerges as an Election Issue in India
The ruling BJP’s election manifesto promises to focus on 102 most polluted cities in the country. “We will reduce the level of pollution in each of the mission cities by at least 35 percent over the next five years,” it says, lauding itself for “effective steps” taken to reduce the level of pollution. The Congress party manifesto calls air pollution a national public health emergency. It promises to strengthen the National Clean Air Program to tackle pollution.
Regulator orders J&J to stop using raw material to make Baby Powder in India
“We have confirmed to the Indian authorities that we do not add Formaldehyde as an ingredient in our shampoo nor does Johnson’s baby shampoo contain any ingredient that can release formaldehyde over time. Our products are safe to use and conform to all applicable standard under the D&C (Drugs and Cosmetics) Act and D&C rules,” it said.
World’s first malaria vaccine launched in Africa
“We have seen tremendous gains from bed nets and other measures to control malaria in the last 15 years, but progress has stalled and even reversed in some areas. We need new solutions to get the malaria response back on track, and this vaccine gives us a promising tool to get there,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “The malaria vaccine has the potential to save tens of thousands of children’s lives.”
Lawyers expect wave of litigation targeting popular heart drugs in US
Millions of Americans have taken the drugs, which are at the center of a widening recall being overseen by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and have been for decades used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure and other common conditions.A lawyer involved in an effort to combine about 50 lawsuits, including at least 27 by patients who say they contracted cancer by using the recalled medicine, told a U.S. federal court he expects a surge of legal action.
Hannover Re scales back its exposure to coal-fired power plants
Furthermore, the Group has set itself the goal of no longer covering any coal-based risks in connection with power generation in its entire property and casualty reinsurance portfolio from the year 2038 onwards.
General insurance industry logs Rs1.7trillion of premium, private sector insurers gain 5 % market share in 2018-19
According to industry performance figures ,released by the General Insurance Council, the four main public sector insurers, New India Assurance, United India Insurance, National Insurance and Oriental Insurance Company, at Rs 68,719 crore of total premium ,up 1,37 per cent , have ceded five of their market share to the private sector insurers , excluding the stand alone health insurers, which have mobilised a total premium of Rs 81,600 crore,up almost 25 per cnt ,during 2018-19.