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Bajaj Allianz Gen launches product to provide global health insurance coverage
Tapan Singhel, MD and CEO at Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Global...
Digital ads dominate FY22, ASCI takes help of AI-based tracking system
In this, the education sector remains the single largest violative...
J&J begins settling Pinnacle Hip Implant defect claims
J&J is set to face a trial Jan. 14 in Dallas where five recipients of the Pinnacle hip will press claims that the world’s largest health-care products company failed to warn customers about the devices’ risks. A similar 2016 case produced a $1 billion verdict for multiple plaintiffs.
Jack Ma is using sports data to change the way people shop
Using marathons as a guinea pig, it’s scooping up broadcast rights and collecting information on participants and viewers to sell them everything from running shoes to health insurance.
Tackling Climate Change can help India, China with health benefits: WHO
The largest gains would be expected in China and India, which would generate even larger net benefits by pursuing the 1.5 degrees Celsius target rather than the two degrees target ($0.27-2.31 trillion in China and $3.28-8.4 trillion in India).The health gains of meeting the two degrees target would also significantly offset the costs in other regions, such as the European Union (seven-84 per cent) and the US (10-41 per cent).
Child marriage costs countries billions in lost earnings, World Bank
Estimates for 12 countries suggest some $63 billion (55.5 billion euros) is lost because child brides complete fewer years of formal education than their peers who marry later
Early diagnosis of disease to drive future life expectancy, Swiss Re
Digital health tools like telemedicine and wearables can play an important role in driving future mortality improvement. These technologies not only improve access to care but also encourage healthcare markets to compete for lower, more affordable options.
Modicare:Bajaj Allianz Gen bags J&K and Mizoram,Meghalaya goes to Reliance Gen
Under the scheme, a cover of Rs 5 lakh will be provided which includes secondary and tertiary health care. There is no cap on family size and all members in the family would be covered for all pre-existing diseases, maternity etc. from day one and beneficiaries can opt for the hospital of their choice from the list of empanelled hospitals across India.
Why Some Patients Lie To Their Doctors
If you tend to stretch the truth while answering your doctor on questions related to exercise or diet, you have company. Some people lie to their doctors to avoid being judged, while others feel simply too embarrassed to tell the truth or just do not want to be...
India’s private hospitals saw 900k unnecessary C-sections in a year: IIM-A study
“Even though private providers might be more responsive to patients and exert more effort, they are also more likely to provide over-intensive treatments either as a response to demand from patients or due to financial incentives,” says Study
Heatwave death threat to world’s vulnerable
When you look at climate change as a public health issue, it really turns it on its head. It isn’t just affecting polar bears or rainforests, it’s something that affects communities, children, families in the UK and Europe and around the world.The outlook is particularly dire for Europe and the eastern Mediterranean, where mounting temperatures and an ageing population produced a “perfect storm” of risk factors
China suspends baby gene-editing experiment after violation: Report
The experiment “seriously violates” China’s laws, regulations, and ethical standards if it indeed occurred as reported by media,” said Zeng Yixin, vice minister of the National Health Commission, in an interview with CCTV published on its website Thursday