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Former finance secy Ajay Seth takes over as new chairman of IRDAI
Some of the other issues, which will be matter of focus for Seth,...
Govt tasks PSU general insurers to ramp up Property portfolio and customer services
(L to R)-Girija Subramaninan, CMD, New India Assurance(NIA),...
Stringent norms adopted for max pesticide residue limit in food items: Govt
"Some media reports are claiming that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) allows 10 times more pesticide residue in herbs and spices. Such reports are false and malicious. India has one of the most stringent standards of Maximum Residue Limits...
Orangutan’s use of medicinal plant to treat wound intrigues scientists
"To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of active wound treatment with a plant species with medical properties by a wild animal," said study senior author Caroline Schuppli, an evolutionary biologist at the institute In June 2022, a male Sumatran...
Developing Asia and the Pacific failed to secure well-being of aging population: ADB report
``Governments need to prepare now if they’re going to be able to help hundreds of millions of people in the region age well. Policies should support lifetime investment in health, education, skills, and financial preparedness for retirement. Family and social ties are...
Oral cancer costs India $5.6 Billion in lost productivity in 2022: Tata Memorial Centre
India contributes two-thirds of the global mortality due to oral cancer and has a younger population at risk, said the study, which analysed how the disease affected 100 patients treated between 2019 and 2020 with a follow-up of 36 months Mumbai: A study by the Tata...
India must expand Universal Health Coverage for ageing population, maintain economic growth: ADB Report
While the South Korea and Thailand have achieved universal health coverage, others lag behind with India having the lowest health insurance coverage among older people at 21 per cent, a report titled 'Aging Well In Asia' prepared by ADB said Tbilisi:India is one of...
Global microinsurance premiums touch $5.8 billion in 2023, cover only 15% of market: Report
The 2023 Study, drawing on from 294 insurers covering 1,040 products across diverse sectors, including health, life, agriculture, and property, estimates the value of the microinsurance market across 36 countries at USD 41.4 billion. With only 15 per cent of that...
Gender differences in mortality outcomes from fatal and non-fatal events in 2021: Lancet Study
Women around the world were also found to be disproportionately impacted by mental health conditions. Life years lost to depressive disorders were found to be over a third higher among women than men. The widest sex-based gaps affecting women were observed in...
Walmart to shut all health clinics in US over lack of profitability
"Healthcare is expensive to run. We were finding that the increased labor and operating costs environment, like with reimbursement, both public and private, made it difficult (to run the business) and obvious we had to close," Walmart spokeswoman Marilee McInnis told...
AstraZeneca acknowledges potential link between vaccine and rare blood clots in UK court
The Daily Telegraph' reports that in a legal document submitted to the High Court in London in February for a group action being brought by 51 claimants, AZ admitted that the vaccine developed with the University of Oxford to protect against COVID-19 may cause...
WHO says bird flu risk currently low, asks countries to remain vigilant
The UN-agency said countries should implement infection control measures and procedures to reduce human exposure to birds and mammals potentially infected with bird flu or other animal influenza viruses There is a risk that the H5N1 bird flu virus, present in many...