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GST Council to meet on Sep 3-4 to discuss moving to a two-rate structure
Nirmala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister The council, comprising...
Healthcare Providers’ body asks hospitals to end cashless tie-up with Bajaj Allianz over low reimbursement rates
"We are confident of working amicably with AHPI and its member...
98% Indian firms surveyed admit to loss of sensitive information in 2023: Rubrik
According to the report, healthcare organisations experienced 50 per cent more encryption events than the global average across 2023 and cloud continues to drive inherent risk and security blind spots as 70 per cent of all data is typically not machine readable by...
IRDAI forms panel to review performance and enhance efficiency of Insurance Ombudsman
The committee will be headed by Shalini Prasad, former special secretary, NITI Aayog and will have tenure of two years. The other members of the panel are- Rakesh Joshi, former whole-time member, IRDAI, Kuldip Singh, former Insurance Ombudsman, Pushpa Girimaji,...
Need more doctors, hospital beds to achieve healthcare vision 2047: Report
The report also highlighted the importance of having 100 per cent health insurance coverage for the country's population There is a need to increase the number of qualified doctors to more than 50 lakh and also add 30 lakh more hospital beds in the country in order to...
April Heatwave: Calls for comprehensive heat action plans
Extreme temperatures can also impact economies. People are less productive during hot weather, even if they work indoors, while children struggle to learn in extreme heat Annu Mishra kept her modest food stall shut as temperatures in Odisha's Bhubaneswar remained...
1 per cent of GDP lost, 49 per cent of young adults consume tobacco: KPMG report
Dr Narender Saini, Former General Secretary of the Indian Medical Association, said "Tobacco use affects both the health and economy. The burden of tobacco-related morbidity and mortality has been on the rise. Respiratory ailments, cardiovascular diseases and various...
The Indian Chest Society unveils special booklet on cough management
With dedicated sections on both dry and wet cough management, considerations regarding red flags, appropriate times for specialist referral, the relevance of fixed-dose combinations (FDCs), and a critical examination of banned FDCs in India, the booklet offers...
Asia’s extreme April heat worsened by climate change, scientists say
"Heatwaves have always happened. But the additional heat, driven by emissions from oil, gas and coal, is resulting in death for many people." In the Philippines, one of the worst-hit countries, authorities issued health warnings, shut down schools and rationed...
South Africa’s Ramaphosa to sign health insurance bill into law just before electio
The law aims to provide healthcare to millions of poor citizens in a major overhaul of a two-tier system, which still reflects deep racial and social inequalities three decades after the end of white minority rule. Johannesburg: South Africa's President Cyril...
Before global scrutiny, Indian spice maker MDH faced several US rejections
Before the latest scrutiny, products from MDH, a family-run Indian company more than 100 years old, were rejected for sale in the United States due to the presence of salmonella, a bacteria that can lead to gastrointestinal illness New Delhi:Popular Indian spice brand...
First person in US to receive pig kidney dies months after transplant
Richard "Rick" Slayman had the transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital in March at the age of 62. Surgeons said they believed the pig kidney would last for at least two years The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two...