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India making major strides towards self-reliance in high end medical devices: Govt
Amit Agrawal, Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Amit...
AHPI withdraws suspension of cashless hospitalisation notice served on Bajaj Allianz
Commenting on the issue, APHI Director General Girdhar Gyani said,...
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...
IRDAI approves Hinduja group’s new plans to take over Reliance Capital, deal to close by May 27
Ashok Hinduja, chairman, IndusInd International Holdings Limited , The IRDAI's clearance for the deal has come now and with the IRDAI's approvals in place, it is possible to stick to the earlier dead line of May 27 for the completion of acquisition of RCL, with two...
10,000 new cases of Thalassemia patients reported each year in India: Health secy
Union Health Secretary also advocated for inclusion of compulsory Thalassemia testing in the existing reproductive and child health (RCH) programs under NHM as a means to curtail the prevalence of the disease New Delhi: Apurva Chandra, secretary, Ministry of Health...