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Novo Nordisk launches anti-obesity drug Wegovy in India
"We have an India-specific price with the benefit of the same price...
Millennials lead yoga adoption with 74 per cent practising regularly Report
In addition to yoga, daily walks (69 per cent) and maintaining a...
Star Health settles 1cr claims for over Rs 44,000 cr since 2006
Anand Roy, MD and CEO, Star Health Insurance With rapid medical advancements, patients have seen a reduction in the average length of stay in hospitals by up to 20% since 2008. However, the average claim size has seen a four-fold jump, indicating significant medical...
Hacker forum post claims UnitedHealth paid $22 mln ransom in bid to recover data
The break-in at UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare unit, which has sparked disruption across the United States, has been the object of online intrigue. Blackcat claimed last week that it had stolen millions of sensitive records in the hack, only to quickly delete its...
IAEA launches body composition database to combat worldwide obesity challenges
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975. Around 800 million adults worldwide are living with obesity and the number of children living with obesity is expected to reach 250 million by 2030 Obesity is now rising...
Spending on paan, tobacco, intoxicants increased in last one decade, says Govt Survey
The survey also stated that spending on beverages and processed food has increased to 10.64 per cent in urban areas in 2022-23 from 8.98 per cent in 2011-12. New Delhi: Consumption of paan, tobacco and other intoxicants has increased with people spending a bigger...
ICMR study shows COVID vaccine not responsible for heart attacks: Mansukh Mandaviya
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya According to a peer-reviewed ICMR study that came out in November last year, vaccines administered for COVID-19 did not increase the risk of sudden death among young adults in India but it was the post-Covid hospitalisation,...
India to see warmer summer, more heatwave days this year: IMD
More heatwave days than normal are predicted over northeast peninsular India -- Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and north interior Karnataka -- and many parts of Maharashtra and Odisha, it said New Delhi: India is likely to experience a warmer summer and more heatwave days...
12.5 mn children, teens in India obese in 2022: Lancet study
The impact of issues such as climate change, disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the war in Ukraine risk worsening both rates of obesity and underweight, by increasing poverty and the cost of nutrient-rich foods," said Guha Pradeepa, study co-author from...
SC asks govt to fix standardised rates for hospital treatments across the country in next six weeks
`We, direct the Secretary, Department of Health, Union of India to hold a meeting with his counterparts in the State Governments/Union Territories and come with a concrete proposal by the next date of hearing((in the next six week).In the event the central...
Study finds high rate of lung damage in Indians after acute Covid, experts decode why
"It is clear from the study that lung function is affected more in the Indian population compared to data from other countries across every category of disease severity," said study lead researcher D J Christopher, professor of pulmonary medicine at CMC Vellore...
2 crore tokens for OPD registrations generated through ABHA-based scan and share service: Govt
The service is currently operational in over 3,860 healthcare facilities across 465 districts in 33 states and Union territories. On an average, one lakh patients use the scan and share service daily and save time spent in queues, the statement stated The service is...