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China’s blistering heat leaves workers exposed as gig economy booms
Almost half of China’s platform workers don’t have any social...
Maharashtra to come up with separate law for gig workers
Maharashtra Labour Minister Akash Fundkar on Tuesday said 'gig...
Alcohol policies need sharper focus on gender, WHO says
After broad successes in tackling the public health impact of other products like cigarettes, the WHO is increasingly turning its attention to addressing the harms linked to alcohol. It pointed studies that have found the industry increasingly targets women through...
SC seeks Centre’s response on PIL seeking palliative care as part of national health programme
Terming the plea "genuine", the bench sought the Centre's response in eight weeks and asked it to file a comprehensive reply stating the existing policy on palliative care in the country New Delhi: The Supreme Court sought the Centre's response on Thursday on a PIL...
National consumer commission fines Apollo Hospital, Chennai, its two doctors Rs 30 lakh
According to the complaint, the patient underwent spinal surgery on April 20, 2015, at Apollo Specialty Hospital in Chennai but never regained consciousness due to the negligence of the hospital and doctors New Delhi: The National Consumer Disputes Redressal...
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...