Health Ministry tells Parliament that measures are in place to detect & prevent fraud. With 8.39 crore hospital admissions under the scheme, fraudulent cases are under 0.5%.
Afrezza, world’s only rapid-acting, inhaled insulin for type 1 & type 2 diabetes patients & manufactured by MannKind, received CDSCO approval this week.
Global health spending stood at $9.8 trillion or 9.9% of world GDP in 2022, down from 2021 but above 2019 levels. Government spending on health per person dropped in all income groups.
The country has set a target of eliminating the disease by 2030, in line with WHO’s Global Technical Strategy that aims to reduce malaria case incidence & deaths by at least 90% in 6 yrs.
Bangladesh nationals have usually formed a major chunk of India’s total medical tourist footfall. Now, they may be turning to Thailand, Malaysia, Turkey & even Pakistan.
New Delhi: The Union government last month announced snakebites as a notifiable condition, making it mandatory for all hospitals in India including private establishments...
In MP’s Sidhi, the Mohan Yadav-led govt’s proposal to privatise district hospital has drawn flak from patients, doctors, patient rights groups & even some within the ruling BJP.
Pennsylvania , December 8 (ANI): Researchers at Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Centre and the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine have found that...
Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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