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50 Mn To 100 Mn Indians Suffer From Long Covid

Even by conservative assumptions that 5 to 10 per cent of infected individuals develop long Covid, India today may be home to 50 to 100 million infected individuals -- many silently coping with......

PMJAY for 70+ covered 700K treatments in one year

The government aims to cover around 60 million people in the age category, irrespective of income, with an assured 5 lakh annually to be shared within the family. IMAGE: Senior citizens aged 70......

'Despite Covid we don't care about health'

'The first duty of the government is to learn lessons from a bad experience and course correct. It's a pity that the government is making policy without looking at evidence and differentiating......

'India Is Staring At Dementia Epidemic'

'10 million Indians are currently living with dementia, and the number is expected to double by 2036.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff It is said that over 57 million people are living with......

Chikungunya exposes public health system

The outbreak of chikungunya, claiming 86 lives in Alappuzha and other parts of Kerala, has exposed the weaknesses of the public health care system in the state, which used to boast about it for......

Is it time to clean up Indian health care system?

Even as we bask in the glory of yet another Indian winning the Pulitzer Prize for a brilliant "biography" of the "emperor of all maladies" - cancer - there is an urgent need to focus on the many......

Wipro's health care deals get an artificial intelligence booster shot

Information technology (IT) giant Wipro has a strong pipeline of large artificial intelligence (AI)-led deals in the health care vertical, according to a senior company executive. Illustration:......

HCL sees wealth in health care

Formal announcement of venture into new segment on Thursday; group’s entry timely, given the demand, say experts The entry into health care by the Shiv Nadar-promoted HCL group, a big......

AHPI, Star Health in spat over cashless service

If cashless services are suspended, AHPI said, its member hospitals will continue to treat Star Health policyholders, but patients will have to pay upfront and later seek reimbursements directly......

Fraud Bleeds Insurers Of Rs 10,000 Crore A Year

These losses increase insurance premiums for customers and reduce insurer margins on the other. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff The insurance industry has been witnessing Rs 8,000 crore to......

'Life is worth fighting for every step, every minute, every second'

'I'm totally focussed on finding the right energies around me. A lot of the treatment is psychosomatic; as my mother keeps reiterating, if you think positive, positive things will happen to you.'......

Diplomacy, Royalty, Humanity On OTT

There's room for all kinds on OTT this week, as Sukanya Verma tells us. The DiplomatWhere to watch? NetflixLanguage: Hindi Based on the Indian high commission's efforts to bring Indian citizen......

Deepika Opens Up About Her Life As A Mom

'Every couple of days she'll be sleeping and Ranveer and I will look at her and then just look at each other and be like, we can't believe this has happened to us.' Photograph: Kind courtesy......