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13 US citizens at 'high risk' of coronavirus being treated in Nebraska

A total of 338 Americans were flown home from the Diamond Princess cruise ship off Japan's Yokohama

Punjab govt to connect 300 health centres with telemedicine hub by March

Telemedicine hub is the site from where a medical practitioner delivers a service through a telecommunication system

Our tier 2-3 cities not strong enough in public health services: K S Reddy

Even efficient urban and variable-quality rural health services will be unable to tackle coronavirus in case of a community epidemic, which will gain ground and possibly acquire greater virulence

Centre sets up task force to monitor coronavirus issue, prevent spread

The union minister of state for home said Indians, who want to return, will be evacuated from China.

Budget 2020: Child right bodies seek more funding for healthcare, education

Increase funding for protection, healthcare and education in Budget: Child rights bodies

Apollo TeleHealth may see realigning of consumer-facing business

There is enough room for growth in the segment with the high mismatch in doctor-patient ratio and demand-supply mismatch between the urban and rural markets, said a senior company official

Myntra ex-boss sets sights on e-health biz; eyes 15 mn customers in 5 yrs

Ananth Narayanan wants to turn Medlife into a $2-billion player

Coronavirus outbreak: As toll rises to 9, China warns virus could spread

All of the deaths were reported in central Hubei province, where the virus first appeared in the city of Wuhan

Gujarat replaces West Bengal as top governing state in 2019, says study

Delhi is ranked fifth on the parameter of health, one of its main claims of governance

Apollo inks deal with TeleHealthcare Malaysia to set up 100 tele-clinics

The telehealth centres will be located at a distance of 50 kms each and will provide teleconsultations in multiple specialties including Endocrinology, Nephrology, Cardiology and Orthopaedics.

How to manage diabetic neuropathy using therapies from natural systems

In severe cases, it can lead to potentially serious complications such as gangrenous wounds that necessitate the amputation of a toe, foot or leg

'Fake it till you make it' attitude may backfire with co-workers: Study

The researchers sought to know whether people choose to engage in emotion regulation when interacting with their co-workers

Finishing a marathon can spruce up arteries, make them flexible: Study

The study finds that training for and finishing a marathon can spruce up arteries, leaving them more flexible, healthy and biologically younger than before, even if runners are older or slow

Metropolis Healthcare leads diagnostics pack on higher realisation

Expansion, raising share of B2C network to help improve margins

How India can prepare to take care of its senior citizens using tech

As a nation we need to focus on capacity building at the systemic level in order to use technology to successfully address the needs of our ageing population

Intravenous TB vaccination more effective than other methods: Study

In a study, published in the journal Nature, the scientists showed that simply changing the way the vaccine is administered could dramatically boost its protective power

B&L improves customer service; moves 6k retailers to connected supply chain

Bausch & Lomb is one of the oldest and largest manufacturers of eye care products and lenses in the world. A market leader in India, Bausch & Lomb also took the initiative to be the first in the industry to implement Bizom's retailer app to create more visibility around order fulfilment, to service customers better and to reduce delivery time.Bausch & Lomb's technological approach to improve customer service by connecting its warehouses and distributors to retail partners through Bizom's retailer app.Despite having a lion's market share in both lens care and contact lens segments, B & L realised that it needed to further improve its customer service. Primarily, to provide visibility and clarity of their delivery time to maintain its pole position in the lens and lens care market.It was imperative to put in place a solution that would give them real-time visibility on orders so that they could, in turn, provide delivery schedules instantly to retailers.B & L, .

Price hike, at last

Govt should not control drug prices

PM Jan Arogya Yojna: ICMR drafts treatment guidelines for better healthcare

New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): In order to provide better healthcare facilities, the National Health Authority (NHA) has adopted the Standard Treatment Guidelines (STGs) for their claim at adjudication. These STGs have been framed by the Indian Council of Medical Research Institute (ICMR).For this, NHA and ICMR are continuously discussing the modalities and strategies to develop the adoption and implementation of STGs in the Aysuhman Bharat-Prime Minister Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-PMJAY), which is the biggest healthcare scheme in the world that provides a cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year to around 50 crore poor and vulnerable individuals."So far, the ICMR has developed STGs for 30 treatment modalities like cataract, COPD, hysterectomy, hemodialysis, emergency management of ureteric stones, respiratory failure due to any cause, PTCA, systemic thrombolysis, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), low cardiac output IABP inspection post-operatively, asthma, epilepsy, stroke, D & C

Need to mutually solve climate change, strive for holistic growth: Kovind

The President made the remarks at the Lakshmipat Singhania-IIM Lucknow National Leadership Awards ceremony here.