Health

New Delhi: The Group of Ministers (GoM) on Saturday more or less decided to exempt the GST on term life insurance premiums and premiums paid by senior citizens for health cover. The GST exemption/reduction on life and health insurance is a…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is going to implement the much-awaited Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in the state by the end of the financial year, informed State Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling on Friday. …
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Bareilly: A 2kg hair bundle was removed from the stomach of a 31-year-old woman by doctors in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly. The woman had been suffering from a rare disorder causing her to compulsively eat hair for over 15 years, an India…
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New Delhi: The Indian Pharmacopeia Commission (IPC) has urged drug manufacturers to ‘sensitise’ paediatricians and other healthcare professionals about the importance of not prescribing painkiller and anti-fever medicine Nimesulide to…
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New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved the first testing kit to diagnose Mpox under its Emergency Use Listing (EUL). Developed by Abbott Molecular Inc, the in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) Mpox testing is called Alinity m…
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Bhubaneswar: The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, J P Nadda, along with the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Prataprao Jadhav, virtually inaugurated the Tobacco Cessation Centre (TCC) at AIIMS Bhubaneswar on…
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Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the strike of Odisha Nursing Employees’ Association on Wednesday, Director of Nursing has written to the heads of all the state-run healthcare facilities to take action against the nursing officers as Odisha Emergency…
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Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida met Linsa Pradhan, a brilliant student from Odisha’s tribal-dominated Kandhamal district who cracked NEET entrance exam by self-study. Linsa, belonging to Garjedi village in Badabanga…
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New Delhi: In a major boost for the elderly, the Central government has decided to provide health coverage for all senior citizens aged 70 years and above under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). The health…
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New Delhi: Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra, on Monday, issued a formal advisory to all states and union territories for enhanced surveillance and testing measures to manage and prevent cases of Mpox in India, reported ANI. The move…
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