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Here are the five most important tests your mother needs with increasing age and health issues

India Releases 2020 Death Data Ahead Of WHO COVID Mortality Study It Objects

Some experts estimate India's actual COVID death toll is as high as 4 million, about eight times the official figure, especially as a record wave driven by the Delta variant killed many people in April and May of last year

Piramal Enterprises Gets Board Nod To Raise Up To Rs 700 Cr Through Bonds

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The committee in its meeting held on Wednesday approved the issuance of the NCDs on private placement basis, Piramal Enterprises said in a regulatory filing

3205 New Covid Cases Reported In India

An increase of 372 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload which now stand at 19,509

Serum's Covavax Vaccine Now Available For 12-17 Age Group At Pvt Hospitals: Report

Serum Institute of India (SII) Director for Government and Regulatory Affairs Prakash Kumar Singh had written to the Union Health Ministry recently, requesting for Covovax's inclusion in the immunisation drive for children aged 12 to 17 years

Delhi Govt Hikes Number Of Covid Beds At 2 Hospitals As Cases Surge

LNJP Hospital has 2,000 beds and is the mainstay of the government's fight against the coronavirus pandemic. It was the first hospital to be declared a COVID-19 facility soon after its outbreak here in early 2020

Prioritise Gut Health

Jyotsna Sharma

It is estimated that more than 1.1 million people in India have ulcerative colitis, and at least 300,000 more have Crohn’s disease. Neha Berry M.D., D.M. Consultant, Institute of Digestive and Liver diseases, BLK-Max Super Specialty Hospital, talks to BW Businessworld about inflammatory bowel disease and its management

Paying Health Insurance Premiums For Your Parents? Here's How You Can Avail Tax Deductions

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In 2021, as per the MMB Health Trends Report, India had the highest medical inflation rate in Asia

Bharat Biotech Must Address Vaccine Issues Raised By WHO, Says MEA

Weeks after WHO suspended the supply of Covaxin through UN procurement agencies, the MEA suggested that Bharat Biotech addresses the issue immediately to avoid the cancellation

Healthcare With Last-Mile Access

Kavi Bhandari

iKure Techsoft was established in 2010 to keep the provider-patient conversation continuing beyond clinical walls

COVID Virus Can Evolve In Animals, Spawn Variants That Can Jump Back To Humans: Scientists

While there is no consensus about the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, many scientists believe it likely jumped from bats to humans, either directly or through another species being sold live in a market in Wuhan, China

VP Calls For Creating Awareness On Preventive Healthcare