Star Health and Allied Insurance (SHAI) introduced industry’s first health insurance cover for people already diagnosed with cancer. The new health insurance scheme, Star Cancer Care Gold, comes in two…
A study has recently found that blood-thinning drugs taken to prevent strokes may dramatically reduce the risk of dementia. Patients with abnormal heart rhythms who took anticoagulants to stop blood…
A popular digital payment and e-commerce platform is offering users a dengue insurance scheme. The move shows how a cover against the mosquito-borne disease is being considered a necessity in…
As child-centric disorders like autism get diagnosed more often, insurance companies are looking to provide standalone products or add-ons to existing ones. Currently, not many insurers have children-specific offerings, but…
The government is set to expand the basket of over the-counter (OTC) medicines by adding around 100 new drugs which are currently sold on prescription in an attempt to make…
64% of cardiologists feel that stress is the main cause of cardiovascular ailments, says a report. Moreover, 68 per cent of doctors contend that any age group could be vulnerable…
The government recently made it mandatory for knee implant manufacturers and importers to maintain production and supply of knee implants by invoking an emergency clause under the drug price control…
Star Health & Allied Insurance, India’s first stand-alone health insurance company, has formally started off a sale process with a price tag of $900 million to $1 billion. Kotak Mahindra…
Reliance Capital's standalone health insurance company is expected to be launched early next year, said Anmol Ambani, Executive Director. "Traditionally, heath insurance was part of our general insurance set-up. But…
India ranks 128th in terms of meeting the United Nations’ (UN) health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, with low scores on air pollution, sanitation, hepatitis B and child wasting,…