Vector insurance using e-wallet
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…
Why autistic kids need a ‘special’ health cover
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…
100 more drugs to be available at OTC
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…
Cardiologists feel stress as the prime cause of heart diseases
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…
Government ask manufacturers to maintain supply of knee implants
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 Insurance starts stake sale plan with $1bn price tag
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 to set up standalone health insurance firm
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 meeting UN’s SDG 2030 health target
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,…
Medical technology industry urges govt to look at sub-categorization of devices
In the backdrop of recent policy decisions regarding medical devices including pricing caps, the medical technology industry has urged the government to look at sub-sectoring and sub-categorization of medical devices…
Jimmy Kimmel rips Republican health bill for failing ‘Kimmel test
The last-ditch Republican effort to replace Obamacare suffered a bruising verbal assault Tuesday night from TV comedian Jimmy Kimmel, whose emotional appeal against an earlier GOP health-care bill—sparked by his…