Dengue patient given mosambi juice in drip
In a bizarre incident, mosambi juice was administered to a dengue patient in a hospital instead of platelets. The patient has died after the erroneous transfusion. The incident has been…
Bajaj Allianz’s new global health insurance policy
Bajaj Allianz has recently launched its ‘Global Health Care’ product, which pays for medical expensesincurred within India as well as overseas. Global health insurance policies not only cover medical emergencies…
Former AIIMS Director cautions against new Omicron variants in India
New, emerging variants of the Omicron have sparked attention once again and people are being reminded that COVID is not yet wiped out, even though most of Omicron infections reported…
Kerala health spend, highest in India
The per capita health expenditure is the highest in Kerala at Rs 9,871, almost four times the national average of Rs 2,100, indicating that the cost of healthcare in the…
Informal sanitation workers to get govt health insurance cover under PM-JAY
The Centre has decided to expand health insurance coverage for informal sanitation workers to expand its outreach to grassroot-level workers through government schemes.The Centre has decided to bring these workers,…
Future Generali India Insurance launches comprehensive health insurance product
Future Generali India launched a comprehensive health insurance product - FG Health Absolute. This latest health insurance offering is designed towards empowering customers to actively manage their health and leading…
IRDAI: Health sector, insurance require parallel investments
Insurers need to work together with hospitals, and investors in health insurance should also put money in healthcare when value-added services are allowed, IRDAI has said. This was needed to…
Indigenous cervical cancer vaccine ready, set to be part of Govt’s immunisation drive
An affordable and indigenously developed HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine to prevent cervical cancer is now ready and will likely be included by the Union government in its universal immunisation programme.…
Future health policy to cover LGBTQIA+ ties
Future Generali India Insurance Company has said that its new health cover has expanded the definition of family to include members of the LGBTQIA+ community and members in a live-in…
60% people delay treatment due to no health cover: Survey
Around 60 per cent respondents have been delaying treatment due to lack of health cover and 67 per cent who have medical insurance find it difficult to understand, a study…