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To use artificial life support, or not to

Throw in the financial consequences and you know that your loved ones will be under tremendous pressure if they have to make this decision

French companies pledge support for India's health infrastructure

The Indo-French Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IFCCI) has raised over EUR 6.1 million (Rs 55 crore) from French companies based in India to support its ongoing fight against the Covid pandemic.

PM Modi chairs meeting to review National Digital Health Mission

Chairing a high-level meeting on Thursday to review the National Digital Health Mission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that it will bring ease of living for citizens as they can avail a large number of health services via it. The PMO said Modi directed that steps be expedited to expand operations under the NDHM, noting that the platform's utility to the citizens will be visible only by way of enabling them across the country to avail of services like tele-consultation with a doctor, availing services of a lab, transferring test reports or health records digitally to the doctor and paying digitally. He asked the National Health Authority, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Electronics & IT to coordinate efforts in this direction. Modi had announced the launch of NDHM during his Independence Day address in 2020. Since then, the digital modules and registries have been developed and the mission has been rolled out in six Union Territories. So far, nearly 11.9 lakh Health .

HC asks Centre, Delhi govt, MCDs to give accommodations to health workers

The Delhi High Court Thursday asked the Centre, Delhi government and municipal corporations to provide accommodations to all the health workers

International Nurses Day 2021: A day for health workers helping us in Covid

May 12 is the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.

Harsh Vardhan says India, US have strong collaboration in public health

India and US have developed strong collaboration in the area of public health which extends to enhancing co-operation and support in the unprecedented times of Covid-19, Dr Harsh Vardhan said

Covid negative test before vaccination may help reduce India's caseload

Most recover from Covid quite easily and it is important for people to not stress.

Medical oxygen requirement increased 7 times; met 60% demand: Inox Air

According to industry figures, the pre-Covid demand for liquid medical oxygen before the pandemic was 700 tonne per day across the country

Cred boss, Unacademy co-founder, others back healthcare startup Onsurity

The startup which began its journey last Feb has on boarded 700 SMEs as healthcare partners

India registers 17,921 fresh coronavirus cases, 133 related deaths

India's Covid-19 tally rose to 11,262,707 with 17,921 fresh cases being reported in a day, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday

India records over 18,000 new Covid cases for 3rd day, 97 fresh fatalities

New cases of coronavirus infection in India were recorded above 18,000 for the third consecutive day taking the tally of Covid-19 cases to 11,229,398

Healthcare startup Innovaccer's valuation crosses $1 bn, joins unicorn club

The new funding round brings the total capital raised by Innovaccer to over $225 million.

Hospitals turn to pre-Covid biz as patients prefer home quarantine

The number of Covid beds dropped to 1,600 during the third quarter, and further dropped to 800 in January

Recovery in occupancy, footfalls drive growth for Apollo Hospitals

The ramp up in new hospitals should add to revenues and margins going ahead for the hospitals segment

Covid-19 drugs among top-selling brands for pharma players in India

Data shows that cumulative sales of remdesivir was Rs 510 crore in January 2021, while for favipiravir it was Rs 471 crore

Higher budget allocation for healthcare a welcome move: Industry

The pharma and healthcare industry has welcomed the government's decision to increase allocation for the sector

Budget 2021 to spend Rs 2.23 trn on healthcare, raising outlay by 137%

New central scheme called Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana gets Rs 64,180 crore in Sitharaman's budget

Govt proposes Rs 2.24 trn outlay for healthcare in 2021-22: FM Sitharaman

The government on Monday proposed Rs 223,846 crore Budget outlay for health and well being for 2021-22, compared to Rs 94,452 crore in the current fiscal, an increase of 137 per cent

14 more UK returnees test positive for new strain of coronavirus in India

Twenty people who returned to India from the United Kingdom have tested positive for the new UK variant genome of SARS-CoV-2 so far, the Union Health Ministry said

Covaxin can deal with new Covid strains too: Bharat Biotech chairman

Bharat Biotech's Chairman Krishna Ella said on Tuesday that its vaccine candidate, Covaxin, will be effective in dealing with new strains of coronavirus.