The Coming Dementia Epidemic

Around 7.4 per cent of Indians aged 60 and above are affected by dementia.This number is expected to rise from the current 8.8 million to 17 million by 2036, marking a 97 per cent increase. Kindly......

China logs nearly 60,000 Covid deaths in last 30 days

China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 coronavirus deaths in hospitals across the country over the last 30 days, amid criticism from the World Health Organisation that Beijing was heavily......

China orders release of Covid detainees

The Chinese government on Saturday ordered the release of people detained over a host of coronavirus-related incidents, a day ahead of Beijing's plan to scrap its three-year-old stringently......

China buckles under global pressure, hints at relaxing Covid curbs

China on Tuesday said it will take steps to “minimise” the impact of its draconian coronavirus lockdowns, amidst the unprecedented public protests against President Xi Jinping's......

Survey bats for enhanced govt spending in healthcare

An increase in government spending on the healthcare sector - from the current 1 per cent to 2.5-3 per cent of GDP - as envisaged in the National Health Policy 2017 could reduce out-of-pocket......

Ayushman Bharat may help patients access life-saving drugs

'We have often heard the mythical argument that patents block access to life-saving drugs, but only 5% of medicines from multinational companies are under patent protection in India...''Where these......

Finance Ministry, LIC start contact tracing to assess Covid-19 aid

The government hopes to use this data to assess the extent of financial support needed to recover from the pandemic. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The finance ministry and the Life......

Lifestyle diseases? Why insurance is a must

Being insured in a world of uncertainties is a wise approach. While life insurance is the most common form of insurance, there are several other insurance schemes to meet specific eventualities......