More people in early 20s out of work from ill health than early 40s – study

More people in early 20s out of work from ill health than early 40s – study

Off the back of the study the Resolution Foundation, which campaigns for better living standards for those on low and middle incomes, is calling for better mental health support in colleges and sixth forms, and for more to be done to make it so that less young people leave compulsory education with low qualification levels. … Read more

How AI health care chatbots learn from the questions of an Indian women’s organization – ET HealthWorld

How AI health care chatbots learn from the questions of an Indian women’s organization – ET HealthWorld

New York: Komal Vilas Thatkare says she doesn’t have anyone to ask about her most private health questions. “There are only men in my home – no ladies,” said the 32-year-old mother and housewife in Mumbai. “I don’t speak to anyone here. So I used this app as it helps me in my personal problems.” … Read more

A health scheme in Kerala that is bleeding hospitals dry

A health scheme in Kerala that is bleeding hospitals dry

The outpatient ward at the Municipal Corporation Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Public hospitals in Kerala are paying a heavy price for the State government’s administrative inefficiency in running Ayushman Bharat-Karunya Arogya Suraksha Padhathi (KASP), the health insurance scheme covering nearly 42 lakh families. The scheme that wins Kerala laurels from … Read more

Telangana’s health budget down ₹661 crore from last year

Telangana’s health budget down ₹661 crore from last year

Telangana’s Health, Medical, and Family Welfare Department’s budget outlay for the fiscal year 2024-25 saw a cutback compared to the previous year. The current budget stands at ₹ 11,500 crore, marking a decrease of ₹661 crore from the 2023-24 budget of ₹12,161 crore. While presenting the budget on Saturday, Finance Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu acknowledged … Read more

Forest staff ignored wild elephant’s health condition, alleges forum

Forest staff ignored wild elephant’s health condition, alleges forum

The Palakkad Elephant Lovers Forum has approached the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau in Chennai seeking an investigation into the death of Thanneerkomban, a 30-year-old wild elephant that died while being relocated from Wayanad to Bandipur on Saturday. In a complaint to the regional deputy director of the bureau as well as Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran, … Read more

Lupin Digital Health introduces DTx Certificate in collaboration with ACC – ET HealthWorld

Lupin Digital Health introduces DTx Certificate in collaboration with ACC – ET HealthWorld

Mumbai: Lupin Digital Health and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) have announced the introduction of the world’s first-ever Digital Therapeutics Certificate for Cardiologists. In a bid to encourage the integration of cutting-edge digital solutions in Cardiology, ACC will grant ‘Digital Pioneer’ certificates to cardiologists who adopt Remote Cardiac Rehab and Digital Heart Failure clinic … Read more