A total of 33 lakh members (including urban cooperative society) have been enrolled under the scheme. | Photo Credit: P.K. BADIGER Following resentment from private hospitals over the low package rates under the relaunched Yeshasvini Co-operative Members Health Care Scheme, the Department of Cooperation has modified the rates for various procedures. The Cooperation Department had … Read more
Wall Street is finding a reason to keep plowing into the bond market, even with a Federal Reserve that’s still far from declaring victory in its war against inflation. The selloff that hit investors with record-setting losses during the first 10 months of the year also brought a stark end to an era of rock-bottom … Read more
Staff at Clifton House in Birmingham did not help until health inspectors asked, the watchdog says. Source link
By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Countries that are closer to achieving universal health coverage saw smaller declines in routine childhood vaccinations during the pandemic, a new study reveals. The World Health Organization describes universal health coverage as “all individuals and communities receive the health services they need … Read more
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For the first time ever, more than 1 in 5 American kids is obese. From 2011 to 2012 and again from 2017 to 2020, rates of obesity rose for kids between 2 and 5 years of age as well as 12- to 19-year-olds, a new analysis of nationwide … Read more
When diabetes – both Type 1 and Type 2 – is present for many years, especially if it is poorly controlled, it can cause complications such as reducing blood flow to vessels in the feet and nerve damage which reduces sensation. This increases the risk of ulcers and infections which may lead to amputation. Source … Read more
April 21, 2022 – Pandemic conditions were ripe for a mental health disaster: Isolation, a crashing economy, and a mystery illness taking aim with deadly accuracy. But while instances of depression and anxiety increased, there seemed to be one comforting prospect: In the past 2 years, suicide numbers have dropped. “We all thought that suicides … Read more
THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Rates of postpartum depression among American mothers rose nearly three-fold during the COVID-19 pandemic, along with large increases in major depression and thoughts of self-harm, according to a new study. It included 670 new moms who completed online screening between February and July 2020. One-third screened positive for … Read more
The academic study found that admission rates increased from 1,535 to 3,143 per 100,000 people between 1999 and 2019, before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe. The most common cause was influenza or pneumonia, chronic lower respiratory disease, or other acute lower respiratory infections. Source link
Feb. 4, 2022 Gay and lesbian adults report higher COVID-19 vaccination rates overall than heterosexual adults, according to a new study from the CDC. In addition, gay and lesbian adults are more likely to be concerned about COVID-19 and to believe in the safety and effectiveness of vaccines, the study found. “The potential for low … Read more