Rush to take Rs 1 crore health cover as premiums shed tax loadIndians are increasingly opting for health insurance policies of ₹1 crore and above, driven by rising medical costs and greater awareness. ...
01 May, 2026, 09.04 AM IST
Social media is abuzz with weight-loss drug retatrutide and longevity goals. What is the drug all about?A new weight-loss drug, retatrutide, is generating excitement. This investigational medicine targets three hormone receptors, offering a po...
13 Apr, 2026, 07.23 AM IST
Out of 14 inmates who died at Asha Kiran shelter home, some had comorbidities: AtishiDelhi's Asha Kiran shelter home saw 14 inmate deaths in July, some due to comorbidities. Revenue Minister Atishi ordered a magisterial inqu...
02 Aug, 2024, 04.46 PM IST
Omicron’s BA.2 sub-lineage still dominant in India: InsacogA few deaths that have been reported recently, are due to comorbidities. Covid appropriate behavior is likely to reduce the spread of the i...
18 Jul, 2022, 01.05 AM IST
64 pc Covid deaths in Delhi seen among unvaccinated, comorbid people: Government"As per today's data of Delhi only, 64 per cent of deaths that we have seen are among the unvaccinated and those with comorbidities. Hence,...
27 Jan, 2022, 07.40 PM IST
Ensure specialists attend Covid patients with comorbidities: Delhi govt issues advisory to hospitalsThe advisory noted that Delhi has witnessed an upsurge in COVID-19 deaths since last week and 70 fatalities have been reported from medical...
11 Jan, 2022, 01.24 PM IST
Comorbid children will need a doctor certificate for shotThe list is expected to include children with haematological, neurological, cardiac, liver, gastrointestinal, rheumatic, cancer, respirator...
27 Oct, 2021, 07.19 AM IST
Apollo Hospitals to offer free COVID shots for kids with comorbidities"It is anticipated that approval will soon be granted for vaccinating children with specified co-morbidities and immediately post-approval ...
25 Oct, 2021, 07.07 PM IST
Children with comorbidities between ages 12 and 17 may get vaccine by October-NovemberThe government is planning to get children with comorbidities the vaccine by October or November. Children between the ages of 12 and 17, w...
14 Sep, 2021, 12.02 PM IST
Cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses given crosses 6.43 cr: GovernmentThe 11,07,413 include 6,68,177 beneficiaries aged above 60 and 3,21,977 people aged 45-60 with comorbidities who were administered the firs...
31 Mar, 2021, 10.46 PM IST
Cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses given crosses 1.90 cr: GovtThe countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with healthcare workers (HCWs) getting inoculated and vaccination of frontli...
05 Mar, 2021, 10.43 PM IST
Comorbidity list to qualify for a Covid jab too limiting: ExpertsAn expert committee under All India Institute of Medical Sciences director Randeep Guleria which worked on a formula assessed the severity ...
03 Mar, 2021, 08.24 AM IST
Over 8.25 lakh vaccinated in Karnataka so far: Health DepartmentIn 199 sessions held on Monday, 2,264 vaccinated were above 60 years and 624 were between 45-60 years with comorbidities.
02 Mar, 2021, 12.25 PM IST
Covid-19 vaccine: Only 'severe' comorbid cases to get priority in phase-IAn expert committee under AIIMS director Randeep Guleria is working on a formula to assess the severity of comorbid conditions for people b...
14 Jan, 2021, 11.50 PM IST
Comorbidities proved fatal in most COVID-19 deaths in West Bengal: StudyHypertension was found in 30 per cent of the females who died of COVID-19, while the same was found in 28 per cent of the males who succumb...
09 Dec, 2020, 11.54 AM IST
Covid fatality rate 1.2% without co-morbidities, 18% with them: Government dataThe latest age-wise analysis of Covid-19 mortality by the health ministry showed that those in the younger age band were more vulnerable to...
14 Oct, 2020, 10.09 AM IST
Telangana records over 1800 coronavirus cases in one day, death toll reaches 761Telangana's case fatality rate on account of Covid-19 stood at 0.71%, lower than the national average of 1.86%. The government reported tha...
24 Aug, 2020, 10.00 AM IST