The hidden cost of looking better: What health insurance covers, and what it leaves you to payRising demand for weight-loss drugs, cosmetic procedures and wellness treatments is creating a growing out-of-pocket healthcare expense cat...
15 Jun, 2026, 11.08 AM IST
New hantavirus case suspected on remote island as contact tracing continuesTristan da Cunha, known for its isolation, has reported a potential hantavirus case linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius. A British travele...
08 May, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
NPS Swasthya: A cushion, not fill-in, for health coverCan the NPS Swasthya scheme be an effective substitute for a comprehensive health insurance plan that covers hospitalisation and related ex...
06 May, 2026, 04.12 PM IST
H-1B techie in US had to choose between his children's future and dying mother in India. Trapped by visa rules, he could not see his mother: 'No human being should ever face this'A tech professional in the US faced a heartbreaking choice. He could not travel to India for his mother's final days due to visa stamping d...
04 May, 2026, 02.53 PM IST
Ate the same biryani as relatives, then had watermelon at night: Mumbai family of four dies within hours of dinner. Police probe what turned deadlyA suspected Mumbai food poisoning case has left four members of a family dead in the Pydhonie area, with authorities investigating whether ...
27 Apr, 2026, 08.17 PM IST
International travel insurance: How to choose right cover with adequate medical protection, add-ons and claims supportMedical coverage, duration and geography, add-ons, and claims experience are some aspects one must keep in mind before selecting the intern...
27 Apr, 2026, 06.01 PM IST
IPL 2026: 986 runs, two 260+ chases, and the night the bowlers sufferedIPL 2026: A remarkable Saturday in T20 cricket saw record-breaking scores and successful chases. KL Rahul's 152* and a 15-year-old's centur...
26 Apr, 2026, 12.03 PM IST
Home nursing, oxygen, physio - health insurance covers only 60–180 days after hospitalisation; here’s how to plan the restHome nursing, physiotherapy, oxygen support—health insurance can cover these for 60-180 days after discharge, with conditions. The rest of ...
06 Apr, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
Maradona's final play: Doctor claims home care was 'red card' to recovery in testimonyIn the trial concerning Diego Maradona's death, Dr. Mario Schiter testified that the football icon should have been in a rehabilitation cen...
09 Apr, 2025, 08.22 AM IST
Cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 rises to 69 in India: SourcesNITI Aayog member (Health) Dr V K Paul had said last week that the new variant was being closely investigated but he stressed on the need f...
26 Dec, 2023, 01.02 PM IST
COVID antiviral Molnupiravir to be tested in RECOVERY trial on hospitalised patientsThe RECOVERY Trial was launched as an emergency response in March 2020 and has so far discovered three effective treatments for COVID-19 - ...
24 Jan, 2022, 11.04 PM IST
Health insurers see huge surge in non-Covid claims“We are seeing an increase in hospitalisations due to dengue, respiratory diseases and other non-Covid claims. The size of these claims has...
25 Oct, 2021, 10.05 AM IST
Monoclonal antibody treatment combo keeps high-risk Covid patients out of hospital: StudyThe research enrolled nearly 1,400 patients, of whom 696 received the drug combo.
31 Aug, 2021, 07.53 PM IST
Is Covid Delta variant causing more severe disease in young adults? Here's what the data saysRecently, young people are making up a greater proportion of people in hospital compared with earlier in the pandemic.
09 Aug, 2021, 06.00 PM IST
Delta variant jumps 33,630 in a week, making up nearly all COVID-19 cases in UKPublic Health England (PHE), which has been tracking variant of concerns (VOCs) on a weekly basis, said its data shows an increased risk of...
18 Jun, 2021, 04.52 PM IST
UK PM delays COVID lockdown end by four weeks to July 19The last and fourth stage of the lockdown roadmap, dubbed “Freedom Day”, will now move to July 19 instead, amid a worrying spike in cases o...
15 Jun, 2021, 08.39 AM IST
United Kingdom virus death toll rises by 449 to 16,509: MinistryData showing the day people died, rather than when deaths were reported, "clearly shows we are in a steadily, but rather slowly, improving ...
20 Apr, 2020, 09.34 PM IST