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Health insurance company denies claim over father’s alleged alcohol history; son fights back and wins Rs 6 lakhA software engineer's father's health insurance claim was denied by HDFC ERGO due to an alleged alcohol history. The insurer repudiated the...
FDA approval puts Wockhardt’s Zaynich in $9 billion antibiotics marketWockhardt's new antibiotic, Zaynich, has received US FDA approval. This drug uses a novel mechanism to fight drug-resistant bacteria. It ta...
Punjab records 5,300 high-risk C-section deliveries under Sehat YojanaPunjab's Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana has provided vital healthcare for over 7,300 mothers and newborns. The scheme covered 5,300 high-risk cae...
Ayushman Bharat scheme for West Bengal: Who is eligible for AB-PMJAY and how you can applyWest Bengal is bringing back the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. This scheme provides cashless health insurance of up to ...
Want higher health insurance coverage through super top-up policy? HDFC Ergo, Aditya Birla, ICICI Lombard, Niva Bupa, Care plans comparedRising healthcare costs necessitate enhanced coverage beyond base policies. Super top-up plans offer this crucial protection, acting as an ...
Supreme court panel defines minimum ICU standards, outlines staffing norms and infrastructure requirementsThe Supreme Court has mandated minimum standards for ICUs, covering infrastructure, equipment, and staffing. States must submit action plan...
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 ...
Private hospital ordered to pay Rs 34 lakh compensation for delaying ICU treatment over consentWockhardt Hospitals in Nashik must pay ₹34 lakh to the father of a deceased patient. The consumer commission found the hospital negligent f...
As COVID cases rise again, Centre lays down guidelines for ICU admissionsThe Central government has released guidelines for hospitals to determine if a patient needs to be treated in an intensive care unit (ICU)....
Manipal adopts PSE for remote management of patients in critical condition but not in ICUThe PSE will determine whether the patient will require ICU care or can be managed and treated in the ward. Patients admitted to the hospit...
60% COVID deaths in 'third wave' among partially or completely unvaccinated: Max studyThe comparative study of the three waves of the pandemic also said that only 23.4 per cent of the patients required oxygen support during t...
Lata Mangeshkar still in ICU, doctors say she will continue to remain under observationThe legendary singer was admitted to the ICU as she required 'constant care' due to her age.
Confident of reaching 1,000 ICU beds in 2-3 years: CIPACACIPACA says it is confident of reaching 1,000 ICU beds over the next two-three years as its rural ICU mission gathers momentum. Its disrupt...
First oxygen, now Delhi scurries for ventilatorsLeading hospitals such as Max Healthcare, Fortis and Indraprastha Apollo said they are seeing a high number of critical patients requiring ...
ICU bed numbers must be doubled: Health MinistryAs per the ministry of health and family welfare statistics, India needs 162,000 ICU beds to meet hospitalisation requirements arising from...
Inhumane to reserve ICU beds in private hospitals for COVID patients when cases going down: HCIt was hearing a plea by the association seeking quashing of the Delhi government's September 12 order to reserve 80 per cent ICU beds for ...
Panel suggests ICU beds reserved in 33 private hospitals be reduced to 60%: AAP tells HCThe Delhi government placed before Justice Navin Chawla the decision taken on Wednesday by the De-escalation Committee (COVID-19) which was...
FICCI fixes rates for COVID-19 treatment in associated private hospitalsThe COVID-19 treatment cost has been categorised with respect to government-referred patients, patients paying from out of pocket and those...
Only 7% ICU beds needed for Covid patients: Govt groupProjection of hospital beds required for Covid-19 patients should reflect actual needs of each state and not assumed to be 20%, one of the ...
- All major government-run hospitals in Delhi to get more ICU beds
The move to increase the number of ICU beds was taken as part of efforts to enhance infrastructure in the major hospitals.