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Making the shift to vaccinating older people
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (479+ words) In the last two months, at least three vaccines for adults have been in the news, in addition to one high-profile campaign to vaccinate 14-year-old girls. Earlier this year, Kerala marked a first of sorts in budgeting for a pneumococcal…...
Citizen-led Canadian health strategy for men and boys
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (343+ words) Join Canada's initiative to shape a health strategy for men and boys by sharing your insights through an online questionnaire. The government of Canada is inviting citizens to help shape the country's first `Men and boys' health strategy' by completing…...
Her money, her investment choices
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (1647+ words) As the world marks International Women's Day on March 8, women in India are increasingly reshaping the country's investing landscape " moving beyond household budgeting to actively building wealth and making strategic financial decisions. Consider the spectrum: a 23-year-old legal executive investing…...
EPS-95 pensioners to protest on Monday to press for increase in minimum pension
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (320+ words) Pensioners under Employees' Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95) run by retirement fund body EPFO will start a 3-day protest at Jantar Mantar on March 9 to press for minimum monthly pension hike to "7,500 from existing "1,000. As many as 8.1 million pensioners from central and…...
Novo and Hims end feud, will sell obesity drugs together
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (427+ words) Novo Nordisk A/S plans to sell its weight-loss drugs on Hims & Hers Health Inc.s platform, according to a person familiar with the matter, ending a highly public feud between the two companies that spiraled into a legal battle…...
Insurers’ shift to Ind AS to hail global compatibility, boost investor confidence
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (401+ words) The adoption of Ind AS by the insurers'as proposed'by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) will facilitate'market-based valuation (discounted basis) and will enhance the comparability of the Indian insurance industry with global players, according'to experts.' As of…...
More women taking charge of investments
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (176+ words) Urban India is seeing a quiet financial shift. More women are stepping up as decision-makers in household investments. According to the DSP Winvestor Pulse survey conducted by YouGov, women are increasingly investing independently and engaging more actively with financial information....
KPJ Healthcare Launches First Neuroscience and Stroke Centre of Excellence at DSH2 under KPJ Health System
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (725+ words) KPJ Healthcare Launches First Neuroscience and Stroke Centre of Excellence at DSH2 under KPJ Health System...
Healthcare’s exit multiples
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (941+ words) When the patient becomes a line item: Why India must put a speed breaker on private equity in healthcare India's hospitals have discovered a new vital sign. It is not pulse, BP, or oxygen saturation. It is EBITDA. And if…...
TruDoc raises $15 million in Pre-Series B funding to expand virtual healthcare in GCC
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (282+ words) Dubai-headquartered telemedicine and home-based care provider TruDoc Healthcare has raised $15 million in a Pre-Series B funding round to expand its virtual-first healthcare services across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The investment saw participation from the Al Nahyan family, the Al-Ketbi…...