Health

Innovaccer co-founders Sandeep Gupta, Abhinav Shashank and Kanav Hasija.

Healthtech startup Innovaccer raises $70 mn from Tiger Global, Steadview Capital

1 min read . 14 Feb 2020

Ramesh Pokhriyal, Union Minister of Human Resource Development. (HT)

Govt launches school health programme under Ayushman Bharat

2 min read . 12 Feb 2020

Best health plans for a sum insured of ₹20 lakh for 30 and 45 year olds

1 min read . 11 Feb 2020

IRDAI modified the definitions of pre-existing diseases. Photo: iStockphoto

Health insurance: Pre-existing diseases rules changed, to benefit policyholders

1 min read . 11 Feb 2020

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), right, is flanked by Michael Ryan, left, Executive Director of WHO's Health Emergencies program, during a press conference at the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland (Photo: AP)

WHO issues appeal for $675 mn to fight novel coronavirus

4 min read . 06 Feb 2020

India’s eHealth sector to grow to $16 bn by FY2025: RedSeer report

1 min read . 05 Feb 2020

Sylvie Briand acknowledged that halting the spread of the new pneumonia-like virus would be 'challenging'

World currently 'not in a pandemic' of China virus: WHO

2 min read . 04 Feb 2020

Don’t just bank on group health covers

4 min read . 03 Feb 2020

Sebi makes accommodation for delay in open offers due to disputes

1 min read . 03 Feb 2020

Budget 2020 balances aspirational growth with fiscal prudence

2 min read . 01 Feb 2020

Healthcare industry welcomes govt's move to improve access to medical care

3 min read . 01 Feb 2020

The government's Ayushman Bharat envisages affordable healthcare for India's poor. (Photo: PTI)

Budget 2020: Ayushman Bharat insurance plan outlay unchanged

1 min read . 01 Feb 2020

Healthcare industry expects Budget to boost Make in India

Healthcare industry expects Budget to boost Make in India

2 min read . 31 Jan 2020

WHO in talks to increase protective equipment capacity amid coronavirus outbreak

1 min read . 30 Jan 2020

At the end of the ongoing policy period, the acquiring bank at its option may continue with the same group policy and the same insurer for the customers of the merged bank (Photo: iStockphoto)

Should you worry about your health policies after bank mergers?

2 min read . 29 Jan 2020

Best health plans for a sum insured of ₹20 lakh for 30 and 45 year olds

1 min read . 28 Jan 2020

An isolation ward (left) at a hospital in Hyderabad to treat coronavirus cases; and (right) workers from the disease control department disinfect a residential area in Ruichang of Jiangxi province

How India must tackle China’s killer bug

9 min read . 27 Jan 2020

Hospital staff is seen outside the Special Isolation Ward set up to provide treatment to any suspected case of the coronavirus, in Hyderabad, Monday (Photo: PTI) (PTI)

Four suspected cases of coronavirus reported in Hyderabad

1 min read . 27 Jan 2020

Research conducted by PMJAY for April-July 2019 showed there was disparity in where the services were availed of, based on the disease burden and socio-economic status. (Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

Centre enrols hospitals run by railways, PSUs in PMJAY

2 min read . 27 Jan 2020

Hilde Schwab (L), Chairperson and Co-Founder, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship presents Annual Crystal Award to actress Deepika Padukone, Founder, Live Love Laugh Foundation, India at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020, in Davos. (PTI)

Deepika Padukone stresses on importance of mental health at World Economic Forum

1 min read . 21 Jan 2020