Health

State health sector in for major overhaul

Govt to come out with policy to upgrade facilities

Publication Date: 
30/04/2018
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Health, Health Policy, Health Education, Infectious Diseases, Jammu & Kashmir
Health

Strategies for reducing Opioid-overdose deaths — Lessons from Canada

North America is in the midst of its most serious drug-overdose crisis in history. From 1999 through 2015, drug-overdose deaths approximately tripled in the United States, and the majority of such deaths now involve an opioid. In 2016 alone, there were 64,000 drug-overdose deaths in the United States — more than the total number of U.S. military deaths during the Vietnam War. As a result, and despite gains in other areas of medicine and public health, the United States recently experienced its first major decline in life expectancy since 1993.

Publication Date: 
26/04/2018
Evan Wood
New England Journal of Medicine
378
17
1565-1567
Tags:
Narcotics, Health Effects, Health Policy, Canada, N C America, United States Of America (US)
Health

Venkaiah Naidu launches Assam govt’s cashless health scheme

The cashless scheme, 'Atal Amrit Abhiyan', will cover 92 per cent of the state's population with annual income below Rs 5 lakh, he said.

Publication Date: 
19/04/2018
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Assam, Health Care, Health Safety, Non Communicable Diseases, Health Policy, Health
Health

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding the question of granting registration to practice medicines to the ‘Paramparya Vaidyas’ of Kerala, 13/04/2018

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Kerala Ayurveda Paramparya Vaidya Forum Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 13/04/2018 regarding the question of granting registration to practice medicines to the ‘Paramparya Vaidyas’. The appellants have contended that in the State of Kerala, a large number of persons are practicing in Sidha/Unani/Ayurveda system of medicines known as ‘Paramparya Vaidyas’, which are in vogue for a long time.

Judgement Date: 
13/04/2018
Tags:
Health Personnel, Kerala, Medical Systems, Traditional Knowledge, Supreme Court, India, Legislation, Health Policy
Health

Ayushman Bharat: Cell numbers to be ID for health scheme

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the first health and wellness centre when he goes to Bijapur, Karnataka, on Ambedkar Jayanti (April 14), officially inaugurating Ayushman Bha

Publication Date: 
13/04/2018
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Health, Health Policy, Bijapur (D), Karnataka
Health

Tamil Nadu healthcare system one of the best in India: Minister

TRICHY: Tamil Nadu is one of the well-performing states in the country when it comes to healthcare system, minister for health and family welfare, C Vijaya Baskar said here on Saturday.

Publication Date: 
09/04/2018
Times of India (Trichy)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Health Care, WHO, Health Policy, Health
Health

Euthanasia and assisted suicide of patients with psychiatric disorders in the Netherlands 2011 to 2014

Euthanasia or assisted suicide (EAS) of psychiatric patients is increasing in some jurisdictions such as Belgium and the Netherlands. However, little is known about the practice, and it remains controversial.

Publication Date: 
05/04/2018
Scott Y. H. Kim, Raymond G. De Vries, John R. Peteet
JAMA Psychiatry
73
4
362-368
Tags:
Mental Health, Netherlands, Health Policy, Legislation, Europe
Health

No proposal for new drug policy at present: Govt

There is no definite proposal for a new drug policy before the government at present though some stakeholders have discussed the basic contents that should go into a draft pharma policy, Parliament

Publication Date: 
05/04/2018
Pioneer (New Delhi)
Tags:
Drugs, Drug Industry, Health Policy, Health
Health

How to pick right health insurance policy from myriad schemes

Choosing from the over 180 health insurance policies offered by the 20-odd health insurers is no easy task.

Publication Date: 
04/04/2018
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Health Insurance, Health Policy, Insurance Industry, Health
Health

With 1:921, India has healthy doctor-patient ratio

BENGALURU: India has one doctor for every 921 people, as of December 2017, which is way ahead of the doctor-population ratio of 1:1000 prescribed by the World Health Organisation.

Publication Date: 
03/04/2018
Times Of India (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, WHO, Health Care, Health Policy, Health

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