health care

Ahead of the ICC World Cup 2023, Indian batter Shubman Gill has been hospitalized amid his unstable health conditions. The cricketer is admitted in a Chennai hospital and will miss the opening match, as well as the further matches of the World Cup. The BCCI issued an official statement, " The opening batter is set to miss the team's next fixture against Afghanistan in Delhi on the 11th of October."

An official from South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) said that the company paid Rs 16 crore to its employee. According to reports, the employee's 2-year-old daughter suffers from a rare disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy and requires an injection called Zolgensma worth that amount. The disease affects motor neurons present in the spinal cord progressively leading to muscle weakness. The medicine had to be imported from the United… read-more

For patients suffering from persistent migraine headaches, doctors suggested that switching to a plant-based diet rich in dark green leafy vegetables may be beneficial, according to the 'BMJ Case Reports Journal'. Doctors decided to make this recommendation after treating a man who had suffered from severe migraine headaches without aura for over 12 years. Reportedly, his migraines stopped completely after three months, and they haven't… read-more

Nine Medical institutes were launched in Uttar Pradesh by PM Narendra Modi on October 25. Reportedly, eight medical institutions come under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for "Establishment of new medical colleges attached with district/ referral hospitals". While the one comes under the state government. The scheme intends to address the current geographical imbalance in the distribution of medical colleges, and make better use of the… read-more

Swiggy announced that it will provide a two-day paid monthly period leave to its regular female delivery agents, on October 20. The delivery agents can take the said leaves voluntarily in the month. This decision was made to ensure comfort to the female delivery partners. Notably, more than 99% of the females working in the firm are below 45 years of age, and almost 89% of them have a child.