health care

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. 

The government is planning to celebrate the extravaganza moment of reaching the 100 crore vaccination mark by making announcements at airports, seaports, railways, bus, and metro stations. The health minister stated that the target is expected to be accomplished by October 18 or 19. Furthermore, he stated that there are plans to activate 80,000 vaccination centers so that more people could come forward and take the vaccination shot.