Income tax in Budget 2025: Why section 80D limit for health insurance premium must be raised and allowed in new tax regime

For general citizens below the age of 60 years, the limit for 80D deduction was raised from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 in budget 2015 and it has not changed since then. For senior citizens the deduction limit was raised from Rs 30,000 to Rs 50,000 in the budget 2018.

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Mysterious illness in J-K: Over 200 people shifted to quarantine centres in Rajouri

Top health officials have identified a common factor among all those who lost their lives in Badhaal village as involvement of the brain and damage to the nervous system.

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Trump administration freezes many health agency reports, online posts

The pause also applies to anything intended to be published in the Federal Register, where the executive branch communicates rules and regulations, and the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientific publication.

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Cabinet approves continuation of National Health Mission for another 5 years

Briefing reporters about the decisions taken at the Cabinet meeting, Union minister Piyush Goyal said the Mission has met historic targets in the last 10 years.

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India outnumbers global average in reducing Infant Mortality; TB incidence down by 17%: Health Ministry

Highlighting the achievements of the National Health Mission (NHM), the Health Ministry stated, "The Under-5 Mortality Rate (U5MR) has decreased by 75 per cent from 45 per 1,000 live births in 2014 to 32 in 2020, which is significantly higher than the global reduction of 60 per cent since 1990."

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Auretics Ltd and CSIR-NRDC Join hands for healthcare innovation

The agreement, finalized during the inaugural ceremony of the CSIR Innovation Complex, Mumbai, marks a step forward in addressing joint health challenges through science-backed solutions.

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Patients dying in corridors as UK hospital standards 'collapse': report

In the latest indictment of Britain's beleaguered state-funded National Health Service, nine in 10 NHS nurses surveyed by the country's nurses union said "patient safety is being compromised".

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Are you really obese or it is a false diagnosis? Scientists say obesity needs a new definition

The experts, who support a new framework for defining obesity, argue that a more comprehensive evaluation of health is necessary, beyond the widely used body mass index (BMI).

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Clear labelling of industrial & medical oxygen must, PMO tells health ministry

In a letter written to the PMO, he said that during Covid, a significant number of people who needed external oxygen support acquired a fungal infection and lost their eyesight. Hence, he stressed on ensuring and prioritising the quality of medical gases and to conduct mandatory inspections of facilities that produce medical oxygen and other medical gases.

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EU unveils plan to protect hospitals from rising cyberattacks

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in November warned such ransomware attacks on hospitals "can be issues of life and death" as WHO and some 50 countries raised concerns at the United Nations about the rising threat.

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FDA proposes putting nutrition labels on the front of packaged foods in health push

The agency's nutrition priorities are part of a government-wide effort to fight the country's chronic disease crisis, including health problems such as diabetes and heart illnesses.

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The ask for a 90-hour workweek: A zero-sum game for health

The idea of working 90 hours a week comes with the caveat of severe acute and chronic health risks. While it remains unclear whether this approach would help meet business targets, healthcare experts warn that pursuing such a path will undoubtedly derail the country's future. Experts recommend that working for 42-48 hours per week is considered optimal for maintaining good physical and mental health.

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'Expired' IV fluid issue: Initial report of probe panel indicates 'human error'

In the report, the experts also hinted that the Ringer's Lactate (RL) on the Intravenous (IV) fluid allegedly administered to the four women could have a "little role" in deteriorating the health conditions of the five women, he added.

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Largest health care strike in Oregon history begins as thousands picket Providence hospitals

The union has described "chronic understaffing" as detrimental to patient care, and has called for its members to have reduced caseloads, increased wages and improved benefits. Providence says it has made offers for pay raises and been "fully committed" to reaching an agreement.

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US agency declares California wildfires a public health emergency

The wildfires have devastated Los Angeles neighborhoods on the east and west sides of the sprawling metropolis and have so far killed 10 people and destroyed nearly 10,000 structures, with those figures expected to grow.

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China in contact with WHO on respiratory diseases, foreign ministry says

The Chinese government takes the health of its people and that of foreign nationals in China seriously, but the HMPV is not a new virus and has been circulating in humans for more than 60 years, Guo Jiakun, a foreign ministry spokesperson, said at a regular press conference.

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Health dept to keep eye on ILI, SARI cases

Health and Asha workers have been told to continue with their routine work. In case there is a rise in ILI or SARI cases in a certain area, the health workers would take samples of the patient and send them for further examination to the National Institute of Virology in Pune.

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Epidemiologist urges calm amid HMPV concerns, intensifies surveillance of SARS

The directorate of health services will intensify surveillance of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) and influenza-like illness (ILI). The disease, which has been in the news following its outbreak in China, Betodkar said, has been around since 2001.

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Maharashtra: Two suspected cases of Human Metapneumovirus detected in Nagpur

According to Shashikant Shambharkar, Deputy Director of Health," two suspected HMPV patients have been found in Nagpur. One of these patients is 7 years old and the other is 13 years old."

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Amid HMPV Fear, Health Secretary Reviews Country’s Respiratory Illness Status, Asks States to Improve Surveillance

Chairing the high-level meeting, the Health Secretary said there is no cause for concern for the public regarding HMPV. She emphasised that the country is well-prepared for any potential surge in respiratory illness cases and advised states to strengthen and review ILI/SARI surveillance.

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