Over 4 mn Americans' health data stolen after MOVEit hackers hit IBM

Hackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit file-transfer software to steal sensitive medical and health information data of millions of Americans, the US authorities have revealed.

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New Covid vaccines are on the way as 'Eris' variant rises

Healthcare providers and pharmacies such as CVS Health will start next month to offer the shot, updated to fight the Omicron version of the virus that has been dominant since last year. Some public health experts hope that Americans will welcome the new shot as they would a flu jab.

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Popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy may raise risk of complications under anaesthesia

Nearly 6 million prescriptions for the class of drugs that include Wegovy and Ozempic were written between January and May in the US for people who don't have diabetes, according to Komodo Health, a healthcare technology company.

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Dr Shetty's Narayana group to enter health insurance business

The Narayana Health group, run by cardiac surgeon Dr Devi Shetty, has applied to Irdai for a licence to operate a health insurance company. In order to lead Narayana One Health, the group hired Ravi Vishwanath, a veteran of the insurance business. At HDFC Ergo, Vishwanath was formerly in charge of the health and accident businesses.

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IIT Delhi drops one set of mid-semester exams to reduce student stress: Director Rangan Banerjee

​​​The decision comes against the backdrop of several cases of student suicides across IITs which has sparked a debate about whether the curriculum and the rigorous study schedule are impacting the mental health of students.

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174 types of cancer drugs available free of cost in state: Health dept

To know the exact figure of cancer patients and to track their progress, recently, Rajasthan collaborated with ICMR- National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research (NCDIR), Bengaluru and a cancer registry has been started. Recently the state cancer Institute (SCI) was established as an apex institute in Jaipur while two tertiary care centres have been established at Bikaner and Jhalawar.

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Global Health reports Rs 102 crore profit in Q1

For the Gurugram-based company, the average occupied bed days increased by 16.2 per cent, representing an occupancy of 58.1 per cent in the first quarter on increased bed capacity. In-patient volume rose 19.4 per cent and out-patient volume went up by 17.5 per cent.

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