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Startup India scheme. In 2022, Indian startups attracted a whopping $42 billion in funding, a substantial leap from the previous year's $16 billion which underscores their pivotal role in India's aspiration to achieve a $5 trillion economy goal. However, India's tech space has seen a huge decline in funding this year.

Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy, the revolutionary new drugs for weight loss used by the likes of Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Hollywood stars, have become all the rage among the country’s swish set, too. According to doctors and fitness experts, queries come in every other day from (well-heeled) patients, asking whether they can take the expensive, injectable drugs to shed those stubborn kilos. “It’s coming up in conversations everywhere. Patients ask me about it all the time,” says Ambrish Mithal, chairman and head of endocrinology, Max Healthcare. There are a lot of people interested in taking Ozempic because “the weight loss is so dramatic”, says Kiran Sethi, medical director, Isya Aesthetics.

Popular weight loss drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic, are associated with an increased risk of stomach paralysis, pancreatitis and bowel obstruction, according to a study released Thursday out of the University of British Columbia.

Indian Council for Medical Research researchers at Kasturba Medical College & Hospital at Manipal Academy of Heart Education discovered the possibility of yoga therapy as a beneficial supplement to controlling heart failure. Heart failure is a type of cardiac issue that occurs when the heart muscle becomes weak or stiff, making it difficult for the heart to function correctly. This can result in difficulties such as water accumulation, difficulty breathing, and other complications. The study involved 75 heart failure patients at a specialized care center.

By Melanie Burton

Picketing has begun at Kaiser Permanente hospitals as some 75,000 workers who say understaffing is hurting patient care go on strike in five states and the District of Columbia

'Making Money' host Charles Payne discusses the impact of the expansion of the UAW strikes.

(Reuters) — Healthcare workers launched a planned three-day strike at Kaiser Permanente facilities on Wednesday, even as the union and the company said talks were continuing. Strikes have begun in Virginia and Washington, with additional strikes set to begin later in the day on the West Coast.

. A study on publicly-funded health insurance (PFHI) for the elderly has been reported to have raised concerns over rising out-of-pocket expenses for the poor. The key limitation of the PFHI policy, it appears, is the over-reliance on a poorly regulated private sector.

Ahmedabad, at the Tera Panth Community Hall in the Shahibaug area, a curious transformation is underway. The usually serene venue, often reserved for community events like weddings and social gatherings, is now hustling and bustling with preparations.

'Making Money' host Charles Payne discusses the impact of the expansion of the UAW strikes.

₹4-5 crores. Why didn't they purchase medicines? Our committee will give an answer. We will bring the medical college staff here," he said.

dialysis chain, NephroPlus, valuing the chain at '1,800-2,000 crore ($200-250 million). The US-based Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) and the World Bank's lending arm International Finance Corporation (IFC) are exploring the sale of about 30% stake in NephroPlus, said multiple people aware of the development.

ATLANTA (Reuters) — With the economy slowing and inflation falling there is no urgency for the Federal Reserve to raise its policy interest rate again, but it will likely be a long time before the Fed moves to rate cuts, Atlanta Federal Reserve president Raphael Bostic said on Tuesday.

(Reuters) -British drugmaker AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) on Tuesday said it will pay $425 million to settle product liability litigations against prescription-only acid-reflux medicine Nexium and heartburn drug Prilosec in the United States.

Also read: Maharashtra Cabinet to discuss Nanded Hospital deaths, likely to form inquiry panel Congress President Mallikarjin on the X platform wrote, "Our deepest condolences to the families of the victims. Such incidents taking place repeatedly have raised a question mark on the health system of the state government...We demand a thorough investigation so that the culprits of this negligence are given strict punishment by the judiciary," he said. Former party chief Rahul Gandhi Monday night alleged why there was no money for children's medicines while the BJP government spends crores of rupees on publicity.

death toll from Bangladesh's worst dengue outbreak on record has topped 1,000 this year, official data showed, with hospitals struggling to make space for patients as the disease spreads rapidly in the densely-populated country. At least 1,017 people have died so far in 2023 and nearly 209,000 infected, the data showed, making this the deadliest year since the first recorded epidemic in 2000. The current death toll is nearly four times more than the whole of last year, when Bangladesh recorded 281 dengue-related deaths. Hospitals are struggling to find space for the large number of patients suffering high fever, joint pain and vomiting while there is a shortage of intravenous fluids, health officials said. «I don't know how my son was infected… suddenly he became feverish.

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Click here! "Nurses accused of tying a Sikh patient’s beard with plastic gloves, leaving him in his own urine and offering him food he couldn’t eat for religious reasons were allowed to carry on working despite the man complaining about discrimination in a note on his deathbed," the report said. “In the case of the Sikh patient, the case was initially closed by the NMC’s screening team.

Millions of Americans must start repaying their federal student loans again in October, with monthly payments averaging hundreds of dollars