An Indian-American ophthalmologist in New York has been sentenced to 96 months in prison for a healthcare fraud scheme, along with fraudulently obtaining government loans meant for Covid-hit small businesses. Ameet Goyal, MD, was sentenced this month by Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, for falsely billing for millions …
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February 19, 2022Swasthya Bhavan has directed that students’ hostels be vacated and they be asked to return home. Around 70 doctors and nurses of N R S Hospital and their 80 colleagues at Calcutta National Medical College are in home isolations after contracting the infection. At Chittaranjan Seva Sadan in south Kolkata, 36 doctors have tested Covid positive; the figure at the dental college is more than 30.
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November 24, 2021Mandaviya said, "Health and development are interlinked. Universal healthcare is the objective and vision of the Prime Minister."
September 24, 2021This initiative further demonstrates AXA's commitment to enable access to healthcare for the most vulnerable and to support the Government.
September 17, 2021Applauding the works of health care sector of Himachal Modi said that Himachal is proof of how the country's rural society is empowering the world's largest and fastest vaccination campaign.
September 6, 2021He also called for increasing the number of medical colleges. He said to improve this ratio, the government is making efforts to establish at least one medical college in every district headquarter.
September 5, 2021With the latest software, LG said it will also target the hospital TV market
August 25, 2021The inaccessible terrains in Sunabeda plateau in Nuapada district, inhabited by Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) Chuktia Bhunjia settlers are also witnessing similar vaccine hesitancy predicament.
June 12, 2021The country also started the third phase of the vaccination drive on May 1 for the beneficiaries of the age group 18-44.
May 3, 2021Chief minister Kumar himself rushed to the IGIMS hospital in Patna to get the first dose of vaccine on his 70th birthday. Apart from him, three of his Cabinet colleagues, Tarkishore Prasad, Renu Devi, both deputy chief ministers in his government and education minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary also were administered the first dose of the vaccine.
March 2, 2021Such a scheme has the potential to usher in a new era in healthcare with a highly developed system of reach, quality and professional management leading to enormous socio-economic benefits for the country in the long run
January 14, 2021The crying need is for fully-equipped, multidisciplinary hospitals catering to every 2-3 lakh population. But it is realistically not possible for either the Central or most State Governments to develop and maintain such facilities in the foreseeable future due to demands on resources from equally important sectors
January 13, 2021The outbreak of COVID-19 has made the entire world to make significant changes in their lifestyle.
December 30, 2020Healthy families are the foundation for healthy communities. When people are healthy, humanity moves forward. There is nothing more important than good health, and reliable healthcare for the family
December 21, 2020The panel, which submitted its report to the Rajya Sabha chairman, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu, has sought a sustainable pricing model for private hospitals to ensure that patients are not taken to the cleaners.
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