'Covid-19 Protection Cover' provides an instant Rs 25,000 benefit plan for to the customer if he tests positive for Covid-19

The rise in premiums could be in the range of 5-25 per cent, depending on the features that each insurance company adds on its products

If the renewal of motor third party and health policy falls due between March 25 and May 3, the lockdown period, then policyholders can make the renewal payment on or before May 15

Option can be a permanent feature of health policies or can be a temporary relief for policyholders for 12 months

Motor segment saw a 7 per cent decline in premiums, while health registered an 11 per cent decline in premiums

The officials said about 790 claims have been lodged claiming about Rs 15.75 crore with several non-life insurers.

Apple today announced CareKit, a new software framework designed to help developers enable people to actively manage their own medical conditions. iPhone apps using CareKit make it easier for individuals to keep track of care plans and monitor symptoms and medication, providing insights that help people better understand their own health. “We believe that giving individuals the tools to understand what is happening with their health is incredibly powerful, and apps designed using CareKit make this a reality by empowering people to take a more active role in their care,” said Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating officer.

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Interview with Tara Lagu, MD, MPH, author of Putting the Public Back in Public Reporting of Health Care Quality

Interview with Alex H. Krist, MD, MPH, author of A Vision for Patient-Centered Health Information Systems

Interview with Ryan Radecki, MD, author of Application of Electronic Health Records to the Joint Commission's 2011 National Patient Safety Goals

Interview with Allan S. Detsky, MD, PhD, author of What Patients Really Want From Health Care

Interview with Charles A. Czeisler, PhD, MD, FRCP, author of Sleep Disorders, Health, and Safety in Police Officers

Interview with Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD, author of Where Are the Health Care Cost Savings?

Interview with Karen H. Seal, MD, MPH, author of Association of Mental Health Disorders With Prescription Opioids and High-Risk Opioid Use in US Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan

Interview with Dana P. Goldman, PhD, author of Out-of-Pocket Medication Costs and Use of Medications and Health Care Services Among Children With Asthma

Interview with Rita F. Redberg, MD, author of Healthy Men Should Not Take Statins

Interview with Stephen W. Patrick, MD, MPH, MS, author of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Associated Health Care Expenditures: United States, 2000-2009

Interview with Jeffrey D. Sachs, PhD, author of Primary Health Care in Low-Income Countries: Building on Recent Achievements

Interview with Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD, author of Use of Diagnostic Imaging Studies and Associated Radiation Exposure for Patients Enrolled in Large Integrated Health Care Systems, 1996-2010

Interview with Clinton K. Murray, MD, author of Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus Blood and Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the US Military Health System, 2005-2010

Interview with Gary S. Kaplan, MD, author of Marshaling Leadership for High-Value Health Care

Interview with Paul Spiegel, MD, author of The State of the World's Refugees: Adapting Health Responses to Urban Environments

Interview with Ted D. Adams, PhD, MPH, author of Health Benefits of Gastric Bypass Surgery After 6 Years

Interview with Carlos A. Camargo, MD, author of Effect of Vitamin D₃ Supplementation on Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Healthy Adults: The VIDARIS Randomized Controlled Trial

Interview with Matthew K. Wynia, MD, MPH, author of Challenges at the Intersection of Team-Based and Patient-Centered Health Care: Insights From an IOM Working Group

Interview with J. Michael Gaziano, MD, MPH, author of Multivitamins in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Men: The Physicians' Health Study II Randomized Controlled Trial

Interview with Victor R. Fuchs, PhD, author of How and Why US Health Care Differs From That in Other OECD Countries

Interview with Joan M. Teno, MD, MS, author of Change in End-of-Life Care for Medicare Beneficiaries: Site of Death, Place of Care, and Health Care Transitions in 2000, 2005, and 2009

Interview with Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD, author of Reengineering US Health Care

Interview with Koon Teo, MB, PhD, author of Prevalence of a Healthy Lifestyle Among Individuals With Cardiovascular Disease in High-, Middle- and Low-Income Countries: The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) Study

Interview with Hope Weiler, RD, PhD, author of Effect of Different Dosages of Oral Vitamin D Supplementation on Vitamin D Status in Healthy, Breastfed Infants: A Randomized Trial

Interview with Christopher J. L. Murray, MD, DPhil, author of The State of US Health, 1990-2010: Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors

Interview with Jon C. Tilburt, MD, MPH, author of Views of US Physicians About Controlling Health Care Costs

Interview with JoAnn E. Manson, MD, author of Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Health Outcomes During the Intervention and Extended Poststopping Phases of the Women's Health Initiative Randomized Trials

Interview with Hamilton Moses III, MD, author of The Anatomy of Health Care in the United States

Interview with Anita P. Courcoulas, MD, MPH, author of Weight Change and Health Outcomes at 3 Years After Bariatric Surgery Among Individuals With Severe Obesity

Interview with Jonathan A. Patz, MD, MPH, author of Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities for Global Health

Interview with Kaycee M. Sink, MD, MAS, author of Effect of a 24-Month Physical Activity Intervention vs Health Education on Cognitive Outcomes in Sedentary Older Adults: The LIFE Randomized Trial

Interview with Ahmedin Jemal, DVM, PhD, author of Temporal Trends in Mortality in the United States, 1969-2013, and J. Michael McGinnis, MD, MPP, author of Mortality Trends and Signs of Health Progress. Also in this episode is a conversation with Christopher J.L. Murray, MD, DPhil, a Professor of Global Health at the University of Washington and Institute Director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.

Interview with Justin E. Bekelman, MD, author of Comparison of Site of Death, Health Care Utilization, and Hospital Expenditures for Patients Dying With Cancer in 7 Developed Countries

Interview with Vivian S. Lee, MD, PhD, MBA;, author of Implementation of a Value-Driven Outcomes Program to Identify High Variability in Clinical Costs and Outcomes: Association With Reduced Cost and Improved Quality, and Michael E. Porter, PhD, author of From Volume to Value in Health Care: The Work Begins

Workplace violence–related injuries occur disproportionately in health care settings. In this podcast, we discuss how individual clinicians should manage violent patients who might attack them. Article discussed in this episode: Ensuring Staff Safety When Treating Potentially Violent Patients

Can testosterone gel improve memory, correct anemia, increase bone density or prevent the growth of coronary artery plaque in older men with low testosterone levels? Four new studies in JAMA and JAMA Internal Medicine found improvement in some of these measures.

Articles discussed in this episode:

• Testosterone Treatment and Coronary Artery Plaque Volume in Older Men With Low Testosterone

• Testosterone Treatment and Cognitive Function in Older Men With Low Testosterone and Age-Associated Memory Impairment

• Effect of Testosterone Treatment on Volumetric Bone Density and Strength in Older Men With Low Testosterone: A Controlled Clinical Trial

• Association of Testosterone Levels With Anemia in Older Men: A Controlled Clinical Trial

Whole-genome sequencing is now easily done for very little cost. It is not known how to interpret the results of this testing. Healthy individuals should not have this performed. If someone has a reason to suspect a particular disease with a known genetic association, then whole-genome or targeted sequencing is reasonable to pursue.

Interview with Dr. Ashish Jha, MD, MPH, about his study using Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) data to compare health care infrastructure, outcomes, and prices in the US and other high-income countries to identify the sources of spending that make US health care so expensive.

Interview with Susan J. Curry, PhD, author of Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Interview with Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., author of Next Phase in Effective Cost Control in Health Care