Lancet
- India
India sees over 30 pc decline in suicide death rates from 1990 to 2021: Lancet
New Delhi: India has seen a more than 30 per cent reduction in the suicide death rate in India from 1990 to 2021, according to a study published in The Lancet Public…
- Health
Antibiotic resistance estimated to claim over 39 mn lives in 25 years: Lancet
New Delhi: Over a million people around the world died annually due to antibiotic resistance between 1990 and 2021, and more than 39 million could die from antibiotic-resistant infections over the next…
- India
To prevent suicide, India must broaden focus beyond mental health: Lancet
New Delhi: With over 170,000 lives lost annually due to suicide in India, it is imperative to focus beyond mental health to prevent suicide cases in the country, said an expert in…
- World
Mpox impacting a broader demographic, warns Lancet report
New Delhi: Monkeypox (Mpox) has once again surged to global attention and unlike the 2022 outbreak, the 2024 outbreak is impacting a broader demographic globally, a latest Lancet report has warned. The…
- India
Over 7 pc of daily deaths in 10 Indian cities linked to PM2.5 pollution: Lancet
New Delhi: On average, 7.2 per cent of all daily deaths in 10 of the largest and most polluted cities in India, including Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai, were linked to PM2.5 levels…
- Health
Breast cancer to cause a million deaths a year by 2040: Lancet commission
New Delhi: Breast cancer is now the world’s most common carcinogenic disease, with the ailment likely to cause a million deaths a year by 2040, , a new Lancet commission has found.…
- Health
1 in 3 long Covid patients may face multiple organ damage: Lancet
London: Nearly a third of patients showed abnormalities in multiple organs, particularly in the lungs, brain and kidneys, five months after Covid-19 infection, revealed a study looking at the longer-term impact of…
- World
Omicron XBB.1.5 variant is highly transmissible and infectious: Lancet
Tokyo: The XBB.1.5 — subvariant of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron — has high transmissibility and infectivity, according to a study published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases. Researchers at the University of Tokyo in…
- World
Symptoms of long Covid in children may change over time: Lancet study
London: Symptoms of long Covid experienced by children and young people may change over time, according to the largest study of its kind published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe. Researchers…
- India
Over 47% antibiotic formulations used in India in 2019 unapproved: Lancet study
New Delhi: More than 47 per cent of antibiotic formulations used in India’s private sector in 2019 were not approved by the central drug regulator, according to a study published in The…
- India
Teaching MBBS in Hindi is a good idea, but where are quality textbooks? ask experts
Bhopal: Though the Madhya Pradesh government has taken a path-breaking decision to start MBBS course in Hindi from the 2022-2023 academic session, experts in the medical field have expressed reservations over the…
