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lancet global health

Covid-19: Pregnant women missing from most clinical trials

A person receives the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease vaccine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, US.
Updated on Dec 17, 2020 04:44 pm IST

Covid-19 in India: Time for bold experimentation

A health official collects a swab sample from a man to test for the Covid-19 test, Chennai, June 16, 2020
Updated on Jun 18, 2020 07:33 pm IST

Heart ailments behind most urban deaths: ICMR research

Heart disease led to the most disease and deaths in urban areas, and perinatal conditions followed by heart disease caused the most deaths in rural areas in 2017, according to an ICMR study.
Updated on Nov 09, 2019 09:08 am IST

Cyclone-30 becomes operational; cancer diagnosis to improve

The machine – Cyclone-30 — is housed at the Kolkata-based Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC) under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and will start regular production by mid-next year after supporting nuclear systems are commissioned and regulatory clearances are obtained.
Updated on Sept 19, 2018 11:18 am IST

Air pollution, diet, weight: Lancet report lists what ails India

Apart from COPD, polluted air also raises the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancers, said the first-ever multi-centric public-private study of five non-communicable diseases (NCD) across all states.
Updated on Sept 13, 2018 09:03 am IST