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A global study on being underweight and obese is a mixed bag for Indians
In India and globally, indices of malnutrition show remarkable improvement. But the country needs to do a lot better in ensuring nutritional intake for all
Published on Mar 12, 2024 09:16 PM IST
High-dose Covid treatment less effective in India than Europe: Lancet study
The study emphasises where patients are from can affect how well treatments work. It pointed out that in countries like India, the treatment not work as well.
Updated on Nov 27, 2023 06:14 PM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
One billion people globally to have osteoarthritis by 2050: Lancet study
The research found osteoarthritis cases increased rapidly over the past three decades because of three main factors: ageing, population growth, and obesity.
Updated on Aug 24, 2023 02:03 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Krishna Priya Pallavi, Delhi
Lancet lauds India’s bid to curb smokeless tobacco, calls it ‘exemplary’
India’s efforts to curb smokeless tobacco use is “exemplary”,according to the latest Lancet Global Health Research Review.
Updated on May 31, 2023 05:04 AM IST
Rhythma Kaul, New Delhi
Morning brief: Study finds immunisation coverage lower in children post-Covid
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Published on Oct 23, 2022 09:00 AM IST
Immunisation coverage lower in children post-Covid: Lancet study
“The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted health systems globally. We estimated the effect of the pandemic on the coverage and timeliness of routine childhood immunization in India through April 2021,” the study read.
Updated on Oct 23, 2022 05:12 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
India one among 10 high prevalence type1 diabetes country, says Lancet study
The Lancet study said an estimated 8.4 million people were living with type 1 diabetes in 2021 and the number is set to double by 2040.
Updated on Sep 21, 2022 09:14 PM IST
Cancer deaths related to behavioural risk factors, study says
The newly-released Lancet study says lifestyle risk factors such as smoking, drinking and obesity caused nearly half of cancer deaths in 2019. Risk factors differ globally based on environmental and economic conditions.
Published on Aug 22, 2022 11:11 AM IST
Deutsche Welle, Delhi
Monkeypox symptoms in UK patients differ from previous outbreaks: Lancet study
The researchers looked at 54 patients who attended sexual health clinics in London, UK and were diagnosed with monkeypox during a 12 day period in May this year.
Published on Jul 02, 2022 05:37 AM IST
PTI | , London
Antiviral drugs may reduce monkeypox symptoms, shorten contagious phase: Study
The cases analysed in the study, published on Tuesday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, represent the first instances of in-hospital transmission and household transmission outside of Africa.
Published on May 25, 2022 05:49 AM IST
PTI |
Only 1/3rd diabetics have blood sugar under control: Lancet study
The findings, comprising a vast sample size of 113,043 people, illustrates the scale of what are considered as non-communicable disease, which now have a growing disease burden and have been linked to unhealthy lifestyles among other factors.
Updated on Apr 23, 2022 12:54 AM IST
Rhythma Kaul, New Delhi