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Study predicts 45 crore obese Indians by 2050 amid global health concerns

As of 2021, India has a population of 180 million obese or overweight people. (Representational photo)

Published 517 days ago

Health alert! Indians need to exercise more

Gurgaon, India-April 18, 2018: The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has started open-air gym for public at sector 22, Huda park, in Gurgaon, India, on Wednesday, 18 April 2018. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Published 759 days ago

Air pollution exposure leading to deaths even when meeting Indian norms: Study

A person commutes in Delhi covering his face amid air pollution in November 2023. (File Photo)

Published 760 days ago

Covid 'radically altered' the top death causes in 2021, Lancet says

While heart disease remained the top killer, Covid “radically altered” the main five causes of death for the first time in 30 years, displacing stroke, the Lancet study said.

Published 848 days ago

A global study on being underweight and obese is a mixed bag for Indians

In total, an estimated nearly 880 million adults were living with obesity in 2022 (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published 873 days ago

High-dose Covid treatment less effective in India than Europe: Lancet study

The study looked at how well a strong dose of dexamethasone worked for COVID-19 patients.

Updated 979 days ago

One billion people globally to have osteoarthritis by 2050: Lancet study

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting millions of people worldwide. It occurs when the protective cartilage that cushions the ends of the bones wears down over time.

Updated 1074 days ago

Lancet lauds India’s bid to curb smokeless tobacco, calls it ‘exemplary’

Scientists have found non-smoking adolescents who use e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco or tobacco water pipes are more likely to start smoking conventional cigarettes within a year.

Updated 1160 days ago

Morning brief: Study finds immunisation coverage lower in children post-Covid

The immunisation coverage among Covid-affected children in the country has witnessed a reduction compared to the unaffected ones, a new study has stated.

Published 1380 days ago

Immunisation coverage lower in children post-Covid: Lancet study

Immunisation coverage lower in children post-Covid: Lancet study

Updated 1380 days ago

India one among 10 high prevalence type1 diabetes country, says Lancet study

The ten countries with the highest estimated T1D prevalence--USA, India, Brazil, China, Germany, UK, Russia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Spain-- account for 60% of the global T1D cases. (Representative Image)

Updated 1411 days ago

Cancer deaths related to behavioural risk factors, study says

The newly-released Lancet study says lifestyle risk factors caused nearly half of cancer deaths in 2019.

Published 1442 days ago

Monkeypox symptoms in UK patients differ from previous outbreaks: Lancet study

This 1997 image provided by the CDC during an investigation into an outbreak of monkeypox.

Published 1493 days ago

Antiviral drugs may reduce monkeypox symptoms, shorten contagious phase: Study

Monkeypox, a close relative of the smallpox virus, is a rare disease classified as a High Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID) by the UK Health Security Agency.

Published 1531 days ago

Only 1/3rd diabetics have blood sugar under control: Lancet study

At least 36% of the population with diabetes achieved good glycemic control, 48.8% achieved good blood pressure control and 41.5% achieved LDL cholesterol control, the Lancet study said. (HT file)

Updated 1563 days ago

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