Lancet’s new commission aims to tackle potential public health threats for this century
Lancet Commission will look at factors that will impact population health the most through 2050 and beyond
Clear and present danger: Lancet study highlights AMR time bomb in India, world
A recent study in The Lancet showed alarming casualties due to antimicrobial resistance globally, especially Asia and Africa; it also …
Air pollution killed 1.7 million Indians in 2019: Lancet report
Death rate from outdoor ambient air pollution up 115% in 2 decades, flags Lancet Planetary Health report
Smoking marijuana daily increases psychosis risk five-fold: study
The research adds to previous studies that have found links between cannabis and psychosis, but does not definitely pin point cannabis as the cause
Alarming increase in global use of antibiotics, India is the largest consumer
A research published in a medical journal has sounded an alarm on overuse and misuse of antibiotic drugs
India has the highest population with household exposure to pulmonary TB
At least 38 million people live in households across 20 high-burden countries, where at least one person has incident pulmonary TB
Diseases of a lifestyle: the transition to avoid
Can we not go from being poor but unhealthy to being rich and healthy? Why should we inherit diseases that can be junked?
Indian diets are unhealthy: EAT-Lancet report
The report compared food consumption patterns in India with a reference diet from the EAT-Lancet Commission
Obesity, climate change and under-nutrition form a synergy of epidemics: Report
A Lancet Commission report says these three co-occur, interact with each other to produce complex sequelae and share common underlying societal …
India second-biggest market for sugary beverages: Lancet report
Double malnutrition on the rise in India due to shift to ultra-processed foods, private sector push
Depression, anxiety, trauma stress, bipolarity, schizophrenia: Unaccounted costs of conflicts
New estimates by WHO indicate the world has grossly underplayed the problem
Unbalanced diets in G20 countries make 75% of global food carbon budget: Report
Food consumption patterns aligning with current national dietary guidelines can reduce total greenhouse gas emissions for G20 countries
Global Burden of Diseases: Non-communicable diseases bigger burden than early deaths
New report’s findings again emphasises the fast emergence of non-communicable diseases as a global health challenge
Remdisivir shows no benefits on COVID-19 patients in first clinical trial
Lancet paper contradicts Gilead results on drug which claimed improvement in patients
COVID-19: Egypt, South Africa, Algeria at highest risk in Africa
Labs ill-equipped, health systems lack isolation and quarantine facilities: Lancet paper
47 per cent of Indian women still marry before 18, says new Lancet Report on adolescent health
It also says that the rate of rural Indian girls marrying before 18 years is twice that of their urban counterparts
Over half the antibiotic formulations India used in 2019 were unapproved
Despite being the largest antibiotic consumer in absolute volume globally, India lacks a formal system of antibiotic use surveillance
Study finds pill prevented 200,000 womb cancer cases in rich nations
According to estimates, around 400,000 cancer cases were prevented over 50 years
Reduction in premature deaths should be an SDG goal, says study
Impressive reduction in deaths among children in the past decade, but gains are low in countries engaged in war or suffering from HIV epidemic
9.6 million people will die of cancer this year
Two reports released on the same day say that cancer is the second biggest killer in India, which will see 8.17 per cent of cancer deaths in the …
African children are neglected when it comes to HIV treatment: Lancet study
Only 55% of African children living with HIV (including those who were previously undiagnosed) are on antiretroviral therapy and 32.6% have a …
Prescription for plant-based diet overlooks vitamin B12 deficiency
While an EAT-Lancet study had found that the world must shift to plant-based diets to meet the SDGs, this vitamin is only found in animal meat …
Indians spend more time battling ill-health, says study
Research shows that in 2013, migraine, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and hearing loss were among the 10 leading causes of Years Lived …
Under-five and neonatal mortality: Variation between states offsets India’s achievement
68.2 per cent of all children deaths due to malnutrition, rates comparable to sub-Saharan Africa: Lancet paper
Lancet study flags breakthrough omicron infections after boosters
Cases of omicron infection noted among 7 Germans who visited South Africa; All had received at least 2 shots of an mRNA vaccine while 5 had …