Lancet
- 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…
- Lifestyle
Sepsis will kill more people than cancer, heart attacks by 2050: Experts
New Delhi: Sepsis, a potentially life-threatening complication of an infection, is likely to kill more people by 2050 than cancer and heart attacks due to irrational use of antibiotics, said doctors and health…
- Health
Complications in kids hospitalised with Covid: Lancet
London: Although the risk of a child being admitted to hospital due to Covid-19 is small, a new UK study has found that around 1 in 20 children hospitalised with Covid developed brain…
- Health
Alcohol consumption linked to over 62,000 new cancer cases in India last year: Lancet study
New Delhi: Alcohol consumption was associated with 62,100 or five per cent of newly diagnosed cancer cases last year in India, according to a study published in The Lancet Oncology journal which…
- Health
Lab-made or natural? Article by British journalist raises questions on COVID-19 origin
COVID-19 pandemic has surely been one of the biggest catastrophes the world has ever experienced. It has taken more than three million lives and more than 160 million people have been infected…
- India
Modi’s attempt to stifle criticism during Covid crisis inexcusable: Lancet
New Delhi: At times, Prime Minister Narendra Modis government has seemed more intent on removing criticism on Twitter than trying to control the Covid-19 pandemic, medical journal The Lancet has said in an…
- Health
Higher body weight linked with severe COVID-19 risk: Lancet study
New Delhi: Being overweight is associated with an increased risk of worse outcomes from COVID-19, including higher ICU admissions, according to a study published on Thursday in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal.…
- India
All you need to know about Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine
New Delhi: As Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical major Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) announces it has received permission from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to import Sputnik V vaccine in India for restricted use…
- Health
COVID-19 patients who undergo surgery at high death risk
LONDON: Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found that patients undergoing surgery after contracting COVID-19 are at greatly increased risk of postoperative death, according to a new global study published in The…
- India
A Lancet Through India’s Consciousness
Jammu: The editorial on the current situation in Kashmir, published in the reputed British medical journal the Lancet, has stirred up a hornet’s nest. The journal has been criticized by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) and by…
- Featured News
Halla Bol over Lancet Article on Kashmir
Srinagar: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has condemned an editorial in The Lancet raising concerns on the “health, safety and freedom of the Kashmiri people” following the government’s measure to scrap Article…
- Kashmir
ASI demands apology from Lancet for Kashmir article
New Delhi: Condemning an editorial on Kashmir published in The Lancet, the Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) on Tuesday demanded an unconditional apology from the journal’s editorial board for presenting facts in…
