According to a report published in The Lancet Journal, the number of diabetes patients is increasing rapidly all over the world. The report says that the rate of diabetes patients has doubled in 30 years, and the youth are facing the biggest crisis.
New study links red meat consumption to higher type 2 diabetes risk. Research on over 1.9 million adults from 20 countries reveals increased risk with processed and unprocessed red meat intake. Learn more about the study's findings and potential health implications.
Researchers from Pusan National University in South Korea found that individuals with disabilities are at significantly higher risk during heatwaves, requiring more hospitalisation and incurring greater medical expenses. The study emphasises the need for inclusive public health policies.
A Lancet study reveals stark differences in men's and women's health: men face higher early death risks from conditions like heart disease and Covid-19, while women experience a greater burden of chronic illnesses like mental health issues and back pain.
A new study reveals an alarming global obesity rise surpassing 1 billion individuals. While underweight rates decrease, obesity rates quadruple in children and adolescents, and double or triple in adults. Experts call for action to improve food access and tackle both forms of malnutrition.
The report states that extreme weather events caused damage worth USD 253 billion in 2021, particularly burdening people in low human development index (HDI) countries in which almost none of the losses were insured.
Covid Nasal Spray: The study on Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray (NONS) was conducted by Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company Glenmark in 306 vaccinated and unvaccinated adults with symptomatic mild COVID-19 across 20 clinical sites in India.
The majority of air pollution related deaths- 9.8 lakh- in India were caused by ambient PM2.5 pollution- tiny pollution particles in air that are two and one half microns or less in width, the researchers said.
The Lancet reported that India's estimated cumulative excess deaths due to COVID-19 between the period were the highest in the world at 4.07 million.
2 doses of COVID vaccine Covaxin (BBV152) are 50 pc effective against symptomatic COVID disease, according to 1st real-world assessment of COVID vaccine published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
Recently, WHO granted emergency use listing to Covaxin enabling countries to expedite their regulatory approval to import and administer doses.
The rapid spread of Covid-19 forced many countries to lockdown and create national containment policies leading to a significant reduction in people's movements in all countries.
One in four people experience mild, short lived systemic side effects after receiving either the COVID-19 preventive by Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine -- known as Covishield in India -- with headache, fatigue and tenderness the most common symptoms, according to a study published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
India's first indigenous vaccine against COVID-19, Covaxin, is safe and generates immune response without any serious side effects, according to the interim results of the phase 2 trials published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
Covaxin, which is now undergoing phase-3 trials, had raised concerns among experts over its emergency approval earlier this month by India's drug regulator.
Russia's coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V, that was approved last month, has shown elicit antibody response with no serious adverse events in small human trials, according to preliminary results published in The Lancet journal on Friday.
There was a buzz in the medical fraternity after the Medical journal The Lancet's chief editor has dropped a tweet that appears to confirm the speculation that Phase-1 clinical trial results of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by scientists at Oxford University will be published on Monday.
Majority of COVID-19 patients under 18 years old experience a mild disease, and fatalities are extremely rare, according to the first multinational study of 582 children and adolescents.
COVID-19 patients with extremely high levels of the stress hormone cortisol in their blood are more likely to deteriorate quickly and die, according to study led by an Indian origin researcher in the UK.
In the absence of a vaccine or highly effective treatments for COVID-19, scientists believe that a combination of measures such as intensive testing, and contact tracing along with physical distancing and remote working are needed to contain the pandemic.
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