Rising Air Pollution Causing Spike In Antibiotic Resistant Infections: Lancet Study
The association has strengthened over time, with changes in PM2.5 levels leading to larger increases in antibiotic resistance in more recent years, says study
Aug 08, 2023, 16:21 PM IST
Lancet study makes BIG breakthrough, says 1 in 8 SARS-CoV-2 patients develop long COVID symptoms
The study looked at the symptoms most often associated with long COVID, including breathing problems, fatigue and loss of taste and smell, both before a COVID-19 diagnosis and in people who have not been diagnosed with the disease.
Aug 05, 2022, 06:24 AM IST
COVID-19 vaccines prevented over 42 lakh deaths in India in 2021: Lancet study
"For India, we estimate that 42,10,000 deaths were prevented by vaccination in this period. This is our central estimate, with the uncertainty in this estimate ranging between 36,65,000-43,70,000," lead author of the study, Oliver Watson from the Imperial College London said.
Jun 24, 2022, 06:30 AM IST
Covid-19 impact: Half of hospitalised patients show at least one symptom till 2 YEARS, says study
A new study, which was published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, points out that the "findings indicate that there is an urgent need to explore the pathogenesis of long Covid and develop effective interventions to reduce the risk of long Covid."
May 12, 2022, 07:08 AM IST
Symptoms from Omicron infection last 2 days less than Delta, says Lancet study
The research, published in The Lancet journal on Thursday, used data from vaccinated people who kept a smartphone log of their Covid-19 symptoms after breakthrough infections.
Apr 08, 2022, 14:02 PM IST
Covaxin 50% effective against symptomatic Covid cases: Lancet study
The Delta variant was the dominant strain in India during the study period, accounting for approximately 80 per cent of all confirmed Covid-19 cases.
Nov 25, 2021, 10:53 AM IST
Mix-and-match vaccines highly effective against COVID-19: Lancet study
The study, published in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe journal on Monday, is based on nationwide registry data from the Public Health Agency of Sweden, the National Board of Health and Welfare, and Statistics Sweden.
Oct 18, 2021, 12:14 PM IST
'Extreme heat reduction urgently needed to prevent unnecessary deaths'
According to a new Global Burden of Disease modelling study, also published in The Lancet, more than 356,000 deaths in 2019 were related to heat and that number is expected to grow as temperatures rise worldwide.
Aug 24, 2021, 14:45 PM IST
COVID-19 predominantly transmitted through air: Lancet study cites 'strong evidence'
Strong evidence has come to fore that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, behind the COVID-19 pandemic, is predominantly transmitted through the air, according to a new assessment published in The Lancet journal.
Apr 16, 2021, 19:37 PM IST
