Study analysed data from over 540,000 adults in Finland and the UK. To study worldwide estimates, the researchers then used global data from the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) Study.
Lancet report points out that India's healthcare is organised around facilities and schemes rather than patients. Accountability is weak, governance fragmented and coordination poor.
Study published Thursday in The Lancet Public Health journal is based on 57 studies involving 1,60,000 individuals from several countries; it was conducted between 2014 and Feb 2025.
The non-invasive therapy uses focused gamma rays to precisely target and destroy tumours. It aims to preserve vision and avoid surgical removal of the eye.
Worst hit is sub-saharan Africa where nine percent have access to medical oxygen, then comes South Asia where, of 32 million people who annually need oxygen, only 22 percent get it.
New report by The Lancet released Wednesday has suggested adopting measures apart from body mass index (BMI) to determine excess body fats in individuals and to define obesity.
In Episode 1545 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains how the ‘we must do something’ industrial complex has lost the fight for clean air.
In 2023, Indians faced moderate/higher risk of heat stress for 100 days/yr during light activities, finds Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change's 8th annual indicator report.
India is among signatories to UN declaration on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Despite existing action plan, India reports cases of superbugs—pathogens resistant to multiple antibiotics.
Other key promises in the budget include AI- and other technology-enabled services for farmers and continuation of the Ladki Bahin Yojana, which will have the same outlay.
IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.
The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.
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