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Wednesday, August 6, 2025
TopicThe Lancet

Topic: The Lancet

Cancer striking and claiming more lives among Indian women than men, shows ICMR study

An analysis by scientists from Indian Council of Medical Research, published in The Lancet Regional Health-Southeast Asia, examines cancer data from 2013 to 2022.

At 3.02 million, India recorded world’s highest number of preterm births in 2020, finds Lancet study

Study by researchers affiliated to London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, in collaboration with WHO & UNICEF, says a decade made little difference in percentage of preterm births in India.

Lancet panel calls for public access defibrillators, cheaper genetic tests as sudden cardiac deaths rise

In report published in the medical journal, expert panel says SCD may account for 15-20% of overall mortality worldwide. Indian doctors say multidisciplinary approach key for country.

What is prediabetes? Condition affecting ‘136 mn in India’ is a risk factor for heart attacks & strokes

Prediabetes is a condition where blood glucose levels are 'higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes'. It indicates a high risk of future diabetes if not controlled.

Lancet study points to changing diabetes trends in India — on the rise in villages and among youth

Lack of access to high-quality healthcare and medicines, economic development, and socio-cultural norms have significant impact on diabetes incidence, study says.

26.4% in Goa have diabetes, just 4.8% in UP — Lancet study on lifestyle diseases in India

Study done by Madras Diabetes Research Foundation & Indian Council of Medical Research underlines the differences of disease prevalence across states & regions.

A new RNA therapy could prevent spontaneous bleeding in haemophiliacs, ‘reduce treatment burden’

Studies in The Lancet & The Lancet Haematology show 1st of its kind preventive therapy by Sanofi, using monthly injection 'fitusiran', can reduce bleeding in haemophilia A or B patients.

FabiSpray helps clear Covid in nose faster & prevent severe disease, says Lancet study

Nitric oxide used in nasal spray prevents SARS-CoV-2 from spreading to the lungs and can stop replication of the virus, finds study by researchers affiliated with makers of FabiSpray.

Oldest antibiotic prevents rheumatic heart disease, but India’s burden still high. Here’s why

Rheumatic heart disease is associated with a bacterial infection that can later manifest as heart problems. WHO says it’s the most commonly acquired heart disease in people under 25.

Covid vaccines likely saved 20 million lives, cut potential toll by half, says Lancet study

Imperial College London team says if WHO’s vaccine targets had been achieved, ‘1 in 5 of the estimated lives lost due to Covid in low-income nations could have been prevented’.

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