Tag: lancet
Shortage of pathologists affecting care levels in low, middle income countries
Pathology services are central to the detection, treatment and monitoring of infectious diseases
Pathology is the cornerstone of modern medicine, ensuring that patients are correctly...
Costs of Paris Climate Agreement high, but India, China to benefit...
India will account for roughly 43% health savings and China for 55%.
The costs of implementing the Paris Climate Agreement between 2020-2050 could be outweighed...
Researchers identify five different types of diabetes, not just two
In the study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, scientists suggested treatment decisions should be taken with the new classification
Diabetes may have more...
CT colonography does not lead to post-imaging colorectal cancers relative to...
Most post-imaging colorectal cancers arise from errors; radiologist training could help reduce it
Computed Tomography Colonography (CTC), also known as Virtual Colonoscopy is a medical...
Anti-depressants more effective than placebo, finds Lancet study
The study included the largest amount of unpublished data to dateAnti-depressants are more effective than placebo for short-term treatment of acute depression in adults,...
Single fathers more likely to die young: Lancet
World over single parent families are increasing, earlier studies have focused on single mothersSingle fathers have a higher risk of premature mortality than single...
After gastro surgery, 1 in 10 patients have infection at surgical...
Overuse of antibiotics in low and middle income countries also raises spectre of antibiotic resistance
Globally, approximately 12% of patients develop an infection at...
Parents tending to them in ICU helps pre-term babies grow faster,...
Involving parents as direct carers, including doing ward rounds and taking children’s temperature, improves weight gain of preterm infants in intensive care and reduces...
Huge disparities in cancer survival across countries shows Lancet study
Cancer survival is generally increasing, even for some of the more deadly cancers such as liver and lung, according to the largest and most...
Initiating your kid into alcohol may not protect him/her from future...
Parents providing alcohol to teenagers to protect them from alcohol related risks is not scientifically sound strategy, shows a prospective cohort study in Australia...
