Tag: the lancet
Healthcare under Narendra Modi has fared poorly, says The Lancet
The editorial says that India cannot afford to neglect human development if it is to realise the Viksit Bharat vision
New Delhi: In a scathing...
Two retractions, one database – a medical scandal in COVID19 season
Two studies based on data from the same database have been retracted leaving The Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine red-faced
In a...
Masks, goggles and one metre distance keep COVID19 away: Lancet
Lancet study finds covering the nose, mouth and eyes, plus keeping a safe distance are the best recipe for prevention of COVID19
Keeping at least...
WHO halts hydroxychloroquine arm of SOLIDARITY Trial, India still uses it
The World Health Organisation will no longer assign COVID19 patients to hydroxychloroquine as part of the SOLIDARITY Trial
Even as India continues to use the...
Hydroxychloroquine offers no benefit in COVID19: Lancet
Study in The Lancet find no benefit of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine in COVID19, calls for urgent randomised control trials
A large observational study suggests that...
80% critically ill COVID19 patients needed ventilation: Lancet
Over three quarters of critically ill COVID19 patients required a ventilator, a third required dialysis, finds Lancet study
A large study of adult COVID-19 patients...
Oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy should continue for long
Research shows that peanut oral immunotherapy stops being as effective if it is discontinued or the dose is reduced
Allergy to peanut, which is often...
In high income countries, cancer causes more deaths than CVDs
Study published in The Lancet notes epidemiological shift in high income countries where cancer is causing more deaths than cardiovascular diseases
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) remains...
Polypill reduces risks of heart attack, stroke etc by a third
Lancet study shows the effectiveness of polypill in preventing major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, heart failure
A once-daily polypill safely reduces the...
Kashmir move “controversial”, serious health & security concerns: Lancet
In an editorial, The Lancet has described India's move on Kashmir as controversial; raises concerns about health, security and freedoms of Kashmiris
The current political...
