More than one million women could die by 2040 from undiagnosed breast cancer: ReportGlobally, breast cancer cases will increase from 2.3 million in 2020 to more than 3 million by 2040, with low- and middle-income countries ...
18 Apr, 2024, 11.46 PM IST
Prostate cancer cases to double between 2020 and 2040, deaths to rise by 85 per cent: Lancet studyThe commission called for evidence-based interventions, including early detection and diagnosis, along with education and awareness program...
05 Apr, 2024, 08.10 PM IST
Healthcare sector rallied behind Nazis to create euthanasia programmes that claimed at least 230,000 victims, says a new studyBy 1945, between 50 to 65 percent of non-Jewish German doctors had joined the Nazi party.
15 Nov, 2023, 09.10 AM IST
About 70 per cent of premature cancer deaths in 2020 preventable, 30 per cent treatable: Lancet studyThe IARC conducts and coordinates research into the causes of cancer and is an intergovernmental agency under the World Health Organization...
27 Sep, 2023, 08.53 PM IST
What Covid-19 has taught us not to doThe World Health Organisation (WHO) comes in for heavy criticism for delays in alerting the world to the crisis. And this is not just about...
20 Sep, 2022, 10.58 PM IST
Reports: Health problems tied to global warming on the rise21 Oct, 2021, 09.27 AM IST
Lancet panel gives 8 recommendations for Covid management, says centralise vaccine procurement, distributionIn an article published in the British medical journal, the commission put forward eight urgent recommendations for the Centre and state go...
26 May, 2021, 06.56 PM IST
Five things to know about the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccineDenmark said on Thursday it would suspend use of the AstraZeneca vaccine as precautionary measure over fears of blood clots in vaccinated p...
11 Mar, 2021, 06.58 PM IST
There has been absolutely no compromise in clinical testing of COVID-19 vaccines: Gangandeep KangSeeking to allay apprehension of people over safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, noted clinical scientist Gagandeep Kang said that th...
13 Dec, 2020, 04.19 PM IST
Lancet issues 'expression of concern' after scientists question validity of HCQ study"We are issuing an Expression of Concern to alert readers to the fact that serious scientific questions have been brought to our attention....
04 Jun, 2020, 03.38 PM IST
Pollution a health issue, not just an environment problem: ExpertsResearchers highlighted the huge economic burden and health costs that pollution poses for India as well as countries around the world.
14 Nov, 2017, 06.31 PM IST
India tops the world in pollution-related deathsAt 1.81 million, India tops the charts, with China second at 1.58 million. Globally, air pollution accounts for twice the number of deaths ...
21 Oct, 2017, 01.02 AM IST
India, China suffer heavily due to air pollution: StudyIndia and China suffer over $1.89 trillion annually in terms of the value of lives lost and ill health caused from air pollution, according...
01 Jul, 2015, 10.38 AM IST
India, China suffer heavily due to air pollution: StudyIndia and China suffer over USD 1.89 trillion annually in terms of the value of lives lost and ill health caused from air pollution.
01 Jul, 2015, 10.12 AM IST
Pollution from coal power is increasing world’s temperature: ExpertsDoctors are joining the fight against pollution from coal power, adding a significant new dimension to the effort to rein in global warming.
24 Jun, 2015, 10.46 AM IST
Health care: India owes Rs 1.75 lakh crore a year to its stay-at-home momsThe study found that women's contribution to healthcare was over $3 trillion, which is 2.35% of global GDP for unpaid work and 2.47% of GDP...
18 Jun, 2015, 11.24 AM IST
- Lancet for joint action in education & health
The human resource development ministry’s hopes of bringing medical education under the ambit of the proposed National Commission for Highe...
18 Jan, 2011, 05.22 AM IST