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Over 1 Billion Women Faced Childhood Sexual Violence In 2023: Report
Over a billion women worldwide aged 15 and above had experienced sexual violence during childhood, while around 608 million were exposed to intimate partner violence in 2023, according to estimates published in The Lancet journal.
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New Lancet Study: Over 1 Billion Women Faced Childhood Sexual Violence In 2023
Sexual and intimate partner violence contribute to major mental health disorders and chronic illnesses, highlighting the urgent need for stronger legal measures and support services worldwide.
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1 Million Children Under 5 Died Globally In 2023, India Second Highest Contributor: Lancet Study
Nigeria recorded the highest number of under-five deaths linked to 'child growth failure', while the Democratic Republic of Congo ranked third, a step below India, the findings published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health journal show.
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Climate Change Is One Of The Biggest Health Threats Worldwide: Lancet Report
According to the Lancet data, on average, 84% of the heatwave days that people faced annually between 2020 and 2024 would not have occurred without climate change.
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Heat-Related Deaths Around The World Top Half A Million A Year: Study
Soaring temperatures are killing nearly 550,000 people around the world each year, part of a heat death toll that's climbed more than 20% on a population-adjusted basis since the 1990s, according to the latest edition of the Lancet's annual report on
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India Saw 20 Heatwave Days In 2024, Most Linked To Climate Change: Report
People in India each experienced nearly 20 heatwave days in 2024 on average, of which about six-and-a-half days would not be expected were it not for climate change, according to a new global report published by The Lancet journal.
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Plastic Pollution Threatens Human Health: Study
Ahead of the UN treaty on plastics, a new report in The Lancet journal on Monday has warned that plastic pollution is an underrecognized threat to the health of both humans and the planet, which must be addressed immediately.
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XFG 'Stratus' Covid-19 Variant Spreading Rapidly Worldwide: What We Know So Far
The XFG variant is a descendant of the Omicron sub-variant. According to a Lancet report, it was first detected in Canada.
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Over 14 Million People Could Die From US Foreign Did Cuts: Report
More than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die because of the Trump administration's dismantling of US foreign aid, a study in the Lancet journal projected Tuesday.
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Over 30% Girls, 13% Boys In India Sexually Violated Before Age 18: Report
Over 30 per cent of girls and 13 per cent of boys in India experienced sexual violence before turning 18 years old in 2023, according to an analysis published in The Lancet journal.
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A Third Of India's Population Will Be Obese By 2050: Lancet Analysis
By 2050, India could have over 440 million obese and overweight people, a global analysis published in The Lancet journal has estimated.
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Over 30% Decline In Suicide Death Rates In India From 1990 To 2021: Report
India has seen a more than 30 per cent reduction in the suicide death rate in India from 1990 to 2021, according to a study published in The Lancet Public Health on Thursday, marking a significant progress in health strategies.
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Body Mass Index Alone Not Reliable Measure Of Obesity: Lancet Report
A Lancet Global Commission report has recommended a new, nuanced approach that looks at measures of body fat such as waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio in addition to body mass index or BMI to detect obesity.
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1.5 Million Deaths Between 2009-2019 Linked To Air Pollution In India: Report
About a million and a half deaths every year from 2009 to 2019 are potentially linked to long-term exposure to PM2.5 pollution, according to a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal.
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182 Million Children In Low-, Middle-Income Nations Lack Access To Nurture: Report
In low- and middle-income countries, three-fourths of those aged three or four years lack -- nearly 182 million children -- access to adequate nurture, thereby risking healthy development, according to a series paper, published in The Lancet journal.
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Over 1 Billion Women Faced Childhood Sexual Violence In 2023: Report
Over a billion women worldwide aged 15 and above had experienced sexual violence during childhood, while around 608 million were exposed to intimate partner violence in 2023, according to estimates published in The Lancet journal.
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New Lancet Study: Over 1 Billion Women Faced Childhood Sexual Violence In 2023
Sexual and intimate partner violence contribute to major mental health disorders and chronic illnesses, highlighting the urgent need for stronger legal measures and support services worldwide.
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1 Million Children Under 5 Died Globally In 2023, India Second Highest Contributor: Lancet Study
Nigeria recorded the highest number of under-five deaths linked to 'child growth failure', while the Democratic Republic of Congo ranked third, a step below India, the findings published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health journal show.
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Climate Change Is One Of The Biggest Health Threats Worldwide: Lancet Report
According to the Lancet data, on average, 84% of the heatwave days that people faced annually between 2020 and 2024 would not have occurred without climate change.
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Heat-Related Deaths Around The World Top Half A Million A Year: Study
Soaring temperatures are killing nearly 550,000 people around the world each year, part of a heat death toll that's climbed more than 20% on a population-adjusted basis since the 1990s, according to the latest edition of the Lancet's annual report on
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India Saw 20 Heatwave Days In 2024, Most Linked To Climate Change: Report
People in India each experienced nearly 20 heatwave days in 2024 on average, of which about six-and-a-half days would not be expected were it not for climate change, according to a new global report published by The Lancet journal.
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Plastic Pollution Threatens Human Health: Study
Ahead of the UN treaty on plastics, a new report in The Lancet journal on Monday has warned that plastic pollution is an underrecognized threat to the health of both humans and the planet, which must be addressed immediately.
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XFG 'Stratus' Covid-19 Variant Spreading Rapidly Worldwide: What We Know So Far
The XFG variant is a descendant of the Omicron sub-variant. According to a Lancet report, it was first detected in Canada.
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Over 14 Million People Could Die From US Foreign Did Cuts: Report
More than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die because of the Trump administration's dismantling of US foreign aid, a study in the Lancet journal projected Tuesday.
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Over 30% Girls, 13% Boys In India Sexually Violated Before Age 18: Report
Over 30 per cent of girls and 13 per cent of boys in India experienced sexual violence before turning 18 years old in 2023, according to an analysis published in The Lancet journal.
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A Third Of India's Population Will Be Obese By 2050: Lancet Analysis
By 2050, India could have over 440 million obese and overweight people, a global analysis published in The Lancet journal has estimated.
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Over 30% Decline In Suicide Death Rates In India From 1990 To 2021: Report
India has seen a more than 30 per cent reduction in the suicide death rate in India from 1990 to 2021, according to a study published in The Lancet Public Health on Thursday, marking a significant progress in health strategies.
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Body Mass Index Alone Not Reliable Measure Of Obesity: Lancet Report
A Lancet Global Commission report has recommended a new, nuanced approach that looks at measures of body fat such as waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio in addition to body mass index or BMI to detect obesity.
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1.5 Million Deaths Between 2009-2019 Linked To Air Pollution In India: Report
About a million and a half deaths every year from 2009 to 2019 are potentially linked to long-term exposure to PM2.5 pollution, according to a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal.
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182 Million Children In Low-, Middle-Income Nations Lack Access To Nurture: Report
In low- and middle-income countries, three-fourths of those aged three or four years lack -- nearly 182 million children -- access to adequate nurture, thereby risking healthy development, according to a series paper, published in The Lancet journal.
