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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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Children, Elderly In India Exposed To More Heatwave Days In Last Decade: Report
In India, over the last decade, infants and adults aged 65 or above were exposed to about eight heatwave days each year on average, according to a new report.
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To Prevent Suicide, India Must Broaden Focus Beyond Mental Health: Lancet
With over 170,000 lives lost annually due to suicide in India, it is imperative to focus beyond mental health to prevent suicide cases in the country, said an expert in a new study published in The Lancet journal on World Suicide Prevention Day.
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Short-Term Exposure To Air Pollution Kills 33,000 Indians Annually: Report
Nearly 33,000 deaths in 10 cities in India every year can be attributed to air pollution levels that are below India's national clean air threshold. The report has been published in Lancet Planetary Health.
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Breast Cancer To Cause A Million Deaths A Year By 2040: Report
Breast cancer is now the world's most common carcinogenic disease, with the ailment likely to cause a million deaths a year by 2040, a new Lancet commission has found.
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Prostate Cancer Cases To Double Over 2 Decades: Study
The number of new prostate cancer cases around the world will more than double over the next two decades as poorer countries catch up with the ageing of richer nations, according to a Lancet report published Thursday.
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Heat Likely To Kill Nearly 5 Times More People In Coming Decades: Report
Nearly five times more people will likely die due to extreme heat in the coming decades, an international team of experts said Wednesday, warning that without action on climate change the "health of humanity is at grave risk".
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Annual Heat-Related Deaths To Increase Five-Fold By 2050: Lancet Report
Heatwaves alone could lead to 524.9 million additional people experiencing moderate-to-severe food insecurity by 2041-60, aggravating the global risk of malnutrition, it said.
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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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Children, Elderly In India Exposed To More Heatwave Days In Last Decade: Report
In India, over the last decade, infants and adults aged 65 or above were exposed to about eight heatwave days each year on average, according to a new report.
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To Prevent Suicide, India Must Broaden Focus Beyond Mental Health: Lancet
With over 170,000 lives lost annually due to suicide in India, it is imperative to focus beyond mental health to prevent suicide cases in the country, said an expert in a new study published in The Lancet journal on World Suicide Prevention Day.
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Short-Term Exposure To Air Pollution Kills 33,000 Indians Annually: Report
Nearly 33,000 deaths in 10 cities in India every year can be attributed to air pollution levels that are below India's national clean air threshold. The report has been published in Lancet Planetary Health.
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Breast Cancer To Cause A Million Deaths A Year By 2040: Report
Breast cancer is now the world's most common carcinogenic disease, with the ailment likely to cause a million deaths a year by 2040, a new Lancet commission has found.
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Prostate Cancer Cases To Double Over 2 Decades: Study
The number of new prostate cancer cases around the world will more than double over the next two decades as poorer countries catch up with the ageing of richer nations, according to a Lancet report published Thursday.
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Heat Likely To Kill Nearly 5 Times More People In Coming Decades: Report
Nearly five times more people will likely die due to extreme heat in the coming decades, an international team of experts said Wednesday, warning that without action on climate change the "health of humanity is at grave risk".
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Annual Heat-Related Deaths To Increase Five-Fold By 2050: Lancet Report
Heatwaves alone could lead to 524.9 million additional people experiencing moderate-to-severe food insecurity by 2041-60, aggravating the global risk of malnutrition, it said.
