Tag: Lancet
AstraZeneca India launches Trastuzumab deruxtecan for HER-2 positive metastatic breast cancer...
Developed in collaboration with Daiichi Sankyo, Trastuzumab deruxtecan is a specifically engineered HER2-directed antibody drug conjugate
Covaxin P3 data published in Lancet, overall 77.8% efficacy confirmed
This first publication of the data shows COVAXIN has 93.4% efficacy against severe COVID-19 disease, 77.8% overall efficacy, 63.6% efficacy against asymptomatic disease and 65.2% efficacy against the Delta variant in the Phase 3 clinical trial of 25,798 participants..........................
Reimagining India’s Health System – The Lancet Citizens’ Commission launched
The launch of the initiative aims at developing a citizens’ roadmap to achieving universal health coverage. The commission will be the first participatory, country-wide report of its scale to be developed.........................
India shows progressive signs to eradicate Malaria cases
With the target of malaria-free status by 2030, India has registered a 50 percent decline in malaria cases in India during 2018, as per the data from the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme..................
Diabetes raises risk of cancer, with women at even greater likelihood:...
The findings published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) highlight the need for more research into the role diabetes plays in developing cancer...………….
Taxes on soft drinks, alcohol & tobacco must to tackle rising...
Data analysis by the Lancet presents strong evidence that taxes on unhealthy products have the potential to produce major health gains among the poorest in society who are disproportionately affected by NCDs..............
India among top four nations affected severely by antibiotic resistance
The white paper released by Aetna International highlights antibiotics resistance as a serious hazard to public health 7 Lakh deaths per year due to antimicrobial resistance, expected to reach 1 crore per annum by 2050.............
15.6 million abortions occur annually in India, finds first ever study
The Lancet has come out with a first of its kind paper on the Incidence of Abortion and Unintended Pregnancy in India................
SRL Diagnostics initiates ‘silent movement’ to combat pollution
The company initiated a ‘silent movement’ by illuminating all SRL labs and buildings in Delhi and NCR with green LED lights besides distributing 1,000 plants in Sector 29 of Gurugram and in SRL corporate office...............
Consuming fruits, vegetables & dals cuts risk of death: study
The researchers attribute beneficial effects of consuming fruits and vegetables to presence of antioxidants like vitamin C, vitamin E and carotenoids, and fiber in them..............