New Delhi: Genotyping technique can detect new variants of SARS-CoV-2 almost a week more quickly than traditional methods, according to a study published in The Lancet Microbe journal. Genotyping is the process of determining differences in the genetic make-up (genotype) of an individual by examining the individual’s DNA sequence using biological assays and comparing it … Read more
New Delhi : An artificial intelligence (AI) based approach demonstrated diagnostic performance comparable to experienced radiologists in detecting gall bladder cancer at a hospital in Chandigarh, according to a study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia journal. Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a highly aggressive malignancy with a poor detection and a high … Read more
New Delhi: BeatO, a digital care platform for controlling and reversing diabetes, has announced that they have more than two million people with diabetes on their platform. The platform has seen its user base grow by 17x in the past five years. According to a recent Lancet report, India is home to approximately 77 million … Read more
Jerusalem: The booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine is safe, according to a study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine that monitored heart measures through smartwatches. Researchers at Tel Aviv University equipped close to 5,000 Israelis with smartwatches and monitored their physiological parameters over two years. Of those monitored, 2,038 received the booster dose of the … Read more
Washington: Scientists have constructed an in silico, or computer-derived, marker for coronary artery disease (CAD) to better measure clinically important characterizations of the disease, a new study has found. Using machine learning and clinical data from electronic health records, the researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York are the … Read more
It finds that social contact between people with and without lived experience of mental illness is the most effective way to reduce stigma and discrimination It finds that social contact between people with and without lived experience of mental illness is the most effective way to reduce stigma and discrimination On Monday, observed as World … Read more
Bacteria causing Typhoid fever are becoming increasingly resistant to some of the most important antibiotics for human health, according to a study published in The Lancet Microbe journal. The largest genome analysis of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) also shows that resistant strains — almost all originating in South Asia — have spread to … Read more
April 8, 2022 The COVID-19 symptoms caused by the Omicron variant tend to last about two days shorter than symptoms from the Delta variant, according to a new study published in The Lancet. In addition, among fully vaccinated people, a symptomatic Omicron infection was 25% less likely to result in a hospital admission as compared … Read more
Israel now plans to conduct a detailed study of vaccinated people in an attempt to assess the vaccine’s efficacy. (Picture courtesy: Indian Express) Data from the Israeli health ministry released recently has showed that the efficacy of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 had shown a significant drop in recent weeks. The efficacy of two shots … Read more
The inoculation drive, which is now in the third phase, has also come under scathing criticism. In March this year, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan triumphantly said that India was in endgame of Covid and that 133-crore strong population had beaten the virus. In May, India is the ground zero of the worst outbreak … Read more