Genotyping can detect COVID variants more rapidly: Lancet study – ET HealthWorld

Genotyping can detect COVID variants more rapidly: Lancet study – ET HealthWorld

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

Artificial Intelligence detects gallbladder cancer as accurately as radiologists in India: Lancet study – ET HealthWorld

Artificial Intelligence detects gallbladder cancer as accurately as radiologists in India: Lancet study – ET HealthWorld

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

BeatO witnesses exponential YoY user base growth from tier 4 cities, Health News, ET HealthWorld

BeatO witnesses exponential YoY user base growth from tier 4 cities, Health News, ET HealthWorld

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

Smartwatch data shows Covid booster vaccine is safe: Lancet study, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Smartwatch data shows Covid booster vaccine is safe: Lancet study, Health News, ET HealthWorld

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

AI-derived digital marker to measure characteristics of heart disease in patients : Lancet Study – ET HealthWorld

AI-derived digital marker to measure characteristics of heart disease in patients : Lancet Study – ET HealthWorld

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

Lancet Commission issues call to urgently address stigma in mental health

Lancet Commission issues call to urgently address stigma in mental health

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

Typhoid-causing bacteria have become increasingly resistant to essential antibiotics, says Lancet study

Typhoid-causing bacteria have become increasingly resistant to essential antibiotics, says Lancet study

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

Omicron Symptoms 2 Days Shorter Than Delta

Omicron Symptoms 2 Days Shorter Than Delta

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

COVID-19: Decoding the dwindling efficacy of Pfizer’s vaccine

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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

Modi govt under fire for its handling of Covid-19 second wave, top journal calls it ‘self-inflicted catastrophe’

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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