Lancet Study

'Tomato fever' is misleading colloquial name for hand, foot and mouth disease, say medical professionals

Recently, the Lancet study revealed tomato fever flared in India among children. Tomato fever flared in India after Children, aged below 5 years, got infected upon contact with the virus

Tomato Flu Outbreak in India: Understanding the contagious disease

As per a study released by ‘The Lancet Respiratory Medicine’, the disease has emerged in the state of Kerala in children younger than five years

Smoking, alcohol, high BMI responsible for 4.45 million global cancer deaths, say Lancet study

The findings can help policymakers and researchers identify key risk factors that could be targeted in efforts to reduce deaths and ill health from cancer regionally, nationally, and globally

Covid patients at increased risk of psychiatric conditions after two years: Lancet study

Increased risk of neurological and psychiatric conditions such as dementia and seizures is still higher two years after COVID-19 compared to other respiratory infections, suggests an observational study of over 1.25 million patient health records published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal.

'People under 40 face higher health risks from alcohol than older adults'

A study has found that about 60 per cent of alcohol-related injuries occur among people between the age group of 15-39, including motor vehicle accidents, suicides, and homicides

Over 42 lakh deaths in India prevented by COVID-19 vaccines in 2021: Lancet study

Globally, the mathematical modelling study found that COVID-19 vaccines reduced the potential death toll during the pandemic by nearly 20 million or more than half in the year following their implementation

'Half of COVID-19 survivors show one symptom even two years after infection'

According to a Lancet study, fatigue or muscle weakness were the symptoms most often reported and fell from 52 per cent at six months to 30 per cent at two years

COVID-19 can be transmitted by fully vaccinated people at home, shows Lancet study

Researchers led by Imperial College London, UK, found that vaccinated people clear the infection more quickly, but the peak viral load among them is similar to that seen in unvaccinated individuals

COVID-19 vaccine boosters not 'appropriate' at this stage of pandemic, says study in The Lancet

The authors noted that across all vaccine types and variants, vaccine efficacy is greater against severe disease than against mild disease.

One in four people experience mild, brief side-effects of COVID-19 vaccines: Lancet study

People with prior known COVID-19 infection were also more likely to experience local side effects.