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A recent Lancet study on cancer in women revealed how gender inequality has contributed to poor health conditions and why we must have a feminist approach to deal with it. - Cancer in Women: What is Feminist Approach to Save 800,000 Lives a Year? Explained

The IARC conducts and coordinates research into the causes of cancer and is an intergovernmental agency under the World Health Organization of the United Nations. Tobacco, alcohol, obesity, and infections accounted for roughly 1.3 million deaths in women across all age groups in 2020, the study reported, acknowledging that the burden of cancer in women due to these risk factors was widely under-recognised.

A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health has unveiled the staggering toll of lead exposure on the health and economy of India. The research, conducted by World Bank researchers, sheds new light on the devastating consequences of lead contamination, calling for immediate attention to this pervasive health threat.

The EG.5.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2 can escape neutralising antibodies better than other currently circulating strains, giving it an advantage in infecting vaccinated or previously infected people, according to a study published in

An artificial intelligence (AI) based approach demonstrated diagnostic performance comparable to experienced radiologists in detecting gallbladder cancer at a hospital in Chandigarh, according to a study published in The Lancet Regional Health.

A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal states that pursuing "green growth" in high-income countries will not be sufficient to meet the emission reductions required by the Paris Agreement. Even in countries that have decoupled carbon emissions from GDP growth, it would take over 200 years to reach zero emissions. The researchers argue that economic growth in these countries contradicts climate targets and call for a transformative climate policy focused on sufficiency,...

The study, published in the journal, The Lancet, analysed changes in blood pressure from nearly 20 million people in every country in the world between 1975 and 2015.

New research published in The Lancet Digital Health found that people experience gender-specific warning symptoms before a sudden cardiac arrest. Women commonly experience shortness of breath, while men experience chest pain.

The research found osteoarthritis cases increased rapidly over the past three decades because of three main factors: ageing, population growth, and obesity. | Health

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