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Covid-19: Pregnant women missing from most clinical trials

Pregnant women have been excluded from 75% of Covid-19 treatment trials, which puts potential effectiveness of treatment at risk, as well as the safety of pregnant women who may be at increased risk of severe illness, according to a new study published by the Lancet Global Health journal

A person receives the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease vaccine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, US.(REUTERS)

world news

Updated on Dec 17, 2020 04:44 PM IST

Hindustan Times, London | ByPrasun Sonwalkar

Covid-19 in India: Time for bold experimentation

Involve the private sector in testing; ramp up the contact tracing apparatus; invest in research; experiment widely

A health official collects a swab sample from a man to test for the Covid-19 test, Chennai, June 16, 2020(AFP)

analysis

Updated on Jun 18, 2020 07:33 PM IST

ByShamika Ravi

Heart ailments behind most urban deaths: ICMR research

An ICMR study, published in The Lancet Global Health, shows that close to a fifth of the world’s 56 million deaths occur in India.

Heart disease led to the most disease and deaths in urban areas, and perinatal conditions followed by heart disease caused the most deaths in rural areas in 2017, according to an ICMR study.(Shutterstock)

india news

Updated on Nov 09, 2019 09:08 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | BySanchita Sharma

Cyclone-30 becomes operational; cancer diagnosis to improve

A new study in the Lancet Global Health released last week found that 8.3% of the total number of deaths in India in 2016 was because of cancer

The machine – Cyclone-30 — is housed at the Kolkata-based Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC) under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and will start regular production by mid-next year after supporting nuclear systems are commissioned and regulatory clearances are obtained.(Shutterstock)

cities

Updated on Sep 19, 2018 11:18 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | BySnehal Fernandes, Mumbai

Air pollution, diet, weight: Lancet report lists what ails India

Lung ailments common in Delhi, heart problems in poor states, says a new study in The Lancet Global Health.

Apart from COPD, polluted air also raises the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancers, said the first-ever multi-centric public-private study of five non-communicable diseases (NCD) across all states.(Ravi Choudhary/HT File Photo)

cities

Updated on Sep 13, 2018 09:03 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | BySanchita Sharma

Haemorrhagic stroke rate highest in India’s northeastern states

Stroke in northeast India: A new study reports that one in three people living in India’s northeastern states, suffered premature deaths due to haemorrhagic stroke in 2015. The numbers are three times higher than the national average.

Hypertension is the primary risk factor for haemorrhagic stroke and consumption of excessive salt could be one of the reasons.(Shutterstock)

lifestyle

Updated on Jul 15, 2018 11:19 AM IST

Indo Asian News Service | ByHT Correspondent

Moms-to-be, beware: Anaemia during pregnancy may double mortality risk

Pregnant women with anaemia are twice as likely to die during or shortly after pregnancy, compared to those without the condition, according to a study.

Anaemia affects 32 million pregnant women worldwide.(Shutterstock)