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Contact tracing won't curb Covid-19 spread if testing is too slow: Lancet
To be successful, contact tracing measures must keep the rate of transmission of the virus, known as the Reproduction or R number, below one
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MP, Bihar, Telangana districts most vulnerable to Covid-19: Lancet study
Nine states marked out for higher risks, based on five parameters selected by researchers
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China has its work cut out: India to be world's largest employer in 2100
Population to decline from a peak in 2048 to a 32% lower level by 2100: The Lancet
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Lancet study casts doubt over herd immunity for tackling Covid-19
For herd immunity to work, at least 70 per cent of a population needs to be immune to protect the uninfected people, experts say
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Amidst controversy, Indian companies continue to manufacture HCQ
Once touted as a 'wonder drug', HCQ has been battling global controversies around its safety and efficacy as a prophylactic against the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
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Is India right in recommending HCQ despite the uncertainties around it?
HCQ was dropped from the solidarity trial that WHO was conducting as a part of a global effort in May.
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Covid-19 crisis: WHO says HCQ trials can resume, safety test done
The World Health Organization said Wednesday that it will resume recruiting patients for the hydroxychloroquine arm of a global trial called Solidarity.
Scientists question validity of major hydroxychloroquine study
A spokeswoman for Mandeep R Mehra, the Harvard professor who was the paper's lead author, said on Friday that the study's authors had asked for an independent academic review and audit of their work.
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Lancet study finds no benefit for hydroxychloroquine in Covid-19 patients
The scientists said these drugs should not be used to treat Covid-19 patients outside of clinical trials until results from randomised clinical trials are available to confirm their safety
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Working more than 10 hours regularly increases chance of a heart attack
Long working hours have also been shown to increase likelihood of smoking, excessive drinking, and weight gain
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Lancet report blames 'Big Food' firms for fuelling obesity, climate change
Group calls for excluding food industry from policy formation
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