The Lancet | The best science for better lives
WEBSep 20, 2024 · The Lancet sets extremely high standards. We select only the best research papers for their quality of work and the progression they bring. Too much research is done for research sake. We believe that improving lives is the only end goal and that research is only relevant when it has an impact on human lives. We recognise that a great research ...
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WEB5 days ago · Rabies, a preventable yet fatal disease, continues to claim 59 000 lives annually, with Africa shouldering over 60% of this toll. 1 Weak surveillance systems mean these numbers are probably underestimates, masking the true scale of the problem and perpetuating health inequities across the continent. World Rabies Day 2024, with the …
The Lancet | The best science for better lives
WEB6 days ago · The Lancet sets extremely high standards. We select only the best research papers for their quality of work and the progression they bring. Too much research is done for research sake. We believe that improving lives is the only end goal and that research is only relevant when it has an impact on human lives. We recognise that a great research ...
The Lancet, 28 September 2024, Volume 404, Issue 10459, Pages …
WEBThe Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: competing interests and optimism bias. Colin D Butler, Devin Combs Bowles, Ivan C Hanigan, Andrew Harmer, John Donne Potter. Full-Text HTML.
The Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from the COVID …
WEBSep 14, 2022 · As of May 31, 2022, there were 6·9 million reported deaths and 17·2 million estimated deaths from COVID-19, as reported by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME; throughout the report, we rely on IHME estimates of infections and deaths; note that the IHME gives an estimated range, and we refer to the mean …
Evaluating COVID-19 vaccines in the real world - The Lancet
WEBMar 26, 2022 · The effectiveness of the mRNA vaccines in preventing COVID-19 disease progression in 2021 set new expectations about the role of prevention interventions for the disease. Efficacy observed in the trials was more than 90%.1,2 The efficacy of other vaccines evaluated in large randomised trials, such as the Oxford–AstraZeneca (70%) …
Long-term effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against infections ...
WEBFeb 10, 2023 · Our analyses indicate that vaccine effectiveness generally decreases over time against SARS-CoV-2 infections, hospitalisations, and mortality. The baseline vaccine effectiveness levels for the omicron variant were notably lower than for other variants. Therefore, other preventive measures (eg, face-mask wearing and physical distancing) …
Diagnostics for COVID-19: moving from pandemic response to …
WEBDiagnostics have proven to be crucial to the COVID-19 pandemic response. There are three major methods for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection and their role has evolved during the course of the pandemic. Molecular tests such as PCR are highly sensitive and specific at detecting viral RNA, and are recommended by WHO for confirming diagnosis in …
Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 estimates ... - The Lancet
WEBMay 18, 2024 · Over the past three decades, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) has produced several iterations of global estimates for various disease metrics.1 The latest iteration, GBD 2021, published in The Lancet as a series of Articles, includes estimates of the global disease burden including incidence, …
Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine efficacy - The Lancet
WEBJan 9, 2021 · 2020 has been a difficult year for all, but has seen 58 vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) be developed and in clinical trials,1 with some vaccines reportedly having more than 90% efficacy against COVID-19 in clinical trials. This remarkable achievement is much-needed good news as COVID-19 …