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New Zealand population‑level study in The Lancet (2026) finds smoking declined five‑fold faster once safer nicotine alternatives (such as regulated vaping) were formally adopted; India’s 13.5 crore smokers face quit rates stuck below 4%

A Lancet study warns that nearly half of young adults with diabetes are unaware of their condition, raising risks of lifelong complications. Researchers stress urgent investment in early screening, affordable medicines, and glucose-monitoring access to tackle the silent epidemic.

Over 5,700 deaths in humans estimated to occur each year due to rabies in India

The Lancet study, published on Thursday, found that in India, nearly 44 million women and 26 million men were obese in 2022, respectively.

India was followed by Pakistan, Nigeria, China, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo and the US, the researchers said.

Overall, 719 of currently pregnant women and 3,426 of currently married lactating women were using tobacco in some form, the cross-sectional study found after analysing data from the Fifth National Family Health Survey

A new study by ICMR-INDIAB found that over 11% of Indians suffer from diabetes, while 35.5 %of people suffer from hypertension.