U.S. health scientists said in an essay Thursday that a candidate vaccine for the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) could be ready for early-stage human testing in three months. In an essay published on the U.S. medical journal JAMA, Anthony Fauci, director…
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s sister Selima Islam on Friday said they are planning to make a special appeal seeking her release from jail as they are worried about her life.
A virus – previously unknown to science – is causing severe lung disease in China and has also been detected in other countries, reports BBC.
Various cold-related diseases affected 5,825 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Thursday. Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control room showed that 888 of the patients received treatment for acute…
By Ifeanyi Nsofor Reprint ABUJA, Jan 21 2020 (IPS) – The coronavirus outbreak — which began in Wuhan, China, and causes a pneumonia-like illness — is raging across Asia, infecting close to 300 people and killing four. It was initially…
By Mantoe Phakathi MBABANE , Jan 21 2020 (IPS) – When 14-year-old Nomcebo Mkhaliphi first noticed the blood discharged from her vagina, she was shocked. Confused, she turned to her older sisters for advice. “My sisters told me that they…
Various cold-related diseases affected 5,733 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Monday.
Dhaka, Jan 19 – According to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2017, even in the provision of tobacco control law, almost 50% of people are being exposed to secondhand smoking in public places. In order to rescue the people from…
Various cold-related diseases have affected 4143 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Sunday.
The World Mosquito Program (WMP) wants to step into Bangladesh with its technology to help the country deal with dengue that caused widespread woes last year, saying that it has a record of successful journeys in a number of countries,…
The World Mosquito Program (WMP) wants to step into Bangladesh with its technology to help the country deal with dengue that caused widespread woes last year, saying that it has a record of successful journeys in a number of countries,…
Dhaka, Jan 17 – A young girl was diagnosed with Nipah virus at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) on Thursday – the first reported case at the hospital in three years.
Forty-four dengue patients, including 35 in the capital, are being treated at hospitals across the country.
Voicing deep concern over the ‘deteriorating’ health condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, Jatiya Oikyafront Convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Tuesday demanded the government immediately release her from jail.
Various cold-related diseases have affected 5,947people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Tuesday.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said their Chairperson Khaleda Zia informed them that she wants to go to any advanced health centre as she is not given proper treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).
Forty five dengue patients, including 35 in the capital, are being treated at hospitals across the country.
An innovative Chinese Alzheimer’s drug that hit the domestic market last week, will go through clinical trials on 2,000 patients overseas in 2020.
Various cold-related diseases have affected 5,432 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Saturday.
Sixty people, including 47 in the capital, are being treated at hospitals across the country for dengue.
Fourteen Mongolian children suffering from congenital heart disease will receive free medical treatment in a Chinese hospital, according to the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) branch in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Dhaka, Dec 26 – Bangladesh’s capital city was again ranked the worst in Air Quality Index (AQI) on Thursday morning.
Nearly 6,000 people have been affected by various cold-related diseases in the last 24 hours across the country.
One hundred and seven dengue patients, including 73 in the capital, are being treated at different hospitals across the country.
Nineteen new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8am on Sunday.
The government on Monday confirmed that 141 people died of mosquito-borne disease Dengue since the beginning of the year.
Amnesty International on Thursday expressed deep concern over the health condition of former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Criticising physicians for their tendency of making extra money by asking patients to undergo unnecessary and wasteful medical tests, President Abdul Hamid on Thursday urged the doctors to refrain from such practices.
Chilli peppers aren’t for the faint of heart, but maybe they should be. Scientists in Italy say the spice slashes the mortality rate from a heart attack and cerebrovascular disease (which restricts blood flow to the brain and includes strokes…
By Rafiqul Islam DHAKA, Bangladesh, Dec 14 2019 (IPS) – Chairman of The Nippon Foundation, Yohei Sasakawa, has assured Bangladesh of continuing support for the Zero Leprosy Initiative announced by the country’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, aimed at eliminating leprosy…