World’s second-oldest person survives Covid-19 at age 116

A 116-year-old French nun who is believed to be the world’s second-oldest person has survived Covid-19 and is looking forward to celebrating her 117th birthday on Thursday.
10 February 2021, 05:30 AM

Cleaners threaten to stop waste collection in Dhaka north areas

Cleaners have threatened to stop waste collection from households in Dhaka North City Corporation area if their demands are not met within the next seven days.
9 February 2021, 09:30 AM

All primary school teachers to be vaccinated within a week: state minister

All teachers of government primary schools will be inoculated within a week, said State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Zakir Hossain.
9 February 2021, 08:37 AM

New Covid-19 variants: WHO questions efficacy of existing vaccines

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said that the emergence of new coronavirus variants has raised major questions about the efficacy of existing Covid-19 vaccines.
9 February 2021, 07:16 AM

Early physical therapy for acute back pain and sciatica improves disability

Patients with acute low back pain and sciatica who are referred early to physical therapy see improved outcomes at 6 months, according to a randomised trial in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
10 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Evercare Hospital Dhaka started post COVID-19 recovery clinic

Evercare Hospital Dhaka has recently started a post COVID-19 respiratory recovery clinic to help post COVID-19 patients continue their journey to recovery, says a press release.
10 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Heat has a stronger effect on health in less developed cities

Compared to high income cities, less developed cities in Brazil have a higher hospitalisation rate associated with increased heat exposure, according to a new study published recently in PLOS Medicine by Yuming Guo of the Monash University, Australia, and colleagues.
10 October 2020, 18:00 PM

The adverse effect of overuse of hand sanitizer

We all know that the COVID-19 pandemic situation is the new normal that is going to be here for quite some time. To keep the disease away,
10 October 2020, 18:00 PM

Scope for massive scale-up of investment in mental health

World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilising efforts in support of mental health.
10 October 2020, 18:00 PM