Medical education: HC summons DG over non-compliance
18 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh
World Diabetes Day / Bangladeshi researchers on cusp of diabetes prevention
14 November 2022, 08:06 AM
Disease
Dengue fever: 5 more die, 873 hospitalised in 24hrs
31 October 2022, 11:19 AM
Disease
4 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, positivity rate now 6.62%
28 July 2022, 11:52 AM
Deaths & infections
India reports 2nd case of monkeypox
18 July 2022, 11:56 AM
Disease
Sore throat most common Covid-19 symptom now, according to British study
18 July 2022, 09:39 AM
Coronavirus
7 Covid-19 deaths, 1,611 cases reported in 24 hours
8 July 2022, 11:40 AM
Deaths & infections
Work with city corporation to eliminate Aedes breeding ground: Atiqul to REHAB
4 July 2022, 11:24 AM
Disease
67% medicine retailers can't identify antibiotics: DGDA
18 May 2022, 07:54 AM
Health
No Covid-19 death since April 5
10 April 2022, 10:53 AM
Deaths & infections
India's vaccinations hit record with free COVID shots
India gave out a record 7.5 million vaccine doses on Monday under a federal campaign to inoculate all adults for free after weeks of criticism that a chaotic rollout had worsened a second wave that killed hundreds of thousands.
21 June 2021, 13:28 PM
Police constable in Jhenaidah dies of Covid-19 infection
A police personnel, who earlier tested positive for coronavirus, died at a hospital in Jhenaidah this morning.
21 June 2021, 10:04 AM
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 346
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 346 to 3,722,327, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Monday. The reported death toll rose by 10 to 90,395, the tally showed.
21 June 2021, 07:39 AM
China passes 1 billion mark in Covid-19 vaccine doses administered
China has passed the one billion mark in the number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered, the country announced on Sunday (June 20). This is more than a third of the total administered worldwide.
21 June 2021, 07:11 AM
Dongguan becomes latest city in China’s Guangdong to be hit by Covid-19
The major manufacturing hub of Dongguan in China’s most populous province of Guangdong launched mass testing on Monday for the coronavirus and cordoned off communities after detecting its first infections in the current outbreak.
21 June 2021, 06:40 AM
Afghanistan running out of oxygen as Covid-19 surge worsens
Afghanistan’s is racing to ramp up supplies of oxygen as a deadly third surge of Covid-19 worsens, a senior health official told The Associated Press in an interview Saturday.
20 June 2021, 10:36 AM
Russia reports 17,611 new COVID-19 cases, 450 deaths
Russia reported 17,611 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 8,305 in Moscow, taking the official national tally since the pandemic began to 5,316,826.
20 June 2021, 09:43 AM
Philippines seals deal for 40 mln Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 doses
The Philippine government has signed a supply agreement for 40 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE in its biggest coronavirus vaccine deal to date.
20 June 2021, 09:07 AM
Inoculation with Pfizer vaccine to start in Dhaka from tomorrow
Administering Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine will start in Dhaka from tomorrow, Dr Md Shamsul Haque, line director at the Directorate General of Health Services, said today.
20 June 2021, 09:00 AM
China reports 23 new COVID-19 cases versus 30 the day before
China reported 23 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the mainland for June 19, down from 30 infections a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Sunday.
20 June 2021, 07:01 AM
6 Covid-19 patients die at KMCH, positivity rate in Khulna 28.11%
Six patients of Covid-19 and another with coronavirus-like symptoms died at Khulna Medical College Hospital in 24 hours till this morning.
20 June 2021, 06:15 AM
India's daily Covid-19 cases drop below 60,000 for the first time in 81 days
Maintaining a continued improvement in the situation, India reported less than 60,000 daily Covid-19 cases for the first time in 81 days with the addition of 58,419 new infections recorded in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said today.
20 June 2021, 05:22 AM
Cuba encouraged by early efficacy results of homegrown Covid-19 vaccine
Cuba's Soberana 2 vaccine candidate has shown 62% efficacy with just two of its three doses, state-run biopharmaceutical corporation BioCubaFarma said on Saturday, citing preliminary data from late phase trials.
20 June 2021, 05:05 AM
A focus on abnormal uterine bleeding
By the age of 10-14 years, when a girl gradually becomes an adolescent, various physical and mental changes take place. One of the most
19 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Tai chi helps the waistline a little
Tai chi is the slow-motion exercise sometimes called “meditation in motion.” Tai chi is popular for its dignified pace and low impact, but its claimed
19 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Carotenaemia: does the skin tell us a story?
A couple of weeks ago I saw two patients having similar problems. Both the patients were around two years old, had deep yellow colouration of palms
19 June 2021, 18:00 PM
What is sarcopenia?
Many ageing people are facing thinning out of their arms and thighs including hip muscles along with a bulging belly, and they look like an orange on a stick. Medically it is called sarcopenia.
19 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Magnesium: the astounding mineral
Magnesium is an essential mineral in all living organisms, with 99% of the mineral residing within the tissue cells. It is a nutrient that the body needs
19 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Turkey receives 5 mln more doses of Sinovac's Covid-9 vaccine -Anadolu
Turkey has received 5 million more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac , the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Saturday, as President Tayyip Erdogan voiced hope of a rebound in the tourism sector.
19 June 2021, 16:43 PM
Brazil set to pass half a million Covid-19 deaths
Brazil's death toll from COVID-19 is expected to pass 500,000 on Saturday as experts warn that the world's second-deadliest outbreak may worsen due to delayed vaccinations and the government's refusal to back social distancing measures.
19 June 2021, 15:03 PM