DNCC mayor Atiqul tests Covid-19 positive for the 3rd time

Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Atiqul Islam has tested Covid-19 positive for the third time.
4 October 2022, 10:32 AM

Refiners slash soybean oil prices by Tk 14

Refiners yesterday slashed retail prices of soybean oil by Tk 14 a litre as its prices in the international market dropped and the government kept the reduced Value Added Tax (VAT) on it.
3 October 2022, 18:00 PM

1st, 2nd dose of Covid vaccination campaign extended till Oct 8

The deadline for the ongoing first and second dose special vaccination campaign to prevent Covid-19 infection has been extended till October 8.
3 October 2022, 15:50 PM

Dengue fever: 3 dead, 525 hospitalised in 24hrs

Three dengue patients died while 525 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours across the country till 8:00 am today.
3 October 2022, 12:14 PM

2 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, positivity rate 12%

Two people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (October 3, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
3 October 2022, 11:50 AM

Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo wins Nobel Prize in Medicine

Swedish scientist Svante Paabo won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries "concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution", the award-giving body said on Monday.
3 October 2022, 10:40 AM

Dengue fever: 2 dead, 568 hospitalised in 24hrs

Two dengue patients died while 568 others were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today (October 2, 2022).
2 October 2022, 12:53 PM

Outbound passengers’ Covid test facility to be moved to Shyamoli TB hospital

The Covid-19 testing facility for outbound passengers run by the government at Army Stadium in Dhaka will be shifted to 250-bed TB Hospital in Shyamoli, said a press release today.
2 October 2022, 11:48 AM

1 Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 14.35%

One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (October 2, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
2 October 2022, 11:00 AM

Modelling study estimates the number of people living with Type 1 Diabetes is set to double by 2040

An estimated 8.4 million people were living with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) across the globe in 2021, according to the results of a new modelling study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. This number is predicted to increase to 13.5-17.4 million people living with T1D by 2040.
1 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Weight loss beneficial for individuals with obesity, but not for the lean

Intentionally losing weight can bring long-term health benefits for individuals with obesity, regardless of the method or strategy they use, according to a study of almost 200,000 people.
1 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Secret paybacks of good acts

Have you ever felt good after accompanying a sick neighbour to the hospital in the middle of the night? Then there was the time when you left food and essentials in front of your friend’s door regularly at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
1 October 2022, 18:00 PM

COVID-19, influenza, and vascular thrombotic events

The association of COVID-19 with thrombotic events was initially inferred from case series. Now, investigators have analysed U.S. claims and medical records data to evaluate incidence of inpatient arterial and venous thrombotic events among adults hospitalised with COVID-19 between April 1, 2020, and May 31, 2021 (41,443 before vaccine availability and 44,194 after). Controls comprised 8,269 adults hospitalised with influenza during the 2018–2019 season.
1 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Use heart for every heart

Use heart for every heart — the theme is about celebrating and connecting like-minded people on the occasion of World Heart Day this year. It created a sense of commitment around the common cause of heart health, and it is a concept that encapsulates the values of World Heart Day.
1 October 2022, 18:00 PM

5 Covid-19 deaths in 24hrs, current positivity rate 15.28%

Five people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (October 1, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
1 October 2022, 13:40 PM

Long Covid remains mysterious despite emerging theories

Millions of people around the world are believed to suffer from long Covid yet little remains known about the condition -- though research has recently proposed several theories for its cause.
1 October 2022, 06:02 AM

1 Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 14.66%

One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (September 30, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
30 September 2022, 10:36 AM

2 Covid deaths in 24hrs, positivity rate 13.53

Two people died from Covid-19 in the 24 hours proceeding 8:00am yesterday, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). 
29 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Set up vaccine plant by this fiscal

Amid delays in completing the vaccine manufacturing and research plant in Gopalganj, a parliamentary watchdog yesterday asked the health ministry to finish all works and start making vaccines within this fiscal year (2022-23).
29 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Dengue fever: 506 patients hospitalised in 24hrs

At least 506 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8:00 am today.
29 September 2022, 11:32 AM