Dengue fever: 1 patient dies, 315 hospitalised in a day

One more died while 315 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am.
5 September 2021, 12:03 PM

70 Covid-19 deaths recorded in a day, current positivity rate 9.66%

Seventy people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
5 September 2021, 11:58 AM

Not aware of plan on vaccinating those under 18: DGHS

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has stated that there is currently no plan in place to vaccinate under 18 individuals against Covid-19.
5 September 2021, 10:35 AM

Russia's coronavirus cases surpass 7 million mark

Russia's coronavirus cases tally hit 7 million on Sunday, with the country reporting 18,645 new infections in the past 24 hours and 793 more deaths.
5 September 2021, 09:42 AM

Beef giant Brazil halts China exports after confirming two mad cow disease cases

Brazil, the world's largest beef exporter, has suspended beef exports to its No. 1 customer China after confirming two cases of "atypical" mad cow disease in two separate domestic meat plants, the agriculture ministry said on Saturday.
4 September 2021, 18:07 PM

2 die, 265 hospitalised in a day

Two more dengue patients have died while 265 new patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Positivity Rate: Below 10pc after three months

The Covid-19 positivity rate declined below 10 percent after more than three months as the country logged 1,743 new cases yesterday.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Lost lives, abandoned homes: East Jurain hit hard by dengue, locals blame city corporation

Hafiza, a mother of two children from East Jurain’s Khaja Mahbub Ali Road, has been suffering from dengue fever for more than 20 days. Her 12-year-old son, who was also infected, recently recovered after 13 days of a life or death struggle at a local hospital.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Can a salt substitute lower the incidence of stroke?

Reducing dietary sodium, in combination with increasing dietary potassium, can lower blood pressure (BP) in some “salt-sensitive” people.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM

WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence

The COVID-19 pandemic has given us a shared experience that shows how interconnected our lives are and how public health depends on
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM

International experts outline diabetes remission diagnosis criteria

People with type 2 diabetes should be considered in remission after sustaining normal blood sugar levels for three months or more, according to a new consensus statement from the Endocrine Society, the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Diabetes UK and the American Diabetes Association, and co-published in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Diabetologia, Diabetic Medicine and Diabetes Care.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Need to encourage COVID-19 vaccination

According to the current date, in Bangladesh about 4.4% (7.13 M) of the population is fully vaccinated and about 24.8 million doses have given. However, these number could be much higher if the people would much aware of being vaccinated but for being illiterate and spreading misconception through different medium most of the elderly citizens are not willing to take the vaccine.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM

World failing to address dementia challenge

Only a quarter of countries worldwide have a national policy, strategy or plan for supporting people with dementia and their families, according to the The World Health Organisation (WHO)’s ‘Global status report on the public health response to dementia’, released recently.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Another black fungus patient identified in Chattogram

A woman undergoing treatment at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) has been identified with black fungus, a doctor said today.
4 September 2021, 14:12 PM

Dengue fever: Two more die, 265 others hospitalised in a day

Two more have died while 265 new dengue patients hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today.
4 September 2021, 12:53 PM

61 Covid-19 deaths recorded in a day, current positivity rate 9.82%

Sixty-one people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
4 September 2021, 11:10 AM

Govt might consider vaccinating 12-18 year olds: Health minister

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said anyone aged 18 and above will get Covid-19 vaccines from now on.
4 September 2021, 06:46 AM

Covid daily deaths lowest in 11 weeks

The fatalities from Covid-19 and new infections have dropped in the country last week compared to the previous week, according to data of the Directorate General of Health Services.
3 September 2021, 18:00 PM

What is Covid brain fog?

Brain fog is one of the rarer Covid-19 symptoms -- not talked about frequently. There are no complications in understanding brain fog; it’s a cognitive dysfunction, a hazy feeling that bars you from concentrating, or remembering things.
3 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Another dies of dengue

One more dengue patient died while 255 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8am yesterday. According to the Directorate General of Health Services, among the new cases, 22 are from outside Dhaka.
3 September 2021, 18:00 PM