Several serologic assays are available for detecting antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection; however, their sensitivity and specificity are limited and their correlation with viral neutralisation (considered a marker of protective immunity) is unclear,

Assessing nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs with nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) is considered the gold standard for detecting SARS-CoV-2, but proper sample collection requires trained personnel and is uncomfortable. Saliva, by contrast, is easily self-collected.

More than a million battery-operated auto-rickshaws sprang up out of nowhere in Bangladesh and are now being used by millions of people every day.

Despite steep challenges, including frequent natural disasters, poverty rates, and the COVID-19 pandemic, Bangladesh has defied the odds to make progress in its development goals. It bucked the global recession during the pandemic year, with 5.1% GDP growth in 2020 – the highest growth rate in South Asia. The country has also made significant headway in reducing infant mortality rates and increasing life expectancy.

In every 1,000 live births, 30 newborns die in the country, says Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS).

Cancer survivors, caregivers and medical experts today said empathy towards cancer patients and proper treatment instead of fear or social stigma can save millions of lives each year.

Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) and Stereotactic Radiation Therapy (SRT) are advanced and modernised forms of radiation therapy, which delivers high dose radiation to a small focused area. This specialised form of radiation treatment involves a team of specialists. This team includes radiation oncologists, radiologists, radiation physicists, other specialty doctors, and nurses.

A bill titled "Sheikh Hasina Medical University, Khulna Bill, 2021" was passed in the parliament today to set up a medical university in Khulna division -- aiming to expand the facilities for medical education, research and healthcare services in the region.

The world has successfully completed history’s fastest development of a new vaccine. The vaccines for COVID-19 are said to be safe. Will life be the same after vaccination?

Important advances in HIV prevention research were announced recently at the 4th HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P // Virtual), convened by IAS – the International AIDS Society.

Vaccinations against 10 major pathogens have a substantial impact on public health in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), according to new modelling research published in The Lancet. The study estimated that from 2000 to 2019 vaccinations have prevented 37 million deaths, and that this figure will increase to 69 million deaths for the period 2000-2030.

This was the time last year that the world was getting familiar with the word ‘Coronavirus’. In the previous year, we could not stop talking about it because it interrupted the daily life of people all over the world of all ages and races.

Vaccines to prevent the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are perhaps the best hope for ending the pandemic. Looking to get the facts about COVID-19 vaccines? Here is what you need to know about the vaccines and the benefits of getting vaccinated.

A five-day long mass vaccination programme -- to inoculate nearly 8,000 dogs -- to prevent rabies will start from tomorrow, said Dr Mohiuddin Mohammad Alamgir, acting civil surgeon of Cox’s Bazar, today.

On the basement floor of the United Hospital, one will find many highly specialized state-of-the-art medical equipment where the Nuclear Medicine and Radiation (radiotherapy) wings are located. United Hospital Cancer Care Centre is entirely devoted to provide cancer patients with the most effective range of innovative cancer diagnosis and treatment available. It is the first vanguard hospital playing pioneering role in reshaping the cancer care of Bangladesh as it introduced back in 2011 the first PET-CT scanner and Medical Cyclotron to produce FDG (Fludeoxyglucose), the radioactive isotope which is used in PET-CT scan to detect the presence, spread, recurrence and treatment progress of cancer.

Today’s talk of the globe is ‘vaccine’. People are very excited and also confused about their happiness on this issue! Although we are aware of at

In our daily life, we take many kind of beverages. We hardly think about their health benefits. Here are a few juices and drinks that may boost your brain health.

Although clinicians commonly recommend diet and lifestyle modifications to prevent gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms, few prospective data inform these recommendations. Researchers used Nurses’ Health Study data to determine associations between dietary and lifestyle factors and risk for developing GERD symptoms in 43,000 women without baseline GERD.

It is hard to not be appalled by the sheer apathy many people are showing towards the health measures put in place to fight the pandemic – masks are barely seen covering both nose and mouth of the wearer properly, if at all; droves of people are casually visiting entertainment hubs

While Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in our lives, the new strain has spread panic among people not only in England but even outside. Scientists are working hard to track the origin of the new virus, but nothing has been confirmed yet. The even horrifying news is that the new virus is 56 per cent more contagious, as per the experts.