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Health
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Health
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Prof Pravath Chandra Biswas appointed new DGHS DG
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Health
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Preventing Dengue Outbreak: Authorities yet to take early steps
The authorities have apparently not learned any lessons from this year’s dengue outbreak that saw records tumble both in terms of death toll and hospitalisation.
22 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh sees zero dengue deaths
In the last 24 hours until yesterday morning, Bangladesh reported no deaths from dengue, following five days of continuous fatalities.
21 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 rates are rising again: What you need to know
With the holiday season and colder winter months looming in the northern hemisphere, 'tis the season for Covid. But then again, Covid never really left us
21 December 2023, 11:00 AM
Four more lives lost to dengue
At least four dengue patients died, three from outside Dhaka, in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
20 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Dengue: 4 more die, 207 hospitalised in a day
Of the deaths, three were reported outside the capital.
20 December 2023, 12:01 PM
28 percent children under five stunted
Child nutrition should be included in the election manifestos of candidates to address undernutrition in children under five, said speakers at a dialogue yesterday.
19 December 2023, 18:00 PM
2 die of dengue
At least two dengue patients died, one of whom was from outside Dhaka, in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
19 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Dengue: 2 die, 196 hospitalised in a day
1,688 deaths, 3,19,671 cases this year
19 December 2023, 13:14 PM
No antibiotics without prescriptions
Misuse of antibiotics reduces sensitivity of the drugs against various diseases, leaving people more vulnerable, said experts at a programme yesterday.
18 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Dengue claims four more lives
At least four dengue patients died, one from outside Dhaka, in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
18 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Dengue: 4 die, 239 hospitalised in a day
1,686 deaths, 3,19,475 cases this year
18 December 2023, 13:49 PM
Google unveils MedLM, the healthcare AI
Google has recently introduced MedLM, a suite of AI models designed for the healthcare sector. Built upon the foundation of Med-PaLM 2, Google's large language model (LLM) for the medical domain, MedLM will be made available on the Vertex AI platform for Google Cloud users in the United States.
18 December 2023, 09:43 AM
Four more die of dengue
Four dengue patients died in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
17 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Dengue: 4 die, 254 hospitalised in a day
At least four more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease
17 December 2023, 13:32 PM
Zero dengue deaths after 169 days
Bangladesh saw no deaths from dengue in 24 hours, a first since June 29, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
16 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 subvariant JN 1 found in India’s Kerala
India today confirmed a case of JN 1, a sub-variant of Covid-19 whose cases have surged in China and the United States, has been detected in the southern state of Kerala
16 December 2023, 15:04 PM
Zero dengue deaths after 169 days
However, public health experts are advising caution in interpreting the data
16 December 2023, 14:59 PM
Dengue deadly even in Dec
Despite December being a month which sees less dengue cases, the first 15 days of the month this year have seen 54 deaths and 6,722 cases.
15 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Dengue: 2 die, 190 hospitalised in a day
1,678 deaths, 3,18,803 cases this year
15 December 2023, 13:55 PM
Dengue Outbreak: 2 more die, 308 get hospitalised
At least two more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease.
14 December 2023, 18:00 PM