Renowned Bangladeshi neurologist, academic and neuro-medicine specialist Professor Dr Quazi Deen Mohammad, also the founding director of National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital in Dhaka, has placed himself in quarantine.

Russia’s sovereign wealth fund has said it will supply 100 million doses of its potential coronavirus vaccine to Indian drug company Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, as Moscow speeds up plans to distribute its shot abroad.

PepsiCo is working on a drink to combat high-stress levels caused by the coronavirus pandemic and help consumers sleep better, according to a report by CNBC.

Long-term worries about a pandemic can take a toll on mental and emotional health and may result in the worsening of mental health conditions and chronic health problems. Terri Chen, head of psychology and senior clinical psychologist at the National University Hospital's department of psychological medicine in Singapore, gives some tips on how to cope with pandemic fatigue.

A comprehensive analysis of antibody responses in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients could inform the development of an effective vaccine, according to a study published recently in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Chao Wu and Rui Huang of Nanjing University Medical School, and colleagues.

COVID-19 has profoundly impacted all countries, with even the most prosperous nations overwhelmed by the pandemic. For low- and middle-income countries, the consequences are even more severe.

Research published in The Lancet Global Health journal, estimates that it could cost low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) around US$52

The Bangladesh Army recently has provided specialised trolleys and isolation beds for the COVID-19 patients at Evercare Hospital Dhaka to help combat the deadly pandemic, says a press release.

A new ‘global atlas’ study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) is the first to

Chairman of Intel and Medtronic speaks at 38th Annual Installation Ceremony of Rotary Club of Metropolitan Dhaka

Fifteen countries, including Bangladesh, account for approximately two-thirds of the worldwide deaths linked to trans fat intake, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today.

No one chooses to born, others choose for him. So, I did not choose the continent, the country, the district, the family I was born in: it is the naked human being’s birth truth.

Safety of a prospective vaccine for COVID-19 comes “first and foremost”, the World Health Organization’s chief scientist said on Wednesday, as a trial of a candidate from AstraZeneca was paused, at least temporarily, due to concerns over side effects.

The number of global under-five deaths dropped to its lowest point on record last year -- down to 5.2 million from 12.5 million in 1990 – but Covid-19 could reverse decades of this progress toward eliminating preventable child deaths, global health and welfare agencies warned today.

Arunrung Phothong Humphreys, ambassador of Thailand to Bangladesh, has handed over swab testing units to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) and icddr,b.

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the world must be better prepared for the next pandemic, as he calls on countries to invest in public health.

China has put its homegrown coronavirus vaccines on display for the first time, as the country where the contagion was discovered looks to shape the narrative surrounding the pandemic.

COVID-19 pandemic is a global public health emergency crisis causing acute infectious respiratory disease, which has brought even the most powerful nations to their knees. COVID-19 has already claimed 883,782 lives.

A study of nearly 1,200 UK adults, being presented at this year’s European and International Conference on Obesity (ECOICO 2020) suggests that there is a link between eating a larger proportion of one’s daily energy intake during the evening and having a higher total energy intake and lower quality of diet.

A new study of 8- to 11-year olds reveals an association between heavy television use and poorer reading performance, as well as between heavy computer use and poorer numeracy — the ability to work with numbers. Lisa Mundy of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia, and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS ONE recently.