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.

COVAX, a global initiative to ensure rapid and equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines for all countries yesterday announced the signing of an advance purchase agreement with Pfizer for up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which has already received WHO emergency use listing.

The Health Services Division of the health ministry today issued a circular saying that the Indian government will provide 20 lakh doses of Oxford-Astrazenca Covid-19 vaccines (Covishield) to Bangladesh.

Bureaucrats should not exceed their limit of authority, and should not act like politicians, Prof Dr Syed Modasser Ali, former advisor to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said today.

The 12th foundation anniversary of Saaol Heart Centre Bangladesh Limited was celebrated recently at the capital, says a press release.

The gut microbiome appears to be altered in patients with COVID-19, finds a study in Gut. Researchers compared blood and stool samples of roughly 100 patients with COVID-19 in Hong Kong with samples from other people taken before the pandemic. Nearly half the COVID-19 patients had mild disease.

Stable, supportive shoes seem to be better for pain linked to knee osteoarthritis, compared with flat, flexible shoes, according to trial results published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Other studies have contended that flat, flexible shoes could offer more pain relief.

A common question that I get from the patients and acquaintances - is it necessary to vaccinate once you become infected? Yes, everyone needs a vaccine, whether they were infected or not. But why does everyone need to be vaccinated?

Lung cancer is the leading cancer worldwide in terms of incidence and mortality. Only 15% of patients who develop lung cancer survive for 5 years. There is no definitive population-based cancer registry in Bangladesh, so it is difficult to find out the incidence and mortality of any kind of cancer.