Covid-19 death toll unacceptably high: WHO

The Covid-19 weekly death toll of around 50,000 lives is unacceptably high, the World Health Organization said Friday as the one million fatalities landmark approaches.
19 September 2020, 08:45 AM

Neuromedicine specialist Prof Dr Deen Mohammad in quarantine

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.
17 September 2020, 16:46 PM

Russia to supply 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to India

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.
16 September 2020, 18:39 PM

Pepsi to introduce ‘stress-relieving’ beverage in the US

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.
16 September 2020, 15:32 PM

Battling pandemic fatigue: Some feel burned out as the Covid-19 outbreak drags on with no end in sight

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.
13 September 2020, 12:15 PM

Healthcare cost of COVID-19 in LMlCs at US$52 billion every four weeks

Research published in The Lancet Global Health journal, estimates that it could cost low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) around US$52
12 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh Army donated essential medical equipment for COVID-19 response at Evercare Hospital Dhaka

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.
12 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Insomnia identified as a new risk factor

A new ‘global atlas’ study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) is the first to
12 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Antibody responses in COVID-19 patients could guide vaccine design

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.
12 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Combatting the coming malnutrition crisis

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.
12 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Establish value-based healthcare system in Bangladesh: Omar Ishrak

Chairman of Intel and Medtronic speaks at 38th Annual Installation Ceremony of Rotary Club of Metropolitan Dhaka
12 September 2020, 17:54 PM

WHO seeks Bangladesh’s urgent action to avoid deaths by trans fat intake

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.
10 September 2020, 10:42 AM

Finding my way back

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.
9 September 2020, 18:00 PM

WHO says vaccine safety top priority, as AstraZeneca pauses study

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.
9 September 2020, 13:21 PM

Covid-19 could reverse decades of progress in reducing child deaths

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.
9 September 2020, 10:52 AM

Thailand provides swab testing units to IEDCR, icddr,b

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.
8 September 2020, 08:04 AM

World must be better prepared for next pandemic, says WHO boss

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.
8 September 2020, 05:00 AM

China shows off Covid-19 vaccines for first time

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.
7 September 2020, 11:28 AM

COVID-19: Crucial importance of ecological balance

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.
6 September 2020, 18:00 PM

Data clearly show the more serious trajectory of COVID-19 disease in people with obesity

An analysis conducted by François Pattou, Professor of Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lille, and head of the Department of General and Endocrine Surgery at Lille University Hospital, France and colleagues included 124 intensive care unit (ICU) admissions with COVID-19, and compared them with 306 patients who had been in ICU for other reasons, without COVID-19.
5 September 2020, 18:00 PM