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Lost lives, abandoned homes: East Jurain hit hard by dengue, locals blame city corporation

Hafiza, a mother of two children from East Jurain’s Khaja Mahbub Ali Road, has been suffering from dengue fever for more than 20 days. Her 12-year-old son, who was also infected, recently recovered after 13 days of a life or death struggle at a local hospital.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM

WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence

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4 September 2021, 18:00 PM

International experts outline diabetes remission diagnosis criteria

People with type 2 diabetes should be considered in remission after sustaining normal blood sugar levels for three months or more, according to a new consensus statement from the Endocrine Society, the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Diabetes UK and the American Diabetes Association, and co-published in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Diabetologia, Diabetic Medicine and Diabetes Care.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Need to encourage COVID-19 vaccination

According to the current date, in Bangladesh about 4.4% (7.13 M) of the population is fully vaccinated and about 24.8 million doses have given. However, these number could be much higher if the people would much aware of being vaccinated but for being illiterate and spreading misconception through different medium most of the elderly citizens are not willing to take the vaccine.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM

World failing to address dementia challenge

Only a quarter of countries worldwide have a national policy, strategy or plan for supporting people with dementia and their families, according to the The World Health Organisation (WHO)’s ‘Global status report on the public health response to dementia’, released recently.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM

2 die, 265 hospitalised in a day

Two more dengue patients have died while 265 new patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Another black fungus patient identified in Chattogram

A woman undergoing treatment at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) has been identified with black fungus, a doctor said today.
4 September 2021, 14:12 PM

Dengue fever: Two more die, 265 others hospitalised in a day

Two more have died while 265 new dengue patients hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today.
4 September 2021, 12:53 PM

61 Covid-19 deaths recorded in a day, current positivity rate 9.82%

Sixty-one people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
4 September 2021, 11:10 AM

Govt might consider vaccinating 12-18 year olds: Health minister

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said anyone aged 18 and above will get Covid-19 vaccines from now on.
4 September 2021, 06:46 AM

Covid daily deaths lowest in 11 weeks

The fatalities from Covid-19 and new infections have dropped in the country last week compared to the previous week, according to data of the Directorate General of Health Services.
3 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Another dies of dengue

One more dengue patient died while 255 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8am yesterday. According to the Directorate General of Health Services, among the new cases, 22 are from outside Dhaka.
3 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Dengue fever: One more patient dies, 255 others hospitalised in 24 hours

One more dengue patient died while 255 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am today.
3 September 2021, 12:44 PM

Covid-19: 70 deaths recorded in a day, positivity rate now 10.76%

Seventy people died of Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
3 September 2021, 11:11 AM

India approves phase-3 trial of Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax

Already armed with four fully-approved Covid-19 vaccines, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the phase-three human trial of yet another vaccine, Corbevax, by private pharma major Biological E’s for adults, children and adolescents.
3 September 2021, 09:25 AM

Philippines approves emergency use of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine for 12-17 year olds

The Philippines' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved the emergency use of Moderna's Covid-19 doses for children ages 12 to 17, the agency's chief said.
3 September 2021, 06:23 AM

Dengue claims three more lives

Three more people died of dengue, while 330 more dengue patients were admitted to hospitals in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday.
2 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Defrauding People Going Abroad: Four fraudsters held

They used to target people travelling abroad and make promise of expediting their Covid-19 vaccination process. By doing so, they have deceived a good number of people.
2 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Good news for expecting mothers

Expecting and nursing mothers will be able to take the Covid-19 vaccine without confirmation SMS after registration.
2 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Mask a must, finds largest study of its kind by Stanford Medicine and Yale researchers

Wearing masks reduces the chances of contracting Covid-19 up to 34 percent, and the government should act aggressively to force people to wear masks, says a recent study on 3.5 lakh people in rural Bangladesh.
2 September 2021, 18:00 PM