Measles deaths rise to 30 as DGHS reports two more fatalities
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Prof Dr Rafiqus Salehin appointed KMU VC
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BMU VC calls for study on measles booster doses
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Measles-rubella vaccination drive begins in Dhaka, Mymensingh, Barishal cities
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Update / Measles shot drive begins today in Dhaka, Barisal, Mymensingh cities
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10 more suspected measles deaths reported, toll rises to 138
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Scuffle between DU students, doctors at DMCH; emergency services suspended
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Russia's coronavirus cases surpass 7 million mark
Russia's coronavirus cases tally hit 7 million on Sunday, with the country reporting 18,645 new infections in the past 24 hours and 793 more deaths.
5 September 2021, 09:42 AM
Beef giant Brazil halts China exports after confirming two mad cow disease cases
Brazil, the world's largest beef exporter, has suspended beef exports to its No. 1 customer China after confirming two cases of "atypical" mad cow disease in two separate domestic meat plants, the agriculture ministry said on Saturday.
4 September 2021, 18:07 PM
Can a salt substitute lower the incidence of stroke?
Reducing dietary sodium, in combination with increasing dietary potassium, can lower blood pressure (BP) in some “salt-sensitive” people.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM
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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
Positivity Rate: Below 10pc after three months
The Covid-19 positivity rate declined below 10 percent after more than three months as the country logged 1,743 new cases yesterday.
4 September 2021, 18:00 PM
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
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
What is Covid brain fog?
Brain fog is one of the rarer Covid-19 symptoms -- not talked about frequently. There are no complications in understanding brain fog; it’s a cognitive dysfunction, a hazy feeling that bars you from concentrating, or remembering things.
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