France, Italy call EU medicines regulator’s comments on AstraZeneca vaccine ‘encouraging’

Comments by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on the AstraZeneca vaccine are “encouraging”, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said.
17 March 2021, 00:36 AM

Hong Kong scientist develops retinal scan technology to identify early childhood autism

A Hong Kong scientist has developed a method to use machine learning and artificial intelligence to scan retinas of children as young as six to detect early autism or the risk of autism and hopes to develop a commercial product this year.
16 March 2021, 05:45 AM

Colorectal cancer screening is suggested for persons aged 45–49 years

The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) now suggests that colorectal cancer screening begin as early as age 45 in average-risk individuals. Previously, the ACG recommended screening this early only for African Americans.
13 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Devastatingly pervasive: 1 in 3 women globally experience violence

Violence against women remains devastatingly pervasive and starts alarmingly young, shows new data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners. Across their lifetime,
13 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Surgery should be delayed for at least seven weeks following a COVID-19 diagnosis

New international research published in Anaesthesia (a journal of the Association of Anaesthetists) concludes that surgery should be delayed for seven weeks after a patient tests positive for SARS-CoV-2, since the data show that surgery that takes place between 0 and 6 weeks after diagnosis is associated with increased mortality.
13 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Should you take vaccine if you are COVID-19 affected?

As there is no specific treatment so far to overcome the deadly disease of COVID-19, sufferers are only managed symptomatically and supportive. So how we can get rid of this disease?
13 March 2021, 18:00 PM

The dangerous new variant of Coronavirus

COVID-19, which is caused by SARS-CoV-2, has snatched countless lives over the past one year. The pandemic is still in headway from the beginning of 2020 to present.
13 March 2021, 18:00 PM

‘No indication’ Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine linked to blood clots: EU medicines regulator

The European Union’s medicines regulator has dismissed reports of blood clots in people who had received the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, saying that there is no indication that the vaccine is linked to an increased risk of blood clots, BBC reported.
12 March 2021, 13:59 PM

Remain alert as Covid-19 infection rising: Health minister

Health Minister Zahid Maleque has urged the people to be aware as Covid-19 infection rate is increasing again.
11 March 2021, 14:20 PM

Each upazila to get community centre for eyecare services: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government will set up community vision centres in all upazilas across the country in phases to provide better eyecare services to local people.
11 March 2021, 07:45 AM

United Hospital organizes patient forum with kidney patients on the occasion of World Kidney Day

On the occasion of World Kidney Day on 11th March, the United Hospital Renal Care Center organized a patient forum with kidney patients entitled 'Staying Well with Kidney Disease'.
11 March 2021, 06:36 AM

Brazil study suggests AstraZeneca vaccine effective against the country’s Covid-19 variant

Preliminary studies suggest the AstraZeneca vaccine will protect against the P1 variant of the coronavirus, Mauricio Zuma, the head of production at Brazil’s Fiocruz biomedical institute said confirming a Reuters report.
8 March 2021, 19:26 PM

Even in polluted areas, regular physical activity is an effective strategy to prevent diabetes

New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) shows that regular physical activity is a safe diabetes prevention strategy for people residing in relatively polluted regions.
6 March 2021, 18:00 PM

The origins of COVID-19

The World Health Organisation (WHO) team on its visit to the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the outbreak first emerged at a seafood market in late 2019, said the team’s work had uncovered new information.
6 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Zinc: The magic mineral

Zinc is among the most talked about health and skin benefitting micronutrients in town right now. Naturally occurring powerful mineral zinc is a key ingredient to overall bodily health.
6 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Seminar held on DPP-4 inhibitors and COVID-19 related outcomes among patients with T2D

A scientific seminar on “DPP-4 inhibitors and COVID-19 related outcomes among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D)” was organised by NIPRO JMI Pharma Ltd. at the capital recently, says a press release.
6 March 2021, 18:00 PM

5 fruits and vegetables a day may be optimal in terms of survival

Five servings of fruits and vegetables a day — in particular, three vegetables and two fruits — provide the greatest mortality benefit, according to an observational study and meta-analysis in Circulation.
6 March 2021, 18:00 PM

Pandemic having major impact on childhood cancer care: study

The pandemic has had a "substantial" impact on childhood cancer care worldwide, with a marked rise in the number of patients abandoning treatment altogether, new research showed Thursday.
4 March 2021, 05:04 AM

One in four people will have hearing problems by 2050: WHO

One in four of the world’s population will suffer from hearing problems by 2050, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday, calling for extra investment in prevention and treatment.
2 March 2021, 05:26 AM

Amid scramble for Covid-19 vaccine, Latin America turns to Russia

For Russia, acceptance in Latin America lends legitimacy to its vaccine, which faced initial skepticism. It also provides Moscow an opportunity to make in-roads in the resource rich region at a time when Covid-19 vaccines are becoming a tool for soft power.
1 March 2021, 13:25 PM