Some coronavirus positive cases may be asymptomatic while a few may experience mild to moderate, or even severe symptoms. As per the latest studies, about 80% of Covid-19 patients experience mild or no symptoms. This implies that a majority of the positive patients can recover at home under remote medical monitoring and care.

Both the popularity and legalisation of medicinal cannabis products are continuing to increase globally. However, an expert on medicinal cannabis, speaking at Euroanaesthesia congress says there are huge gaps in our research knowledge that the cannabis industry and other researchers must address to guarantee the safety and efficacy of these products.

Vaping tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) impairs driving performance, while the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) are uncertain, according to a crossover trial in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). THC-dominant cannabis is typically used recreationally, while CBD-dominant products may be prescribed for medicinal use.

The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has shortened the minimum amount of time people have to quarantine after a potential COVID-19 exposure from 14 days to as few as 7 days.

When you wear a mask, you are making an effort to protect the health of others in your community and you are also keeping yourself and the people you love safe from COVID-19.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), for the first wave of COVID-19 to be over, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 has to drop below 5%. Bangladesh’s present data says the infection rate is still above 10%. So the first wave of COVID-19 in Bangladesh is continuing and the rate of infection is increasing to some extent.

The US hopes to have immunized 100 million people against Covid-19 by the end of February, a top official said Wednesday, which is approximately 40 percent of the country's adult population.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved in principle a proposal of the Health Services Division to procure Covid-19 vaccine directly from any organisation through negotiations without following any bidding process.

Moderna Inc said it will apply for U.S. and European emergency authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine on Monday based on full results from a late-stage study showing its vaccine was 94.1% effective with no serious safety concerns.

The government will initially provide three crore free doses of Covid-19 vaccine to citizens of the country, selecting the recipients following the protocol of the World Health Organization (WHO).

World Health Organization (WHO) urged nations and health partners to step up the fight against malaria, with better targeting of interventions, new tools and increased funding.

Although babies of women infected with Covid-19 during their pregnancies have been born with antibodies, it remains unclear if this means the baby is immune to the coronavirus or how long the immunity would last.

The health authorities reported 21 new dengue cases across the country in the past 24 hours till this morning.

In these testing times of a global pandemic, many government & private hospitals small and big, NGOs and philanthropists alike have come forward to help strengthen the fight against Covid-19.

Disturbing new research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) shows that more than half of men (55%) and some two thirds (65%) of women currently aged 20 years in India will likely develop diabetes in their lifetime,

Ibuprofen is associated with better fever reduction and less pain than acetaminophen in infants and toddlers, with similar levels of safety, suggests a meta-analysis in JAMA Network Open.

A gastric acid milieu facilitates intestinal iron absorption. For patients with iron deficiency anaemia who are treated with oral iron, some

December 3 is the international day of persons with disabilities. Every year this day is observed nationally and internationally.

Every year, on 1 December, the world commemorates World AIDS Day. People around the world unite to show support for people living with and affected by HIV and to remember those who lost their lives to AIDS.

Twenty-nine more dengue cases were reported across the country in 24 hours until Saturday morning.