Health

Most symptoms from long Covid clear up within a year for people who had mild initial infections, a large Israel study said Thursday, with the findings welcomed as “reassuring”. At least 17 million people in Europe suffered from long Covid symptoms months after recovering from their initial infection during 2020 and 2021, according to modelling from the World Health Organization. ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday urged countries to recommend all those travelling to wear masks in view of the rapid spread of the new Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.5 in several nations across the world – especially the United States, Hindustan Times reported. WHO’s senior emergency officer for Europe – Catherine Smallwood during a briefing said: “Passengers should be advised ...

Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said that the government is planning to introduce health cards system for all citizens in a bid to provided medical services. He made the remarks while addressing ‘BSRF dialogue’ arranged by Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters Forum (BSRF) held at the Secretariat in Dhaka on Tuesday. The Health Minister said, “We are digitizing the entire health system. ...

Moderna Inc is considering pricing its COVID-19 shot at $110 to $130 per dose in the United States when it shifts from government contracting to commercial distribution of the shots, the company’s Chief Executive Officer Stephane Bancel told the Wall Street Journal on Monday. “I would think this type of pricing is consistent with the value,” said Bancel, according to ...

Almost 90 per cent of people in China’s third most populous province have now been infected with Covid-19, a top local official has said, as the country battles an unprecedented surge in cases. Kan Quancheng, director of the health commission for central Henan province, told a press conference that “as of January 6, 2023, the province’s Covid infection rate is ...

You may be putting in every effort to make sure your food is clean and healthy, but even the slightest mistakes or oversights in cooking can result in a loss of nutrients in the food. As such, how you cook, for how long you cook, the cookware you use, and the ingredients you use all play a major role in ...

Bangladesh on Saturday recorded zero Covid-19 death while it reported 10 coronavirus positive cases. “Bangladesh reported 0.53 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 1,898 samples were tested during the last 24 hours,” a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. During the period, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka district and the capital is eight ...

The number of American children accidentally ingesting cannabis edibles has jumped nearly 15 times in recent years as more states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana, according to a scientific study published Tuesday. In 2017, just over 200 children aged five or younger consumed a food product infused with cannabis, according to a tally kept by health officials, compared ...

A child or young person died every 4.4 seconds in 2021, and millions more could lose their lives by 2030 unless all women and children have access to adequate healthcare, two UN reports have revealed. In 2021, an estimated five million boys and girls died before their fifth birthday together with some 2.1 million counterparts aged between five and 24 ...

Nipah virus situation throughout the country has remained ‘stable’ for the last two years, but the deadly disease that caused repeated outbreaks with a high fatality rate still has the possibility of spreading not only in the Nipah belt but also in other areas of the country. Health experts said drinking raw date juice is main cause of the outbreak ...