Health

Singapore is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases in the last two weeks, according to Health Minister Ong Ye Kung. “We are at the beginning part of the wave where it is steadily rising,” Ong has been quoted as saying by The Strait Times. “So I would say the wave should peak in the next two to four weeks, which ...

Developing nerve cells outside the brain is where neuroblastoma, a common childhood disease, starts. Over 40 per cent of patients with high-risk neuroblastoma currently do not survive, despite the fact that patient’s chances of survival have increased with more aggressive treatments. New treatment strategy for neuroblastoma may involve focusing on RNA alterations linked to the condition, according to recent study ...

Experts are developing revolutionary immune-enhancing medicines known as host-directed therapies, which employ the body’s immune system to target TB, to tackle even drug-resistant strains of the illness. Associate Professor Susanna Brighenti, Centre for Infectious Medicine (CIM), ANA Futura at the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, will give a presentation at this year’s ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID) in Barcelona. The reported ...

Health authorities are investigating after a number of people in Devon tested positive for a microscopic parasite which can cause stomach upsets. The UK Health and Security Agency says it is trying to find the source of the outbreak of cryptosporidium. What is cryptosporidium parasite and how dangerous is it? Cryptosporidium is a tiny organism that causes an illness in ...

Ateam of researchers discovered a genetic mutation in a non-coding region of DNA that changes thyroid regulation, resulting in a rare type of congenital thyroid abnormality. Findings of the researchers from the University of Chicago, in collaboration with the Free University of Brussels and the University of Washington published in Nature Genetics. The journal also published a News & Views ...

Obesity jabs could cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes in people even if they fail to lose much weight, according to an analysis of a study funded by a drug manufacturer. Researchers looked at semaglutide – a prescription drug offered by the NHS – that supresses appetite and is sold under the brand names Wegovy and Ozempic. They ...

A man with end-stage renal disease who earlier this year became the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston said. “The Mass General transplant team is deeply saddened at the sudden passing of Mr. Rick Slayman,” the hospital said in a statement on Saturday. “We have no indication ...

The government is planning one of the toughest smoking laws in the world, which would effectively ban it. Smoking has been on the decline for two decades. In fact, more young people now vape than smoke tobacco. But one recent estimates suggests that about 350 young people still take up smoking each day in the UK. Among 15-year-olds, nearly one ...

A new device to help reduce the time cancer patients spend in hospital has been given regulatory approval. The Liberty allows patients to take blood tests – and upload the results – at home, and without supervision. Its users say it allows them to cut down on draining hospital visits, while clinicians suggest it could boost NHS productivity. After being ...

Dr. Mohammad Shawkat Akbar, Chairman of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission and Managing Director of NPCBL, has been elected as the President of Bangladesh Physical Society at the Annual General Meeting of the Society this evening (11th May 2024). Dr. Akbar is also awarded as the Fellow of Bangladesh Physical Society for his outstanding contribution to the cause of Physics. Eminent ...