Health

Half of the world population is at risk of contracting the mosquito-borne dengue virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday. Raman Velayudhan, WHO’s unit head on tropical diseases, told a UN press briefing in Geneva that WHO recorded an eightfold increase in dengue cases between years 2000-2022, increasing from 500,000 cases to 4.2 million. Velayudhan underlined the actual ...

One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till Friday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 156 this year. During the period, 896 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the new patients, 403 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the ...

A man dubbed the “Geneva patient” is the latest person with HIV to be declared in long-term remission — however he did not receive a transplant with a virus-blocking gene mutation like previous cases, researchers said Thursday. Five people have previously been considered “cured” of HIV: the Berlin, London, Duesseldorf, New York and City of Hope, California patients. All had ...

Losing weight is no easy, breezy walk in the park. It requires hard work, dedication, solid motivation, and establishing a game plan that works best for you. Whether you’re just starting out on your journey or you’re weeks in, there are certain habits you should absolutely avoid at all costs. In fact, you’ll never lose weight if you still do ...

The dengue situation might worsen in the months of August and September, according to health experts. Despite the government’s visible preventive measures, the numbers of cases and fatalities from dengue fever are rising day by day as a record number of dengue cases and deaths were reported in the country in the first six months of this year. According to ...

The overall number of global Covid-19 cases is gradually nearing 692 million. According to the latest global data, the total Covid-19 case count is 691,684,315, while the death toll reached 6,899,861 this morning (July 18, 2023). The US has reported 107,397,990 Covid-19 cases so far, while 1,168,914 people have died from the virus in the country — both highest counts ...

Eight more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, the highest number of death in a day from the mosquito-borne disease this year, raising the fatalities in Bangladesh to 108 in 2023. During the period, 1,589 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the new patients, ...

Poland is the first country to report “high numbers” of cats infected with bird flu across a large area, the WHO said Monday, adding that the risk of human infection remained low. The World Health Organization said that since Polish health authorities informed it last month of unusual cat deaths across the country, 29 cats had tested positive for H5N1 ...

With its extremely high levels of caffeine, a hip new soft drink is raising fears in the United States that it might be dangerous for children, who have been snapping up the beverage since it was launched by famous YouTube personalities. Prime was created in 2022 by American Logan Paul and Briton KSI, two influential YouTubers whose wacky — and ...

A total of 5,236 suspected Mpox (monkeypox) cases and 229 deaths have been reported so far this year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to a new report released by the World Health Organization (WHO). According to the report, from January 1 to June 25, the majority of the suspected cases (70 per cent) and deaths (72 ...