Health

One of China’s foremost virus experts died on Friday, Beijing’s top disease-control body said, after he helped shepherd the country through a hardline zero-Covid policy and its ultimately chaotic end, reports AFP. Wu Zunyou was a leading expert at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, known as the China CDC, who regularly appeared in public to justify Beijing’s ...

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) has welcomed their very first test tube baby. The baby was born through a Caesarean section at 9:30am on Tuesday under the supervision of Dr. Jesmin Banu, Chairman of the Department of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, said BSMMU’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Md Sharfuddin Ahmed, who was present during the surgical procedure. The parents of ...

About 48,000 people die of sepsis in the UK each year, the UK Sepsis Trust estimates. – Getty Too many people are still dying from sepsis due to “the same mistakes” highlighted more than 10 years ago, the UK’s health ombudsman has warned. Rob Behrens, who handles complaints about the NHS, said sepsis diagnosis and treatment was taking too long. ...

Citing a new research, Hindustan Times reported that drinking black tea every day may help to reduce the risk and progression of type 2 diabetes in people by improving blood sugar control. Researchers from the University of Adelaide in Australia and Southeast University in China discovered that daily dark tea drinkers had a 53 per cent lower risk of prediabetes ...

A seminar on “How to Live a medicine free life” organized by Vantage Natural Health Clinic was held on Monday at Krishibid Institute Auditorium, Dhaka. In the seminar, internationally renowned cardiologist and medical doctor Dr. Mujibur Rahman spoke about various methods of leading a healthy life without medicine. Dr. Mujibur Rahman joined Dhaka Medical College after completing HSC from Mirzapur ...

People should try to meditate for around 45 minutes every day to cut stress-related high blood pressure, say new guidelines. Other tips from the International Society of Hypertension include taking time out to listen to music, doing yoga and practicing mindfulness, BBC reports. Established medical advice – quit smoking and cut down on salt – still stands. But experts say ...

A crucial meeting on climate “loss and damages” ahead of COP28 ended in failure Saturday, with countries from the global north and south unable to reach an agreement, according to sources involved in the talks. The agreement to set up a dedicated fund to help vulnerable countries cope with climate “loss and damage” was a flagship achievement of last year’s ...

“Long colds” can be a thing in the same way that “long Covid” is, with some people experiencing prolonged symptoms after an initial infection, according to a UK study. Common long cold symptoms included a cough, stomach pain and diarrhoea, BBC reports. The findings come from 10,171 adults who completed questionnaires. More work is needed to understand who is at ...

Did you know that diabetes and cardiovascular disease are closely linked? In the realm of health, the relationship between heart and diabetes is pivotal. These two conditions, each impactful in their own, are intricately linked in ways that affect millions. As per research, people with diabetes are twice as likely to develop some form of heart disease in their lifetime. ...

Bangladesh exceeded 1,200 dengue deaths as 16 new deaths were reported in the past 24 hours till 8am Wednesday, while 2,495 were admitted to different hospitals during the same period. On September 20, Bangladesh witnessed 21 dengue deaths, the highest in a single day this year and it also saw the same highest figure on September 2. “The death toll ...