Health

The government is set to launch an HPV vaccination campaign in the country from October 15 in order to eliminate deadly cervical cancer. Schoolgirls of class 5-9 or equivalent and out of school girls of 10-14 years old will get the vaccines initially in Dhaka division. The authorities asked the students to register their names by today (Oct 11) using ...

The Embassy of China in Bangladesh will donate dengue testing kits to Enam Medical College Hospital in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, on Tuesday (October 11). As part of the initiative to assist Bangladesh in addressing the ongoing dengue surge, the Chinese embassy is going to donate a batch of dengue testing kits at 10:30 am tomorrow. State ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) language models could help in diagnosing schizophrenia, according to the findings of a new research. Researchers at University College London in the UK developed new tools, based on AI language models, that can characterise subtle signatures in the speech of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, which is characterised by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language, ...

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. ...

The second dose of the Oral Cholera vaccine will be given to residents of Ward Nos. 38 and 39, encompassing Bandar Tila and South Halishahar under Bandar Thana of Chattogram City Corporation. The second dose of the vaccine will be given at the same centres as the first dose. It will be available from 8:00am to 4:00pm from Sunday to ...

An estimated 13.4 million babies were born early in 2020, with nearly one million dying from preterm complications, UN agencies and partners said in a new report. The data is equivalent to around 1 in 10 babies born early, before 37 weeks of pregnancy worldwide. Health experts blame poor maternal health and malnutrition for the high numbers. “Since prematurity is ...

“Can magic touch heal? The answer is yes if you could reach Hospital and Institute of Integrated Medical Sciences (HIIMS) which has a proven track record of reversing serious diseases like type-1 diabetes,thalassemia and chronic kidney diseases”, Dr Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury while unveiling his new book ‘When cure is crime’ said at the LTG auditorium here on Thursday. Speaking to ...

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has sought the advice of the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) on the use of dengue vaccine in Bangladesh. Decision will be taken on the use of the vaccine only after getting the recommendation of the committee, said DGHS additional director general (planning and development) Professor Ahmedul Kabir at a virtual press ...

British Council Bangladesh hosted the Commonwealth Scholars Engagement session on mental health at the British Council Auditorium on Fuller Road in Dhaka on 2 October 2. The session was organised by the Bangladesh Association of Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows (BACSAF) and supported by the British Council. In continuation of the session, the second session will be held on November 16 ...

The UN’s health agency on Monday recommended a second malaria vaccine for children, which could save hundreds of thousands of lives by plugging a huge supply and demand gap. Nearly half a million children in the African region die every year from the disease, which is caused by a parasite carried by mosquitoes. “As a malaria researcher, I used to ...