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Lab-grown blood given to people in world-first clinical trial

Blood that has been grown in a laboratory has been put into people in a world-first clinical trial, UK researchers say. Tiny amounts – equivalent to a couple of spoonfuls – are being tested to see how it performs inside the body. The bulk of blood transfusions will always rely on people regularly rolling up their sleeve to donate. But ...

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Bangladesh reports another Covid death, 46 cases

Bangladesh reported another Covid-19-linked death and 46 fresh cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning. With the new numbers, the country’s total fatalities rose to 29,426 and caseload to 2,035,828, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The daily case test positivity rate dropped to 1.00 per cent from Saturday’s 1.96 per cent as 4,621 samples were tested ...

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5 more die of dengue, 788 hospitalised

Bangladesh has reported five more deaths from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning raised this year’s fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 167, reports UNB. During the period, 788 patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. Among the latest deaths, three were reported from Dhaka one from Chattogram and ...

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Bangladesh reports zero Covid death, 88 positive cases

Bangladesh on Friday recorded zero Covid-19 death and 88 coronavirus positive cases. “Bangladesh reported 3.25 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 2,706 samples were tested during the last 24 hours,” a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. In the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka district and the capital is 67 ...

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9 more dengue patients die, highest single-day deaths this year

With the death of nine more dengue patients in 24 hours till Thursday morning, the official death toll from the disease this year rose to 161. This is the highest death toll from dengue in a day this year, reports UNB. Of the deceased, six were from Dhaka, raising the fatalities in the division to 100, two were from Rajshahi ...

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Dengue death toll rises to 152 with 4 more deaths

With four more deaths from dengue confirmed in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning, the official death toll from the disease rose to 152 in 2022 – the second-highest on record after the 179 deaths recorded in 2019, reports UNB. Of all the patients who died in the last 24 hours, three were from Dhaka division, and another was from ...

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Antibody treatment tested as new tool against malaria

Research in Africa found a one-time dose of an experimental drug protected adults against malaria for at least six months, the latest approach in the fight against the mosquito-borne disease. Malaria killed more than 620,000 people in 2020 and sickened 241 million, mainly children under 5 in Africa. The World Health Organization is rolling out the first authorized malaria vaccine ...

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Bangladesh reports zero Covid deat

Bangladesh on Monday recorded zero Covid-19 death and 88 coronavirus positive cases. “Bangladesh reported 2.41 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 3,649 samples were tested during the last 24 hours,” a daily statement of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. In the past 24 hours, the combined figure of coronavirus infection in Dhaka district and the capital is 55 ...

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Dengue death toll rises to 136 as two more die

Two more deaths from dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning raised this year’s fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 136. During this period, 1,020 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The two deaths were reported from Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions. With this, the Dengue death toll ...

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Dengue claims 6 more lives

Six more deaths from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning raised this year’s fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 134. During this period, 869 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). All deaths were reported from Dhaka division. With this, the Dengue death toll in Dhaka division ...

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