Health

The Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has found the presence of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) for the first time in Bangladesh. The virus was found in the sample of a woman. She is from Kishoreganj’s Bhairab upazila. An official of the IEDCR informed that they got a report of HMPV. The woman is not only infected with HMPV, ...

The fifth anniversary of the first known death from Covid-19 passed seemingly unnoticed in China on Saturday, with no official remembrances in a country where the pandemic is a taboo subject. On January 11, 2020, health officials in the central Chinese city of Wuhan announced that a 61-year-old man had died from complications of pneumonia caused by a previously unknown ...

Reports of rising cases of a flu-like virus known as HMPV in China have raised concerns, but experts have reassured the public, stating that the situation is not similar to the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic five years ago. Here is what you need to know about HMPV: – Similar to flu – HMPV stands for “human metapneumovirus” and ...

The pressures in accident-and-emergency units are as bad as during the Covid pandemic, NHS bosses say. With flu cases continuing to rise and the cold weather, NHS England medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis said, hospitals were under “exceptional pressure” and facing “mammoth demand”. And some staff were saying the strain being placed on them felt “like some of the ...

Bangladesh Health Watch (BHW), as a civil society platform expresses deep concern over the recent outbreak of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) which is reportedly on the rise in China, has now started to spread in the UK, and recently in our neighboring country India. HMPV virus is a respiratory virus that poses a significant health risk, particularly to children, older ...

China is witnessing another outbreak of a pathogenic virus after COVID-19, as cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) are on the rise. Social media footage has shown overcrowded hospitals, suggesting a surge in multiple viral infections, including HMPV, influenza A, COVID-19, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. What is HMPV? Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a common cause of respiratory infections, particularly affecting children and ...

An eight-month-old boy and a three-month-old girl have been detected with HMPV in Bengaluru’s Baptist Hospital. The patients did not have any history of international travel. The central government clarified that HMPV cases are already in circulation globally, including in India, and urged people not to panic. The three-month-old, who was diagnosed with HMPV, had a history of bronchopneumonia. She ...

The National Orthopedic Hospital and Rehabilitation Institute (NITOR), widely known as Pangu Hospital, is struggling with an overwhelming number of patients and persistent complaints about its services. Located in the heart of Dhaka, the hospital’s corridors are crowded with patients who wait for weeks-sometimes months-hoping for admission and treatment. Families Forced to Sleep in Corridors Mosammad Asma Begum, who traveled ...

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) authorities have suspended its 15 officers and employees, including doctors, senior staff nurses, on charge of their involvement in the July killing. An official order, signed by BSMMU registrat Prof Md Nazrul Islam, in this regard informed the matter on Sunday. “As per the decision of the 94th meeting of the university syndicate, the ...

Plans for an upgraded NHS App to allow more patients in England to book treatments and appointments will be part of a package of measures unveiled by the government on Monday. The changes will allow patients who need non-emergency elective treatment to choose from a range of providers, including those in the private sector. But the British Medical Association (BMA) ...