Health

Sanofi, joining other drug makers, slashes US insulin price

Shawdesh desk: French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi announced on Thursday it would cut the US price of its most prescribed insulin by 78 percent, falling in line with two other major

India’s first H3N2 influenza deaths, 1 each in Haryana, Karnataka

Shawdesh desk: Two persons have died of influenza caused by the H3N2 virus, the government said today. One person has died in Haryana and the other in Karnataka. An 82-year-old

Neurosurgery training centre to be introduced at BSMMU

Shawdesh desk: A neurosurgical training centre will be introduced in the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMU) as part of providing neurosurgical treatments to patients, said its vice-chancellor, Professor

Covid-19 booster dose to be suspended from tomorrow

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh will temporarily halt booster shots from tomorrow (March 2) following shortage of vaccines. Professor Dr Ahmedul Kabir, additional director general (DG) of the Directorate General of Health

Severe form of mpox identified in advanced HIV cases: study

Shawdesh Desk: Researchers said Tuesday they have identified a particularly severe form of mpox in people with advanced HIV which had a death rate of 15 percent among patients with

Vibrating pill, ingestible sensor: mini robots tackle gut disorders

Shawdesh Desk: A pill that vibrates to relieve constipation, a sensor that can be tracked in the gut — medical researchers are turning to tiny robots to treat or diagnose

WHO announces $43 million appeal to scale up response in Syria and Turkiye

Shawdesh Desk: The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a US $43 million appeal to support earthquake response in Syria and Türkiye, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on Sunday. The

No new variants in weeks after China ended zero-Covid: study

Shawdesh Desk: No new variants of Covid-19 emerged in Beijing in the weeks after China ended its zero-Covid policy late last year, a new study said on Wednesday. China saw