Health

‘Over the counter sale of antibiotic should be stopped’

Shawdesh Desk: The over the counter sale of antibiotics will have to be stopped to resist the antimicrobial resistance in Bangladesh, experts said. They said the antimicrobial resistance has turned

New hope in eye treatment for diabetic patients

Shawdesh desk; Diabetes related complexities have taken a serious turn in the country as many diseases especially eye-related problems of the diabetic patients have increased here in last few years.

One more dengue patient dies in 24hrs

Shawdesh Desk: With another death from dengue recorded in 24 hours till Friday morning, the official death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 242 this year. During this time,

Bangladesh reports 33 more Covid cases, zero death

Shawdesh dEsk: Bangladesh reported 33 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Wednesday morning. With the new numbers, the caseload rose to 2,036,449, according to the Directorate General of Health

Cold-related diseases spread across country

Shawdesh desk: Cold-related diseases have started spreading across the country, including the capital, at the beginning of winter, affecting people, mainly children and the elderly. The common cold and flu

Billion youth risk hearing loss from headphones, venues: study

Shawdesh desk: Around one billion young people worldwide could be at risk of hearing loss from listening to headphones or attending loud music venues, a large review of the available

‘Death every day’: Fear and fortitude in Uganda’s Ebola epicentre

Shawdesh desk: As Ugandan farmer Bonaventura Senyonga prepares to bury his grandson, age-old traditions are forgotten and fear hangs in the air while a government medical team prepares the body

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

Shawdesh Desk: 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