Health

Covid vaccines may cause period problems, experts warn

Shawdesh Desk: Some Covid vaccines may cause heavy menstrual bleeding, specialists at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) warned Friday, recommending that this be added to the list of potential side-effects.

Urgency lacking as TB passes Covid as biggest killer: expert

Shawdesh desk: Following gargantuan global efforts against Covid-19, tuberculosis is once again the world’s biggest infectious killer, a top expert has told AFP, lamenting the lack of focus on rooting

3-dose hepatitis B vaccine fully protects adults with HIV: study

Shawdesh desk: Three doses of HEPLISAV-B vaccine provide full protection to adults with HIV, who were never immunised against hepatitis B virus (HBV) either through vaccination or infection, according to

Cholera outbreaks in six regions of Kenya: health ministry

Shawdesh Desk: Six regions in Kenya have been hit with cholera outbreaks including the capital Nairobi, the health ministry announced Wednesday, with a total of 60 cases registered nationwide. Cholera

BioNTech: Could Covid vaccine technology crack cancer?

Shawdesh Desk: They are the husband and wife team behind one the most successful Covid vaccines, yet in the UK they are barely known. Professors Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci

World Health Summit 2022 begins October 16 in Berlin

Shawdesh desk: The World Health Summit 2022 will begin on October 16 in Berlin, Germany with a ceremony. World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will be joined

One dengue patient dies, 647 hospitalised in 24 hrs

Shawdesh Desk: One dengue patient died while 647 patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours (till 8am today). “As many as 415 dengue

Hypertension prevalence alarming in country

Shawdesh Desk: The number of people suffering from hypertension or high blood pressure, a major risk factor for NCDs (Non-communicable Diseases), especially cardiovascular disease, has been increasing in Bangladesh day