Health

Covid-19 misinformation bolsters anti-vaccine movement

Shawdesh Desk: More parents are questioning the necessity of routine vaccinations for young children. Adults are skipping shots as well, even for vaccines with a long safety record. The trend

49 dengue new patients hospitalised as cases keep rising

Shawdesh Desk: Forty-nine new dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Saturday morning as cases are rising again in Bangladesh. Among them, 47 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka, according

54 poor patients receive surgery at Bashundhara Eye Hospital for free

Shawdesh Desk: Bashundhara Eye Hospital and Research Institute (BEHRI) conducted operations on 54 poor ophthalmic patients for free to return visions to them. BEHRI, a healthcare venture of the country’s

WHO says monkeypox not currently a global health emergency

Shawdesh Desk: The World Health Organization’s chief said Saturday that the monkeypox outbreak was a deeply concerning evolving threat but did not currently constitute a global health emergency. WHO director-general

U.S. CDC recommends Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children, adolescents

Shawdesh desk: Vaccine advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) voted on Thursday to support recommending the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for use in people ages 6

Dengue: 29 new patients hospitalised

Shawdesh desk: Twenty-nine more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours until Thursday morning. Among them, 26 patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka during the period, according to

Dengue cases keep rising: 29 more hospitalized in 24 hrs

Shawdesh Desk: The health authorities confirmed 29 more dengue cases in the 24 hours until Friday morning. All the new patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, according to

US panel recommends Moderna Covid vaccine for children six and up

Shawdesh desk: A panel of US medical experts on Tuesday recommended the Moderna Covid vaccine for use in children aged six through 17. Formal authorization should soon follow, at which