Health

Mpox vaccines expected to arrive in DR Congo within days: WHO

Shawdesh desk: A first delivery of mpox vaccines is expected to arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the coming days, the World Health Organization said Friday. The WHO

WHO seeks mpox vaccine production surge

Shawdesh Desk: The World Health Organization on Friday urged manufacturers to ramp up production of mpox vaccines to rein in the spread of a more dangerous strain of the virus.

Pakistan announces first case of deadly mpox virus

Shawdesh Desk: Pakistan health officials announced on Friday their first case of the deadly mpox virus this year. ‘The affected person has come from a Gulf country,’ a health ministry

2.6m die annually due to alcohol: WHO

Shawdesh desk: Alcohol kills nearly three million people annually, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday, adding that while the death rate had dropped slightly in recent years it remained

Pfizer drug extends life for people with rare form of lung cancer: trial results

Shawdesh Desk: A Pfizer lung cancer drug has been shown to greatly reduce tumor progression and improve survival outcomes for people in the advanced stages of a rare form of

US reports second human case of bird flu tied to dairy cow outbreak

Shawdesh Desk: A second case of bird flu has been found in a human, US health authorities announced on Wednesday, less then two months after the first one as an

Teacher shortage hits medical education hard in Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: Medical education in public medical colleges, especially those established in recent years, has been badly affected by shortages of teachers, hospital facilities, and other infrastructure crises over the

Cardiovascular diseases kill 10,000 Europeans a day: WHO

Shawdesh Desk: Cardiovascular disease is responsible for 40 per cent of deaths in Europe, the WHO said on Wednesday, urging Europeans to cut their salt intake. That amounts to 10,000