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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 theReadMore
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 10,000ReadMore
Pandemic agreement talks reaching end with deal elusive
Shawdesh Desk: Countries trying to strike a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics began discussing how to keep the process alive as they ran out of time to sealReadMore
AstraZeneca admits Covid vaccine can cause rare side effect
Shawdesh desk: AstraZeneca has admitted for the first time in court documents that its Covid vaccine can cause a rare side effect, in an apparent about-turn that could pave theReadMore
Unregulated baby food raises concerns
Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh has no effective inspection and monitoring mechanism to check baby food items. Safe food campaigners have alleged that expired, low-quality, and mislabelled baby food items swarm marketsReadMore
Use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among children alarming: WHO
Shawdesh desk: The widespread use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among adolescents is ‘alarming’, according to a report released on Thursday by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European branch, which recommendedReadMore
Bird flu virus fragments found in pasteurised milk
Shawdesh desk: United States health authorities on Tuesday said that they had discovered fragments of bird flu virus in the nation’s pasteurised cow milk supply during the course of aReadMore
Health experts urge govt to increase allocation in budget to fight NCDs
Shawdesh Desk: Public health experts on Saturday called for increased allocation in the health sector in the upcoming FY 2024-25 national budget as budgetary allocation to combat non-communicable diseases remainsReadMore
