Health

Could Covid vaccine be taken as a pill?

Shawdesh Desk: Right now, protection against Covid-19 comes via an injection. But in future, those vaccines could come from inhalers or even pills. In a white, airy laboratory in Medicon

104 more dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hrs

Shawdesh desk: Health authorities said that 104 more people were hospitalised with dengue in capital Dhaka in 24 hours until Saturday morning amid a rise in the mosquito-borne disease. Across

Monkeypox: More than 200 contacts tracked in US for rare disease

Shawdesh Desk: More than 200 people in 27 US states are being tracked for possible rare monkeypox infections, health officials say. They fear people may have come in to contact

Japan becomes first country to approve Ronapreve Covid treatment

Shawdesh desk: Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said Tuesday that Japan had become the first country to fully approve its Ronapreve antibody treatment for patients with mild to moderate Covid-19. The

Long Covid funding to unearth new treatments

Shawdesh desk: Thousands of people with “long Covid” could benefit from the funding of 15 new studies of the condition, its causes and potential treatments. Researchers from across the UK

Medics fear surge in winter viruses alongside Covid

Shawdesh Desk: A surge in flu and other respiratory viruses could put pressure on people’s health and the NHS this winter, warns a report by leading medics. They say testing

World in early stages of COVID-19 third wave: WHO

Shawdesh Desk: The world is currently in the early stages of a third wave, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday. “We are now in the

Govt to procure 15m doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Sinopharm of China

Shawdesh Desk: The government will procure a total of 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Sinopharm International of China at a less price compared to the earlier agreement price