Health

Bystanders less likely to give women CPR: research

Shawdesh Desk: Bystanders are less likely to give life- saving CPR to women having a cardiac arrest in public than men, leading to more women dying from the common health

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Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 19 new cases in 24hrs

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh reported 19 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning. With the new numbers, the country’s total Covid-19 caseload rose to 2,045,593, according to the Directorate

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Nipah virus: Schools, colleges in Kerala of India shut till Sept 24

Shawdesh Desk; Nipah virus outbreak: India will be procuring 20 more doses of monoclonal antibody from Australia following Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala. On Friday, a fresh case of Nipah

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India state on alert after Nipah virus deaths

Shawdesh desk: The southern Indian state of Kerala has issued an alert after it confirmed that two people have died from the rare Nipah virus. One of the deaths occurred

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Lead poisoning causes far more death, IQ loss than thought: study

Shawdesh Desk; Lead poisoning has a far greater impact on global health than previously thought, potentially contributing to over five million deaths a year and posing a similar threat to

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Cancer surging among under-50s worldwide: study

Shawdesh desk: The number of people under 50 diagnosed with cancer has surged worldwide in the last three decades but it is not fully clear why, according to study published on

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Wegovy: Weight-loss drug firm becomes Europe’s most valuable

Shawdesh Desk: The maker of weight-loss drug Wegovy has become Europe’s most valuable firm, dethroning the French luxury conglomerate LVMH. Shares rose after the Danish pharmaceutical giant, Novo Nordisk, launched

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Brain fog after Covid linked to blood clots – study

Shawdesh desk: Blood clots in the brain or the lungs might explain some common symptoms of “long Covid”, including brain fog and fatigue, a UK study suggests. In the study,

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