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Billions worldwide living with herpes
About half a billion people worldwide are living with genital herpes, and several billion have an oral herpes infection, new estimates show, highlighting the need to improve awareness and scale up services to prevent and treat herpes.
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“Moner Daktar” provides psychological support online
Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the uncertainty of the future weighs heavily on many people’s minds. At a time like this, having a healthy psychological state may be one of the most significant issues.
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Vigorous activity or sedentary behaviour is not associated with risk for knee osteoarthritis
Patients and some clinicians still are concerned that physical activity, particularly vigorous physical activity, might be associated with excess risk for knee osteoarthritis (OA), despite considerable evidence to the contrary.
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Convalescent plasma therapy available in Dhaka to combat COVID-19
Evercare Hospital Dhaka has conducted the first ever convalescent plasma (CP) therapy in Bangladesh recently, says a press release. Successfully conducted in many developed countries recently, this therapy is a promising research treatment to combat the global pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
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Key to controlling the spread of COVID-19
Contact tracing to rapidly isolate people who could be infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reduced the length of time people were infectious in the community over 4 weeks (from 14 January to 12 February 2020) in Shenzhen, China, according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
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Role of Zinc and Selenium in boosting immunity
Almost all nutrients in the diet play a crucial role in maintaining an optimal immune response, and both insufficient and excessive intakes can have negative consequences on the immune status and susceptibility to a variety of pathogens. Among the most important ones are zinc and selenium.
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The intelligent knife: new approach to cancer surgery
Scientists have developed an ‘intelligent knife’ that can tell surgeons immediately whether the tissue they are cutting is cancerous or not. An international team speculated that the metabolic status of tissue, as assessed by mass spectrometry, might aid in this process.
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The COVID-19 pandemic must not divert attention
If resources are diverted away from child and adolescent tuberculosis (TB) programmes in order to fight COVID-19, the consequences for the
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Doctor who treated first US Covid patient fears second wave
The doctor who treated the first Covid-19 patient in the United States has he fears a second outbreak of the disease when lockdown measures are lifted.
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How COVID-19 patients can avoid ICU management
We know that intensive care unit (ICU) is for critically ill patients. We also know that we have a scarcity of ICU beds as well as specialists in critical care management in Bangladesh.
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Violence against women during COVID-19
Since the outbreak of the pandemic, a dramatic increase has been reported in recorded cases of violence against women and domestic violence worldwide.
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COVID-19 & gastrointestinal symptoms
A fever, dry cough, and shortness of breath are hallmark signs COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. But early research suggests that another common symptom may be often overlooked: stomach upset.
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FDA warns about limits of SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a letter warning healthcare providers about the limits of serological tests to detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.
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10 prison guards on hospital duty test Covid-19 positive
At least 10 prison guards of Dhaka Central Jail have tested Covid-19 positive till yesterday, prison officials said.
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Global leaders pledge universal access to new vaccines, tests & treatment
Heads of state and global health leaders made an unprecedented commitment to work together to accelerate the development and production of new vaccines, tests and treatments for COVID-19 and assure equitable access worldwide.
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Are you immune to COVID-19 after you have had it?
Based on data from other viruses and coronavirus strains, we know that people make antibodies 7-10 days after infection and that, depending
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‘30 doctors infected with Covid-19 daily on average last week’
On an average, nearly 30 doctors across the country have tested Covid-19 positive daily in last one week, according to a tally of Bangladesh Doctors Foundation (BDF), an organisation of physicians.
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Doctor of Kurmitola Hospital tests Covid-19 positive
A doctor working at Kurmitola General Hospital has tested Covid-19 positive -- the first physician to be infected at the hospital dedicated for treating coronavirus patients.
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23 doctors, 19 health workers of Mitford Hospital Covid-19 positive
As many as 42 health workers, including 23 doctors of Sir Salimullah Medical College Mitford Hospital have tested positive with Covid-19.
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Reusing PPE: ‘Disinfection room’ installed at Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital
A team of experts has successfully installed a “disinfection room” at Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital in the capital amid intense need for personal protective equipment (PPE) for health service professionals to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
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Committee formed to address supply of low-quality masks to govt hospitals
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has formed a committee to investigate allegations of low-quality products including N-95 masks being supplied to some government hospitals.
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China to give WHO $30 million more after US freezes funds
China announced Thursday it will donate another $30 million to the World Health Organization to help in the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, days after Washington said it would freeze funding.
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How to cope mentally during the Coronavirus pandemic
Everyone reacts differently to difficult situations, and it is normal to feel stress and worry during a crisis. But multiple challenges daily, such as the effects of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic can push you beyond your ability to cope with the situation.
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Five persons die with Covid-19 like symptoms in 3 districts
Five more persons have died with Covid-19 like symptoms in three districts since yesterday morning.
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Understanding the challenges of COVID-19
The outbreak of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) started in Wuhan city of China at the end of 2019 but it is travelling around the globe, infecting countries, one after another, and arresting people at the individual level.
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WHO issues criteria to lift the COVID-19 lockdowns
Countries should evaluate and meet six criteria before they lift shelter-in-place restrictions for the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), World Health Organisation (WHO) officials said.
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PREGNANCY & COVID-19: Coronavirus infection in pregnancy
Coronavirus can affect anyone, but in pregnancy, it may create anxiety and panic to the expectant mother and her family members.
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Man with coronavirus-like symptoms dies in Shariatpur isolation centre
A 60-year-old man with coronavirus-like symptoms has died at the isolation ward of Shariatpur Sadar Hospital.
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COVID-19 obstetric practice recommendations
Clinical recommendations about COVID-19 are quickly developing. The following guidance for obstetric providers supplements Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations.
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Chloroquine, zinc tested to treat COVID-19 infection
In the United States and Europe, a handful of clinical trials have begun to test ways to keep healthcare workers and other vulnerable people safe from coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
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