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Coronavirus infections under-reported, fatality rate exaggerated: Experts

Reuters 2020-02-05 18:12:48

Fatalities from the coronavirus epidemic are overwhelmingly concentrated in central China’s Wuhan city, which accounts for over 73 per cent of deaths despite having only one-third the number of...

One-fourth of pregnant mothers diabetic patients

-- 2020-02-03 20:56:26

Sumaiya, a 35-year-old woman, got pregnant for the second time. During the 27-week of her pregnancy, it was known that she suffers from diabetes. After being affected by the diabetes, Sumaiya and her...

18 dengue patients undergoing treatment

-- 2020-01-29 18:17:32

Around 18 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals and clinics across the country. Among them, 11 patients are taking treatment in Dhaka division and the others were hospitalis...

Stronger efforts stressed to save 140,000 BD children from pneumonia deaths

-- 2020-01-29 17:46:29

Boosting efforts to fight pneumonia could avert nearly 140,000 child deaths from pneumonia and other major diseases in Bangladesh, according to a new analysis. Forecasts show that over 100,000 childr...

Cold-related diseases affect 4,248 people in 24 hrs

-- 2020-01-29 15:55:54

Various cold-related diseases affected 4,248 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Wednesday. Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control room...

Australian scientists first to recreate Coronavirus outside China

-- 2020-01-29 14:16:25

Scientists in Australia have become the first to recreate the new coronavirus outside of China in what they have called a "significant breakthrough". The discovery will be shared with the World Healt...

'Early diagnosis can prevent infectious leprosy disease'

-- 2020-01-27 17:45:50

Health experts at a post-rally discussion stressed early diagnosis and full course treatment of the infectious leprosy disease for preventing lifelong neuropathy and disability. They said this at the...

How to protect yourself from coronavirus

-- 2020-01-27 16:47:06

The Wuhan coronavirus has spread worldwide, causing panic among people. As of Jan 27, the virus has killed 81 people in China and infected more than 2,750 globally. With the rising epidemic, it is im...

China to use best medical resources to reduce virus-caused deaths

Xinhua 2020-01-26 17:40:33

China will place severely ill patients of the novel coronavirus in the best hospitals and treat them with the best medical resources, a senior health official said Sunday. Ma Xiaowei, director of the...

Cold-related diseases affect 4,147 people in 24 hrs

-- 2020-01-26 16:53:04

Various cold-related diseases affected 4,147 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Sunday. Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control room sh...

Four new dengue patients detected in last 24hr

-- 2020-01-25 17:30:19

Four new dengue patient were hospitalised in the last 24 hours until 8:00am on Saturday, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. In its regular update, the DGHS noted that fifteen pat...

Coronavirus vaccine may be ready in months: Scientists

Xinhua 2020-01-24 17:03:29

US health scientists said in an essay Thursday that a candidate vaccine for the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) could be ready for early-stage human testing in three months. In an essay published on th...

IDLC stands beside fistula patients along with Dr. Sayeba

FE Online Desk 2020-01-22 13:21:20

IDLC Finance Limited has decided to participate financially to help MAMM’s Institute of Fistula and Women Health with facilitating the patients who takes the treatment from the hospital for...

Visual impairment to increase dramatically: Study

FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-01-19 20:40:52

The number of people having visual impairment will increase dramatically in the coming decades across the world due to population growth and ageing, behavioral and lifestyle changes, and urbanisa...

China virus cases spike, 17 new infections reported

-- 2020-01-19 11:53:33

China reported 17 more cases of pneumonia caused by a new coronavirus strain on Sunday, stoking worries of it spreading as the country gears up to celebrate Chinese lunar new year when hundreds of mil...

BD confirms Nipah case in Khulna

-- 2020-01-18 11:28:47

A young girl was diagnosed with Nipah virus at Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) on Thursday – the first reported case at the hospital in three years. The patient was identified as Rashida...

NeoSTAR Innovation arranges e-health camp in Cox’s Bazar

FE Online Report 2020-01-15 19:55:21

NeoSTAR Innovation and Bastob jointly organised an e-health camp in Cox’s Bazar recently aimed at providing healthcare to the poor and marginal people at free of cost. A good number of patients...

6,071 affected by cold-related diseases in 24hr

-- 2020-01-15 15:13:11

Various cold-related diseases affected 6,071 people across the country in the last 24 hours till Wednesday morning. Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control room showed tha...

43 dengue patients receiving treatment across country

-- 2020-01-14 18:48:57

Around 43 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals and clinics across the country. Among them, 38 patients are taking treatment in Dhaka division and 5 are hospitalised outside...

China eyes medical insurance system for all

Xinhua 2020-01-11 16:47:29

China will accelerate building a medical insurance system that covers its entire population through a new round of medical insurance reform. The reform will optimise the current basic medical insuran...

Govt confirms 164 dengue deaths in 2019

-- 2020-01-09 17:23:15

The government on Thursday confirmed that 164 people died of mosquito-borne disease dengue in 2019. The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) received 266 reports of dengue-...

47 dengue patients receiving treatment across country

-- 2020-01-07 17:33:23

Around 47 dengue patients are undergoing treatment at different hospitals and clinics across the country. Among them, 37 patients are taking treatment in Dhaka division and 10 are hospitalised outsid...

Running marathon improves ‘artery age’

-- 2020-01-07 13:41:23

Training for and completing a marathon improves the health of a new runner's arteries, cutting about four years off their "vascular age", a study suggests. Researchers from Barts and University Colle...

'ICU beds to be doubled at public hospitals'

-- 2020-01-06 19:47:46

Keeping in mind patients’ financial ability and improvement of health care, Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday said beds of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) will be doubled at a...

No swine flu virus exists now, says IECDR

FE REPORT 2020-01-06 11:11:50

There is no ‘swine flu’ influenza virus in the country as the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the virus as seasonal influenza in 2011 after the 2009 flu pandemic. Officials of...

Swine flu does not exist in globe, IEDCR says

BSS 2020-01-05 18:48:09

Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has said swine flu does not exist in the globe anymore and people should not be worried about it. The national institute for conducting...

Experts advise not to panic over swine flu after death of ex-MP

-- 2020-01-04 11:47:34

The death of Fazilatun Nasa Bappy has triggered fresh fears over swine flu in Bangladesh, but experts have urged the people to follow health safety rules instead of panicking. Bappy, a former Awami L...

5,440 people affected by cold-related diseases

-- 2020-01-02 18:48:11

Various cold-related diseases have affected 5,440 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said on Thursday. Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control...

First China-made HPV vaccine approved

Xinhua 2020-01-02 17:17:11

China has approved the first domestically produced vaccine against the cancerogenic human papillomavirus (HPV), according to the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). The domestically made...

Over 271,000 children to be fed Vitamin A+ capsules in Khulna

-- 2019-12-31 17:11:15

Khulna Civil Surgeon office has completed all preparations to immunise over 271,000 children, aged between six months and 59 months, with Vitamin A plus capsules during the National Vitamin A Plus Cam...