FE Online Report 2020-05-13 19:11:26
An additional 6,000 children could die worldwide every day from preventable causes over the next six months as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weaken health systems and disrupt routine services, UN...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-13 16:32:22
GSK Bangladesh Limited recently donated 20,000 pieces of N-95 masks, 10,000 pcs of FFP2 masks, and 16,000 pairs of gloves to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) for use by front-line healthc...
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As the country’s healthcare system has turned its main focus on breaking the tide of coronavirus pandemic, many patients with non-COVID health problems, especially those who have comorbidities,...
Reuters 2020-05-12 22:23:59
Moderna Inc said on Tuesday the US Food and Drug Administration granted “fast track” designation to its experimental coronavirus vaccine, a move that speeds up the regulatory review proces...
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As the country’s healthcare system has turned its main focus on breaking the tide of coronavirus pandemic, many patients with non-Covid health problems, especially those who have comorbidities,...
-- 2020-05-12 16:43:03
The World Health Organization (WHO) thinks ‘extreme vigilance’ is needed as countries begin to exit from lockdowns imposed to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, amid global concerns a...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-12 16:37:01
PRAN-RFL Group, country’s leading business conglomerate, has donated sample collection booth (WISK Cabin) to Central Police Hospital and three hospitals of Bhola district to collect sample for c...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-12 14:58:11
United Commercial Bank Limited (UCB) and Japan Bangladesh Friendship Hospital (JBFH) have jointly organized free telemedicine services. People in need of medical assistance can now easily get e...
-- 2020-05-11 19:26:49
Men's blood has higher levels than women's of a key enzyme used by the new coronavirus to infect cells, the results of a big European study showed on Monday -- a finding which may help explain why men...
-- 2020-05-10 16:50:03
More than 4.02 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 276,894 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 c...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-09 19:07:17
The Rotary Medical Support Center has been inaugurated to provide medical assistance to people suffering from various diseases during this pandemic situation. Rotary Governor (2020-21) M. Rubaiyat Ho...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-09 18:19:02
Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd has contradicted a news item, published in the media on Saturday that Eskayef was the first company to produce Remdesivir in the country wherein it was mentioned that the...
-- 2020-05-09 16:40:42
As the world slowly emerges from months of lockdown and opens businesses, there are certain things that people need to do to keep themselves safe in the post-coronavirus era. The lockdown cannot go o...
-- 2020-05-09 16:31:22
Three pharmaceuticals companies in Bangladesh have started experimental production of COVID-19 drug, remdesivir. The three companies are: Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd and...
REUTERS 2020-05-09 11:03:11
The US Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has authorised the first diagnostic test for the new coronavirus that allows patients to collect saliva samples at home. The decision is part of...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-08 17:36:45
Evercare Hospital Dhaka has conducted the first Convalescent Plasma Therapy for the first time in Bangladesh. Successfully conducted in many developed countries recently, this Plasma Therapy is a prom...
REUTERS 2020-05-07 09:57:58
Gilead Sciences Inc faces a new dilemma in deciding how much it should profit from the only treatment so far proven to help patients infected with the novel coronavirus. The drugmaker earned notoriet...
-- 2020-05-06 17:16:38
When expectant women should be filled with joy, a collective concern is rippling through them as the healthcare system grapples with disruptive changes amid the coronavirus crisis. The idea of giving...
-- 2020-05-05 20:28:13
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Tuesday they have begun delivering doses of their experimental coronavirus vaccines for initial human testing in the United States, reports Reuters. The US dr...
FE Online Desk 2020-05-05 16:46:28
Water.org Bangladesh recently organized a high-level webinar to draw attention to the plight of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) at a time of COVID-19, and also highlight the importance of WASH Fina...
-- 2020-05-04 21:41:02
Antiviral drug Remdesivir is expected to be available this week to treat the COVID-19 patients, the CEO of the company manufacturing the medicine has said. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of U...
-- 2020-05-04 17:26:02
COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has already infected more than 3.4 million people globally and its rampant spread has forced virtually the entire world into a lockdown. The abs...
-- 2020-05-03 21:03:39
Although the government is trying to gradually ramp up the country’s testing capacity to contain the coronavirus outbreak, health experts said the shortage of medical technologists and logistics...
-- 2020-05-02 16:20:46
The World Health Organization’s top emergencies expert Dr. Mike Ryan has reiterated that the new coronavirus is natural in origin. He came up with the statement on Friday after US President Don...
REUTERS 2020-05-02 09:38:46
Gilead Science Inc’s antiviral drug remdesivir was granted emergency use authorisation by the US Food and Drug Administration for COVID-19 on Friday, clearing the way for broader use of the drug...
REUTERS 2020-04-30 13:18:31
New clinical data on Gilead Sciences Inc’s experimental antiviral drug remdesivir has raised hopes it might be an effective treatment for the novel coronavirus that has infected more than 3.0 mi...
-- 2020-04-30 10:09:37
The Serum Institute of India has said it plans this year to produce up to 60 million doses of a potential vaccine against the new coronavirus (COVID-19) that is under clinical trial in Britain. Serum...
-- 2020-04-30 09:56:02
As fear grows among people over the fast transmission of deadly coronavirus and taking treatment going to a doctor or hospital has become riskier for all kinds of patients, including the COVID-19 ones...
-- 2020-04-29 21:56:08
GlaxoSmithKline, the world's largest vaccine maker, said the global push to develop an immunisation against the coronavirus would not lead to widely available products before the second half of next y...
-- 2020-04-29 20:21:16
Amercian research-based biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences Inc’s experimental antiviral drug, Remdesivir, helped improve symptoms in COVID-19 patients who were given the drug early than a...
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