Thursday, 28 Nov, 2024

Health

New device able to detect cancer cells without surgery

Sydney researchers have developed a new device that can detect cancer cells from blood samples, allowing patients to avoid invasive biopsy surgery. Cancer is a leading cause of illness and death in Australia, with more than 150,000 around the country every year. People with

Bangladesh logs 12 Covid cases, zero death in 24 hours

Bangladesh on Sunday (Feb 26) recorded zero Covid-19 death while it reported 12 cases of the virus in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,445 people in the country died due to the disease since the start of

Dengue: Eight hospitalised in 24 hours

The country reported eight fresh dengue cases in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning (Feb 26), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). In the 24 hours, three new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release. However, five

Bangladesh logs 6 Covid cases, zero death in 24 hours

Bangladesh on Saturday (Feb 25) recorded zero Covid-19 death while it reported six cases of the virus in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,445 people in the country died due to the disease since the start

Dengue: Two hospitalised in 24 hours

The country reported two fresh dengue cases in the last 24 hours till Friday morning (Feb 24), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). In the 24 hours, zero new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release. However, two dengue

Bangladesh logs 4 Covid cases, zero death in 24 hours

Bangladesh on Friday (Feb 24) recorded zero Covid-19 death while it reported four cases of the virus in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,445 people in the country died due to the disease since the start of

Bangladesh logs 6 Covid cases, zero death in 24 hours

Bangladesh on Thursday (Feb 23) recorded zero Covid-19 death while it reported six cases of the virus in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,445 people in the country died due to the disease since the start

Dengue: Five hospitalised in 24 hours

The country reported five fresh dengue cases in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning (Feb 23), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). In the 24 hours, three new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release. However, two

One woman dies every 2 minutes in pregnancy, childbirth: UN

A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth complications, despite maternal mortality rates dropping by a third in 20 years, the United Nations said Thursday. Rates fell significantly between 2000 and 2015 but largely stagnated between 2016 and 2020 -- and in some

Bangladesh logs 7 Covid cases, zero death in 24 hours

Bangladesh on Wednesday (Feb 22) recorded zero Covid-19 death while it reported seven cases of the virus in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,445 people in the country died due to the disease since the

Dengue: Eight hospitalised in 24 hours

The country reported eight fresh dengue cases in the last 24 hours till Wednesday morning (Feb 22), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). In the 24 hours, three new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release. However, five

Dengue: One hospitalised in 24 hours

The country reported one fresh dengue case in the last 24 hours till Tuesday morning (Feb 21), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). In the 24 hours, zero new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release. However, one dengue

Bangladesh logs 9 Covid cases, zero death in 24 hours

Bangladesh on Tuesday (Feb 21) recorded zero Covid-19 death while it reported nine cases of the virus in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,445 people in the country died due to the disease since the start

Third patient cured of HIV after receiving stem cell cancer treatment

A man known as "the Duesseldorf patient" has become the third person declared cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant that also treated his leukaemia, a study said on Monday. Two other cases with both HIV and cancer, patients in Berlin and London, have previously

Dengue: One dies, four hospitalised in 24 hours

The country reported one death and four fresh dengue cases in the last 24 hours till Monday morning (Feb 20), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). In the 24 hours, two new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release.

Bangladesh logs 14 Covid cases, zero death in 24 hours

Bangladesh on Monday (Feb 20) recorded zero Covid-19 death while it reported 14 cases of the virus in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,445 people in the country died due to the disease since the start of

Vitamin A plus campaign begins across country

The countrywide vitamin A plus campaign began today (Feb 20) with a target to provide the capsule to 2.20 crore children. Under the programme, one blue colour capsule will be given to each of the 25 lakh children aged six months to 11 months, while 1.95 crore children aged between 12

Vitamin A plus campaign from Monday

The government is set to start Vitamin A plus campaign across the country on Monday, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque today (Feb 19). He said, "We will start the campaign with a target to provide Vitamin A plus capsule among 2.20 crore children."  He was addressing

Bangladesh logs 7 Covid cases, zero death in 24 hours

Bangladesh on Sunday (Feb 19) reported zero death from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. The official data showed a total of 29,445 people in the country have died due to the disease since the start of the pandemic in March of 2020.

Dengue: Four hospitalised in 24 hours

The country reported four fresh dengue cases in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning (Feb 19), said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). In the 24 hours, three new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka, said the DGHS release. However, one