Health

Covid-19 booster dose to be suspended from tomorrow

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh will temporarily halt booster shots from tomorrow (March 2) following shortage of vaccines. Professor Dr Ahmedul Kabir, additional director general (DG) of the Directorate General of Health ReadMore

Severe form of mpox identified in advanced HIV cases: study

Shawdesh Desk: Researchers said Tuesday they have identified a particularly severe form of mpox in people with advanced HIV which had a death rate of 15 percent among patients with ReadMore

Vibrating pill, ingestible sensor: mini robots tackle gut disorders

Shawdesh Desk: A pill that vibrates to relieve constipation, a sensor that can be tracked in the gut — medical researchers are turning to tiny robots to treat or diagnose ReadMore

WHO announces $43 million appeal to scale up response in Syria and Turkiye

Shawdesh Desk: The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a US $43 million appeal to support earthquake response in Syria and Türkiye, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on Sunday. The ReadMore

No new variants in weeks after China ended zero-Covid: study

Shawdesh Desk: No new variants of Covid-19 emerged in Beijing in the weeks after China ended its zero-Covid policy late last year, a new study said on Wednesday. China saw ReadMore

No new variants in weeks after China ended zero-Covid: study

Shawdesh Desk; No new variants of Covid-19 emerged in Beijing in the weeks after China ended its zero-Covid policy late last year, a new study said on Wednesday. China saw ReadMore

Australian scientists make breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research

Shawdesh desk: A team from Australia’s national science agency has used artificial intelligence to make a breakthrough in Alzheimer’s disease research. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) said ReadMore