India is monitoring Nipah virus infections, with two reported from its eastern state of West Bengal since December, the health ministry said, as some Southeast Asia nations step up scrutiny of air travellers. Tuesday's confirmation came a day after Thailand said it had tightened airport screening
Indian authorities said they had contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in the eastern state of West Bengal, as several Asian countries tightened health screenings and airport surveillance for travelers arriving from India. India's Health Ministry said Tuesday that two N
Speakers at a dialogue on Monday suggested widening the purview of the universal health coverage (UHC), saying it should include neglected areas, such as mental health, antimicrobial resistance, oral health, occupational health and safety, and emergency care. There had been a growing concern over
Authorities in Russia have detained the chief doctor and acting head of the intensive care unit at a Siberian maternity hospital after nine newborn babies died in just a few days earlier this month, investigators said on Wednesday. The deaths have provoked widespread shock and anger in Russia, whe
Despite the advent of expensive robotic surgery, laparoscopic and minimally invasive procedures done without opening the abdomen are highly popular in urological treatment. The government has undertaken a plan to deliver these advanced, affordable services to people’s doorsteps across the co
For months, during my daily commute, a modest signboard reading BRAC Healthcare at Siddheswari kept catching my eye. I paid little attention at first, assuming it was just another pharmacy — one more addition to Dhaka’s crowded streetscape of drugstores and clinics. Curiosity, however,
Drugmakers plan to raise US prices on at least 350 branded medications including vaccines against COVID, RSV and shingles and blockbuster cancer treatment Ibrance, even as the Trump administration pressures them for cuts, according to data provided exclusively by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Adv
A team of Chinese researchers has recently developed a model to predict the aging of 13 human organs, including the brain, enabling precise assessment of organ aging levels, the China Science Daily reported on Monday. Previous research focused mainly on the common features of overall aging or expl
The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), in collaboration with SAJIDA Foundation and Harpic, on Sunday launched Shasthya Nirapotta Scheme (SNS), a health insurance policy, for its sanitation workers, aiming to improve their access to healthcare services. Under the scheme, sanitation workers will b
The present poor air quality and unabated pollution continue to cause various diseases and breathing difficulties among people. As a result, an increasing number of patients are getting admitted to hospitals. The air continues to remain unhealthy or severely unhealthy in the city, forcing residents
