Oklahoma has detected bird flu in a herd of dairy cattle, the state's agriculture department said on Friday, making it the 13th U.S. state to find the virus. The positive sample of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was collected by a farm in April and recently submitted to the U.S. Departme
One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till Friday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 51 this year. During the period, 148 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services
Talks will be meaningless until quality health service is ensured in rural areas, said the health minister as a study showed financial hardship is worsening in the country due to the increase in out-of-pocket health spending. Around 3.7 per cent of the population, equivalent to 6.13 million people
The draft of the 'Health Protection Act', aimed at ensuring the safety of medical professionals and patients, is at the final stage and it will be placed in the parliament soon, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen said on Sunday. "If any irregularities are seen in private diagnos
It is not possible to solve all the problems at the field level of the health department overnight, Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen said on Saturday. “The Health Department is working to solve these problems and whatever is necessary will be done for the medical care of the marginalised p
Twenty-five people were hospitalised with dengue fever in 24 hours till Friday morning. Of them, 13 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city, while the rest were outside the capital, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Currently, 315 patients are receiving treatment at
Bangladesh reported 15 more COVID-19 cases in 24 hours till Friday morning. With the new numbers, the country's total COVID-19 caseload rose to 2,051,207, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The official death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,498 as no ne
Pfizer said on Thursday it would advance a reworked, once-a-day version of its experimental obesity pill, danuglipron to clinical trials in the second half of this year, sending its shares 5% higher in premarket trading. The drugmaker last year said it was focusing on danuglipron's development aft
Some dairy farmers are resisting Michigan's nation-leading efforts to stop the spread of bird flu for fear their incomes will suffer from added costs and hurt rural America. The government's restrictions, which include tracking who comes and goes from farms, are rekindling unwanted memories of COV
Saving money regularly can help improve sleep, a new report suggests, according to BBC.Putting a monthly amount aside, however small the sum, also helped people to relax and be more optimistic about the future, the study by academics at Bristol University found.Regular savers on low incomes have si
