AstraZeneca has admitted for the first time in court documents that its Covid vaccine can cause a rare side effect, in an apparent about-turn that could pave the way for
Bangladesh has no effective inspection and monitoring mechanism to check baby food items. Safe food campaigners have alleged that expired, low-quality, and mislabelled baby food items swarm markets due to
The widespread use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among adolescents is ‘alarming’, according to a report released on Thursday by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European branch, which recommended measures to
United States health authorities on Tuesday said that they had discovered fragments of bird flu virus in the nation’s pasteurised cow milk supply during the course of a large study,
Public health experts on Saturday called for increased allocation in the health sector in the upcoming FY 2024-25 national budget as budgetary allocation to combat non-communicable diseases remains inadequate. They
Regional director of WHO South-East Asia Region, Saima Wazed, has said to fulfill the right to health, both health services and the underlying determinants should be available, accessible, acceptable and
Health experts said the leprosy also known as Hansen’s disease can be cured if the infected person takes multi-drug therapy in line with the physicians’ suggestions as it appears to
In a decisive call to nations within its South-East Asia Region, the World Health Organisation is emphasising the urgent need to escalate actions against the consumption of tobacco and the
Brazil had launched its vaccination campaign against dengue fever in the Federal District, targeting 521 municipalities nationwide identified as priorities, said the country’s health ministry. Brazil becomes the first country
As many as 34 poverty-stricken patients underwent surgery free of cost at Bashundhara Eye Hospital and Research Institute (BEHRI) in the capital on Thursday. BEHRI, an ophthalmic venture of the