‘Genes behind deadly heart condition found’
Scientists say they have identified genes that cause a deadly heart condition that can only…
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Ending TB epidemic among youths: Key to achieving SDGs
By David Bryden Washington DC, Mar 22 (IPS) – A good education for every child…
Three more plane crash survivors back home
DHAKA – Three more Bangladeshi survivors of the US-Bangla plane crash arrived here today among…
One plane crash injured admitted to hospital burn unit
Dhaka – Shahreen Ahmed, one of the injured passengers of the crashed US-Bangla Airlines aircraft,…
‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli sentenced to seven years
Martin Shkreli, the former drug firm executive found guilty of defrauding investors, has been sentenced…
3 female Nobel laureates in BD to see Rohingya situation
Dhaka, Feb 24 – Three Nobel Laureates started their weeklong visit to Bangladesh on Saturday…
’54 Palestinians die’ as Israel refuses medical permits
by Farah Najjar Israel was responsible for at least 54 Palestinian deaths last year as…
US teacher dies after opting out of ‘costly’ flu medicine
A US school teacher has died from flu complications after deciding to forgo anti-viral medication…
The Empire’s ‘Lefty Intellectuals’ call for regime change.
By Michel Chossudovsky What is now unfolding in both North America and Western Europe is…
Antibiotic resistance to serious infections high: WHO
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – Surveillance data on antibiotic resistance released by the World Health Organisation…
High levels of antimicrobial resistance worldwide: WHO
New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) has found widespread levels of antimicrobial resistance…
HC directs Police to stop YABA smuggling
Dhaka, 29 Jan – The High Court Division of the Supreme Monday ordered Police Bureau…
Thousands still dying at sea en route to Europe
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Jan 15 (IPS) – Amid concerns that 160 people may have…
UN agencied to vaccinate half million Rohingya children from diphtheria
As part of an intensified response to the current diphtheria outbreak, United Nations agencies are…
‘No mental hospital without licence’
Dhaka, Jan 3 – The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the draft of National Mental Health…
Sweden’s success in controlling antibiotic resistance
The Swedish strategic programme against antibiotic resistance (Strama) has played a key role in decreasing…
Action needed now on antibiotic resistance
During this year’s World Antibiotics Awareness Week, the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) released a…
100,000 medical consultations in 100 days
By International Organization for Migration Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Dec 11 (IOM) – If Morisha’s family had…
Gene therapy shows promise against blood-clotting disease
Dhaka, Dec 7 (AP/UNB) -Gene therapy has freed 10 men from nearly all symptoms of…
When medicines don’t work anymore
By Martin Khor The crisis of antibiotic resistance has gotten worse, and a global action…
WHO’s study on medical products: Data – analysis questioned
Geneva, 28th Nov (TWN): There are significant concerns that WHO’s study on public health and…
The Int’l debate on generic medicines of biological origin
The South Centre recently published Research Paper No. 82: ” The International Debate on Generic…
Test tells Zika and Dengue infections apart
Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade Sao Paulo – A fast and cost-effective test developed by an…
Kidney disease globally attributed to PM2.5 pollution: Study
The global toll of chronic kidney disease (CKD) attributable to PM2.5 pollution is significant, according…
IPR of essential drugs: And use of compulsory licenses
Geneva, 2 Nov (Kanaga Raja) – Highlighting the use of compulsory licenses by countries such…
‘Access to health products is non-negotiable’
The US-based medical devices industry through the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) has approached the…
No food-no water-no shelter: Two days of muck-rain-uncertainty
By International Organization for Migration Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Oct 24 (IOM) – Last week, the…
Bangladesh researchers develop new drug for Hepatitis B
Patients infected with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) may get much better and more effective treatment…
US regulators approve second gene therapy for blood concer
U.S. regulators on Wednesday approved a second gene therapy for a blood cancer, a one-time,…
How pharma firms, corporate hospitals fleece patients
by K M Gopakumar The Indian National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (INPPA), using its powers under…