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Vitamin A plus campaign kicks off
The national Vitamin A plus campaign started across the country today, aiming to feed Vitamin A capsules to children aged between six and 59 months. ...
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World-class cardiac treatment available in country
Treatment facilities for heart disease have been increased on a large scale in the country in the last few years as world-class cardiac treatment is ...
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Novo Nordisk introduces fastest acting insulin
Danish pharmaceutical giant, Novo Nordisk launched on Thursday fastest acting insulin for the patients living with diabetes in Bangladesh. This in ...
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Study: Covid-19 capable of invading brain
Headaches, confusion and delirium experienced by some Covid-19 patients could be the result of the coronavirus directly invading the brain, according ...
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What if the first coronavirus vaccines aren’t the best?
Seven months into the coronavirus crisis, with more than 30 vaccines rapidly advancing through the rigorous stages of clinical trials, a surprising n ...
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‘Momentous milestone’ as Africa Africa declared free of wild polio
NEW YORK — The wild poliovirus has been eradicated in Africa, health officials announced on Tuesday, calling it a “momentous milesto ...
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Ugly veggies destined for the dump now feed thousands of students
NAIROBI — What does food waste have to do with childhood malnutrition? Consider these two facts: • There is enough food to feed e ...
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Facebook ‘danger to public health’: Report
Health misinformation on Facebook was viewed 3.8 billion times in the past year, peaking during the Covid-19 crisis, said a report of activist group ...
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Unintended pregnancies surge amid Covid-19
The UN Population Fund warns of up to 7 million unintended pregnancies worldwide Millions of women and girls have been facing unintended pregnanci ...
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Two in China test positive for Covid-19 – many months after recovery
TWO patients in China who recovered from Covid-19 months ago tested positive for the coronavirus again, raising con ...