HealthNew York declares a measles emergency as US cases spread; Pennsylvania passes 1,000
Governor Kathy Hochul declared the emergency on Monday and let more trained health workers give MMR shots; experts blame falling vaccination rates.
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HealthDengue vaccine under consideration but not for now, says health state minister
At a DAB seminar in Dhaka, state minister Dr MA Muhit said there are probably three candidate vaccines worldwide and every dengue variant is found in Bangladesh; for now the focus is on destroying larvae, early diagnosis and treatment.
HealthDengue cases in Barishal division up nearly six-fold in three months
Cases rose from 2,025 at the end of June to 12,676 by 5 October and 21 people have died this year; an IEDCR team found mosquitoes breeding at the base of betel nut and coconut trees and in orchard drains in Pirojpur.
HealthLab worker dies of plague in Siberia, nearly 200 people under watch
A 28-year-old technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute reportedly died of pneumonic plague after a tube of plague bacteria broke; 197 contacts are being monitored and none has tested positive in initial checks.
HealthSix more dengue deaths take this year's toll to 249, with 148 in September
Six people died of dengue and 1,608 were admitted to hospital in 24 hours, according to Saturday's health directorate bulletin; admissions this year stand at 84,369.
HealthTextile dye and burnt oil in biryani: doctors alarmed by food adulteration
After reports of chemicals, unrefined salt and fabric dye in biryani, Professor ABM Abdullah and other doctors say adulterated food raises the risk of kidney and liver disease, cancer and birth defects, and fines alone are not stopping it.
HealthDengue: why the days after the fever breaks are the most dangerous
A 24 to 48 hour critical phase can begin as dengue fever falls, warns family physician Dr Tarek Salahuddin, who urges attention to hematocrit, blood pressure and urine output, not only platelets, and careful fluid management.
OpinionNo escape even for non-smokers: Aditya Ghosh on the toll of secondhand smoke
Writing in Kolkata's Sangbad Pratidin, essayist Aditya Ghosh says about 444 million people in India were exposed to others' tobacco smoke in 2023, and smoking in public places can no longer be shrugged off as a petty offence.
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Opinion: a red warning label on food packets could be India's next health tool
Writing in Down To Earth, Monika Arora, William Joe and Tina Rawal back FSSAI's proposed red hexagon warning for packaged foods high in sugar, salt and saturated fat, and ask that it go further.
HealthDengue killed 142 in September alone, and October may be worse, experts warn
Dengue deaths this year have reached 239 and 77,672 people have been treated in hospital; entomologist Professor Kabirul Bashar's forecasting model points to a worse October.
HealthA century after penicillin, overuse threatens to make antibiotics useless
Alexander Fleming's 1928 discovery of penicillin transformed medicine; today careless use in people, livestock and fish farming is making antibiotics fail, and the problem runs deeper in Bangladesh.
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Six more dengue deaths as a record 2,158 patients are admitted in a day
The DGHS reported six dengue deaths in 24 hours and a record 2,158 hospital admissions; this year's toll is 225 deaths and 73,694 admissions.
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Women's forums and MPs urge quick rules for the amended tobacco control law
At a Nari Maitree dialogue, MPs and anti-tobacco forums said the tobacco control law amended in April needs rules quickly, and that gaps such as e-cigarettes and single-stick sales must be closed in them.