Seasonal influenza is an acute respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses which circulate in all parts of the world.

Antimicrobial use is common in patients with terminal cancer because of the concern for infection due to severe immunocompromise; moreover, various complications frequently mimic infection.

Leonardo da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.

On the International Human Rights Day (December 10), the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), and the World Health Organisation (WHO) both talked about how discrimination has no place in football or in society.

In rural Bangladesh, areas with more arsenic in the drinking water have more antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in the water and in the stool samples of children than areas with less arsenic. This is according to a new study by Mohammad Aminul Islam of Washington State University and his colleagues, which was published on December 8, 2022, in PLOS Pathogens.

The book ‘Dopamine Detox’ has become popular. A chemical messenger, dopamine,  is produced in the brain. It plays a role in our body movement, memory, and motivation. Dopamine levels are associated with neurological diseases.

A new type of drug, technically known as Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists lower weight in obese adults, and one such drug (liraglutide) also is U.S. FDA approved for adolescents. Now, in an industry-sponsored trial, 201 adolescents (age range, 12–17) with body-mass index (BMI) ≥95th percentile (mean BMI, 37 kg/m2) were randomised to receive weekly injections of the GLP-1 agonist semaglutide or placebo for 68 weeks, along with behavioral lifestyle therapy.

Age spots are characterised by their flat, dark appearance and their small size. They range in size and most frequently show up on areas of the body that are exposed to sunlight, such as the face, hands, shoulders, and arms. Age spots, also known as sunspots, liver spots, and solar lentigines.

A festival of Yoga and Wellness will take place at Justice Shahabuddin Park in Gulshan 2, on December 9, 2022, from 11 am – 5 pm, says a press release.

With the objective of raising ample public awareness on the uses of modern and effective biologic medicines, the first ever “Biologic Summit” was held recently in Dhaka, says a press release. Biologic medicine can play a game changing role in the treatment of diseases such as diabetes, arthritis, and psoriasis, opined experts in the summit.

Every year, 3rd December is observed as the International Day of Person with Disability. It was firstly stared in 1992. From that day it is celebrate all over the world. This year’s theme is “Not all Disabilities are Visible.” Some disabilities like mental health conditions, chronic pain and fatigue are invisible.

Infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) can be effectively treated with an oral nucleoside or nucleotide analog (NA). Still, lifelong daily medication is required and the clinical rebound that results from stopping medication can be severe.

A new, single-dose, oral treatment for sleeping sickness is as effective as current treatments and could be a key factor in eliminating disease transmission by 2030, suggests a new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

A hernia is a defect (hole) in the abdominal muscles through which the abdominal contents (usually fat but sometimes intestines or other abdominal structures) can protrude. That can occur on one or both sides (bilateral) of the groin. It is more common in male.

Once, Buddha said, ‘it is not love that is blind, but jealousy.’ Today social scientists agree that jealousy is a difficult human emotion that can hold us back from attaining happiness and wellbeing. But, some may think jealousy is a normal human emotion like tasty but unhealthy sauce in food which under certain circumstances can be life-threatening.

Common bacterial infections were the second leading cause of death in 2019, and were linked to one in eight deaths globally, according to an analysis published in The Lancet.

Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, a record high of nearly 40 million children missed a measles vaccine dose: 25 million children missed their first dose and an additional 14.7 million children missed their second dose, a joint publication by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports. This decline is a significant setback in global progress towards achieving and maintaining measles elimination and leaves millions of children susceptible to infection.

The global HIV response is in danger, even as HIV remains a major public health issue that affects millions of people worldwide. Over the last few years progress towards HIV goals has stalled, resources have shrunk, and millions of lives are at risk as a result.

A promising study presented at The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2022, the TRUNCATE TB trial, has revealed that some people who have tuberculosis (TB) can be treated in as little as two months, as opposed to six months of treatment that has been the standard of care in most countries since the 1980s.

Planetary Health Academia (PHA) is a medical education platform established in July 2020 by a group of non resident Bangladeshi physicians aiming to exchange views, reduce knowledge gap and provide training to junior physicians in collaboration with local expertise.  They have over 150 faculty members from USA, UK, Sweden, Canada, UAE, Australia, New Zealand etc. and covers over 20 different subspecialties.