Bangladesh desk: Bangladesh has reported one more dengue-related death in the 24-hour period ending Friday morning, pushing this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne virus to 61. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) confirmed ...
A German doctor will go on trial Monday for killing 15 patients with lethal injections, in what investigators fear may just be the tip of a deadly iceberg. The 40-year-old palliative care specialist, named by ...
Saima Wazed Putul Online desk: Saima Wazed Putul, the World Health Organisation’s regional director for South-East Asia, has been placed on indefinite leave, four months after the Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh filed two cases against ...
We’re told an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but does this humble fruit really have an outsized positive effect on our health? The world loves apples. Every year, almost 100 million tonnes of apples ...