January 2022 - Bangladesh News Gazette

Merck’s COVID pill is last choice for U.S. patients, global use varies

·January 31, 2022

Published by
Reuters

By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Merck & Co's new antiviral pill, once touted as a potential game changer for treating COVID-19, is the last choice among four available options for at-risk patients given its relatively low efficacy and potential safety issues, U.S. doctors, healthcare systems and pharmacies told Reuters. A rival oral treatment from Pfizer Inc, Paxlovid, is in high demand, followed by an intravenous antibody therapy made by GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology. With supplies of those products tight, doctors facing a surge of cases caused by the Omicron variant are also turning to ...

Government Policy

COVID-19: You can’t have a recovery using the same bad medicine

·January 31, 2022

Published by
Global Voices

COVID-19 emergency response activities, Madartek, Basabo, Dhaka. Image via Flickr by UN Women Asia and The Pacific. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Jocelyn Modello, Nadeen Madkour and Siddharth Akali co-authored the post. We are beginning 2022 with the world reeling under rising Omicron cases. It has been two years-global-research-and-innovation-forum) since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern. And we still have pressing questions around how we shepherd ourselves out of the pandemic, and through the recovery: Who will provide the funds? Wh...

Athletic

BPL 2022: Barishal join early pacesetters on 6 pts

·January 31, 2022

Despite some late blows by the Khulna Tigers batters, Fortune Barishal picked up their third win in the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Monday in Chattogram. Khulna needed…

Athletic

West Indies beat England in fifth match of T20I series

·January 31, 2022

The Windies vs England T20I series was tied at 2-2 prior to the fifth match in Barbados. Therefore, the last match was a do-or-die affair for both teams. Pacer Jason…

Athletic

Spanish Tennis Maestro Rafael Nadal Wins Record 21 Grand Slam Titles

·January 31, 2022

Rafael Nadal of Spain won his second Australian Open title on Sunday (January 30) at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, defeating World No. 2 Russian Daniil Medvedev in the…

Athletic

BPL 2022: Victorians continue on winning-streak

·January 31, 2022

With three convincing wins in as many games the Comilla Victorians continued to dominate the ongoing season of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). In their latest match on Monday,…

Fun & Games

Era mesmerizes the country with spectacular ballet dancing

·January 31, 2022

Recently, some photos of ballet dancing in front of the Raju Memorial Sculpture of Dhaka University have been widely discussed on social media in Bangladesh. Many say that the pictures…

General

Mango wonder: 200 varieties in a single tree in Chapainawabganj

·January 31, 2022

Want to see 200 varieties of mangoes in a single tree? Wait until the next mango season and plan a visit to this mango hub. Saplings of 200 varieties of…

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