Courtesy The Daily Mirror Pir-Hossein Kolivand, Head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has said that the society is ready to send medicine and physicians to Sri Lanka. Kolivand made the remarks in a meeting with the Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran G.M.V. Wishwanath Aponsu, noting that the IRCS, in […]

Courtesy Adaderana Doctors at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) for Children have made a startling discovery, with studies showing that 20% of children admitted to the hospital suffer from malnutrition. While the cause of malnutrition can be attributed to the ongoing economic crisis and food shortage, the situation could be averted if the children are […]

ගාල්ලේ දෙව්සිරි පී. හේවාවිදාන ලන්ඩන් නුවර සිට ලියයි මැයි 15 ඉරිදා සති අග අරුණ ලෙඩේ මොකක්ද ඔයා මොන පක්ෂෙද තමන්ගෙන් ප්‍රතිකාර ගන්නට ආ ප්‍රසන්න රණතුංග මන්ත්‍රිවරයාට දේශපාලන හේතූන් මත ප්‍රතිකාර නොකළ විශේෂඥ වෛද්‍යවරයෙක් වන මහාචාර්ය රනිල් ජයවර්ධන එක් පිරිසකට වීරයෙකි. තවත් පිරිසකට ද්‍රෝහියෙකි. ඒ අතරේ සැත්කමට භාජනය කර සිටි විමලවීර දිසානායක මන්ත්‍රිවරයාට රෝහලේදි සෞඛ්‍ය කාර්ය […]

Courtesy Hiru News circulating on social media recently stated that a doctor at a private hospital in Colombo had refused to treat  Minister Prasanna Ranatunga who had come to him for treatment. Several parties expressed their views regarding the refusal of a doctor to attend to the Minister. The Sri Lanka Medical Association says this […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Dhaka, May 5 (newsin.asia): The Government of Bangladesh donated much needed medical supplies to the people of Sri Lanka at the request of the Sri Lankan Government at a simple ceremony held at the State Guest House Padma in Dhaka on May 5. The urgent medical supplies provided are of a total value […]

Priyanka Sharma Courtesy LiveMint Sri Lanka is seeking emergency aid to secure lifesaving drugs amid its worst economic crisis. The island nation, which imports 85% of its medicine requirements, has run out of dollars to pay for imports, putting its healthcare system on the brink of collapse NEW DELHI : Sri Lanka has reached out to […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Director General of Health Services today said the lifting of mandatory requirement to wear face masks outdoors is temporarily suspended, considering the large public gatherings currently taking place in the country. DGHS Dr. Asela Gunawardena therefore stated that face masks should be worn outdoors as done before. Issuing a press release, he […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror All paediatricians and neonatologists in the country are in dilemma due to the absence of Endotracheal (ETT) Tubes for the ventilation of new-born babies, infants and children, Castle Street Teaching Hospital Consultant Neonatologist Dr. L.P.C. Saman Kumara said. He said it will be very soon all hospitals will run out of […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The Director General of Health Services Dr Asela Gunawardena has appointed an official coordinator to maintain uninterrupted healthcare services and facilitate medicinal and equipment donations to Sri Lanka. Accordingly, Director Medical Technology Services at Health Ministry Dr. Anver Hamdani has been appointed as the coordinating officer on behalf of Ministry of […]

Daisy Hernandez Courtesy msn.com For the very first time, scientists have recorded the brain waves of a dying person. The recordings indicate that there could be some truth to the statement my life flashed before my eyes” when someone has a near-death experience. The findings, which have been published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, are not comprehensive because the patient […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) on Thursday said there is an acute shortage of essential medicines, reagents, equipment and consumables in government hospitals and the private healthcare sector in Sri Lanka.  In a letter addressed to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the SLMA Medical Intercollegiate Committee called for urgent corrective measures for the crisis […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry says that another 238 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today, as the daily count of new cases continues to rise in the country. This brings the tally of Covid-19 cases registered in the country thus far to 657,791.  According to official figures, 624,592 positive cases have recovered. Following the […]

Xinhua COLOMBO, March 18 (Xinhua) — A specialized nephrology hospital in Sri Lanka, built with the assistance of the Chinese government, has successfully performed a kidney transplant surgery from a living donor recently, the first of its kind since the operation of the hospital. The China-Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Hospital said the recipient of […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry says that another 288 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today, as the daily count of new cases continues to rise in the country. This brings the tally of Covid-19 cases registered in the country thus far to 657,723.  According to official figures, 624,521 positive cases have recovered. Following the […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another three coronavirus related deaths for March 16, pushing the country’s death toll due to the virus to 16,419.  This figure includes two males and one female patient while all three deceased are over the age of 60 years.  Meanwhile the Health Ministry says that […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry says that another 320 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today, as the daily count of new cases continues to rise in the country. This brings the tally of Covid-19 cases registered in the country thus far to 657,134.  According to official figures, 619,193 positive cases have recovered. Following the […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another 08 coronavirus related deaths for March 14, increasing the country’s death toll due to the virus to 16,407. The deaths reported today include 04 males and 04 female patients, according to the Government Information Department. Two of the Covid-19 victims are between the ages […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry says that another 311 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today, as the daily count of new cases continues to rise in the country. This brings the tally of Covid-19 cases registered in the country thus far to 656,041.  According to official figures, 618,886 positive cases have recovered. Following the […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry says that another 347 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today, as the daily count of new cases continues to rise in the country. This brings the tally of Covid-19 cases registered in the country thus far to 655,730.  According to official figures, 618,797 positive cases have recovered. Following the […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry says that another 467 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today, as the daily count of new cases continues to rise in the country. This brings the tally of Covid-19 cases registered in the country thus far to 655,383.  According to official figures, 618,697 positive cases have recovered. Following the […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry reports that another 580 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today (March 10), pushing the tally of confirmed cases of the virus registered in the country to 654,916.  Nearly 20,000 patients infected with coronavirus are currently undergoing treatment island-wide while total recoveries has risen to 618,616. The Director General of […]

By Rebecca Morelle Science Editor, BBC News Courtesy BBC Catching Covid may cause changes to the brain, a study suggests. Scientists found significant differences in MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans before and after infection. Even after a mild infection, the overall size of the brain had shrunk slightly, with less grey matter in the parts […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry says another 662 persons have tested positive for the novel coronavirus today (07). Accordingly, the total number of Covid-19 cases registered in the country climbs to 650,802 with this while 16,201 patients infected with the virus are currently undergoing treatment.  The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another eight […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry says that another 508 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today (March 06). This brings the tally of Coronavirus cases registered in the country thus far to 650,140. Approximately 15,688 patients infected with the virus are currently undergoing treatment while total recoveries stands at 618,141. The Director General of Health […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry says that another 639 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today, as the daily count of new cases continues to rise in the country. This brings the tally of Covid-19 cases registered in the country thus far to 649,632.  According to official figures, 609,822 positive cases have recovered. Following the […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry says that another 583 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today, as the daily count of new cases continues to rise in the country. This brings the tally of Covid-19 cases registered in the country thus far to 648,993.  According to official figures, 609,680 positive cases have recovered. Following the […]

Courtesy Adaderana SLPP Member of Parliament S.B. Dissanayake has been sworn in as the new Minister of Industries before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat this evening (03). Secretary to the President Gamni Senarath was also present on this occasion, the PMD said.  This comes after Ministers Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gammanpila were removed […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Director General of Health Services has confirmed another 20 coronavirus related deaths for March 02, increasing the official Covid-19 death toll in Sri Lanka to 16,287.  This figure includes 09 males and 11 female patients, according to the Government Information Department.  Two of the victims are between the ages 30-59 years while […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry says that another 751 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today, as the daily count of new cases continues to rise in the country. This brings the tally of Covid-19 cases registered in the country thus far to 647,699.  According to official figures, 609,292 positive cases have recovered. Following the […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry says that another 914 persons have tested positive for Covid-19 today, as the daily count of new cases continues to rise in the country. This brings the tally of Covid-19 cases registered in the country thus far to 646,948.  According to official figures, 609,092 positive cases have recovered. Following the […]