Diabetes in your genes? Your plate and your feet still have a say
27 September 2026
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Health
Dengue: When fever falls, danger can rise!
27 September 2026
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Health
Diabetes may raise cancer risk more than we realise
27 September 2026
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Health
Birth control is changing!
27 September 2026
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Health
Depression during pregnancy may shape a child’s development
27 September 2026
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Health
Khulna Medical College Hospital struggles with nearly four times its capacity
26 September 2026
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Health
Govt launches nationwide catch-up measles-rubella vaccination campaign
26 September 2026
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Health
26 years without X-ray at Mymensingh’s only government chest clinic
24 September 2026
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Health
High prices at pumps trickling into every thing
24 September 2026
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Price of essentials
2 more die of dengue
At least two dengue patients died while 147 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
7 June 2023
Two die of diarrhoea in Rangamati
Two indigenous persons died of diarrhoea and at least 50 others were suffering fromthe disease at Sajek union in Rangamati’s Baghaichhari yesterday.
7 June 2023
Preventable, yet a public health concern
Around 45 million people in the country are affected by fatty liver disease, adding an economic burden of Tk 75,690 crore which is more than double the health sector’s annual budget, said Dr Md Saiful Islam Elin, a consultant hepatologist at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), at a roundtable yesterday.
7 June 2023
Two die of diarrhoea in Rangamati
Two indigenous persons died of diarrhoea and at least 50 others were suffering from the disease at Sajek union in Rangamati’s Baghaichhari today
7 June 2023
Govt plans to set up children’s hospitals in all districts: Health minister
Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque today said the government has a plan to set up children’s hospital at every district.."The government has a plan to set up shishu hospital at every district across the country in future", he said..The minister said this while respondin
7 June 2023
2 die of dengue, 147 new cases reported
At least two dengue patients died while 147 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning.
7 June 2023
96 more hospitalised with dengue
At least 96 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
6 June 2023
1 dies of Covid, 197 new cases
One more Covid-19 death was recorded in the last 24 hours till 8:00am today
6 June 2023
Dengue fever: 96 hospitalised in 24 hours
At least 96 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours across the country till this morning..With the new cases, a total of 2,573 have been hospitalised so far this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services..The total number of dengue deaths this year
6 June 2023
1 dead, 101 more hospitalised
One more dengue patient died and 101 were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till yesterday.
5 June 2023
2 more die of Covid, 75 new cases
Two more Covid-19 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours till 8:00am today
5 June 2023
Dengue fever: 1 dead, 101 hospitalised in 24 hours
One dengue patient died while 101 were hospitalised in the 24 hours till this morning all over the country showing an alarming trend in the disease this year.
5 June 2023
3 more die of dengue
Three people died of dengue and 97 others were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
4 June 2023
Covid on the rise: 68 cases reported in 24 hrs, positivity rate 7.64%
At least 68 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours till 8:00am today.
4 June 2023
Dengue fever: 3 die, 97 hospitalised in 24 hours
Three people died of dengue and 97 others were hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours till this morning.
4 June 2023
Healthy habits start early: national youth wellness festival
ULAB in Dhaka hosted the first Youth Wellness Festival, targeting university students and focusing on mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional health. The event drew 200 students who engaged in a full day of activities exploring healthy living. The festival will continue at other universities in Dhaka in the following weeks.
3 June 2023
Timing of gestational diabetes screening: is earlier always better?
Gestational diabetes (GD) is a condition that affects pregnant women and can have potential health risks for both the mother and the baby. Currently, there is a debate about when to screen for GD and whether early screening and treatment provide better outcomes.
3 June 2023
Women experiencing early-life physical or sexual abuse have excess early mortality
Childhood or adolescent physical and sexual abuse has been found to have long-term negative effects on health and mortality in adulthood. A recent study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) examined data from 68,000 women who participated in the US Nurses Health Study. The researchers focused on the role of mental health conditions and lifestyle patterns in mediating the associations between early-life abuse and adverse health outcomes.
3 June 2023
Tobacco harm reduction framework necessary to achieve PM’s smoke-free vision by 2040
Health experts and policymakers gathered at the Bangladesh THR Summit 2023 on May 27, 2023, to discuss the role of Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) in achieving a ‘Smoke-free Bangladesh’ by 2040.
3 June 2023
Duality in human nature
At the end of the 19th century, Scottish author Robert Stevenson wrote a classic story about the two sides of human nature called ‘The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ where he wrote about the duality of human nature.
3 June 2023