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Prof M Karim Khan

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Giving smartphones to kids? Think twice!

As a Paediatrician I often find parents coming with their kids aged between 3-5 years having a problem with conversation, lack of concentration, social relationship, sleep disturbances, irritable, not interested in outdoor games, books or teachers, etc. On query, parents inform that there was no problem with pregnancy, delivery and after delivery. All parameters were OK but recently they noticed the problem as mentioned earlier.
7 January 2023, 18:00 PM
7 January 2023, 18:00 PM
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What you need to know about monkeypox

According to the BBC, over 80 cases of monkeypox have been verified in at least 12 countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Italy, and Sweden recently. The situation is evolving and the World Health Organisation (WHO) expects there will be more cases of monkeypox identified as surveillance expands in non-endemic countries. Immediate actions focus on informing those who may be most at risk for monkeypox infection with accurate information, in order to stop further spread.
28 May 2022, 18:00 PM
28 May 2022, 18:00 PM
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The need for lab tests in disease diagnosis

Recently, I saw an eight-month-old kid who had constipation since birth. On query, the patient had delayed stool passage after delivery, neonatal
12 March 2022, 18:00 PM
12 March 2022, 18:00 PM
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Oxygen therapy saves life

Oxygen is a drug, and it is being used regularly to treat patients everywhere. In general, any patient comes with Acute Asthma, Respiratory distress,
15 January 2022, 18:00 PM
15 January 2022, 18:00 PM
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Waterborne diseases and water supply

For good health continuous access to a safe water supply is mandatory. Sometimes, supplied water contains dirt and other impurities that is not drinkable. In most tested cases, drinking water is not up to the mark.
18 September 2021, 18:00 PM
18 September 2021, 18:00 PM
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Dealing with the deadliest variant of COVID-19

COVID-19 has already made our life restricted, miserable and created a panic amongst us all. The Delta variant is a newcomer which started its devastating
24 July 2021, 18:00 PM
24 July 2021, 18:00 PM
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Carotenaemia: does the skin tell us a story?

A couple of weeks ago I saw two patients having similar problems. Both the patients were around two years old, had deep yellow colouration of palms
19 June 2021, 18:00 PM
19 June 2021, 18:00 PM
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Second wave of COVID-19 in Bangladesh and concerns

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), for the first wave of COVID-19 to be over, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 has to drop below 5%. Bangladesh’s present data says the infection rate is still above 10%. So the first wave of COVID-19 in Bangladesh is continuing and the rate of infection is increasing to some extent.
5 December 2020, 18:00 PM
5 December 2020, 18:00 PM
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Influenza in children

In the last two weeks parents are coming in the outpatient departments and in private chambers with their sick children having high fever, runny nose, headache, body ache, cough, sore throat, nasal stuffiness, decreased appetite and sometimes vomiting as well.
1 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Unusual cry in newborn

Recently, I attended a caesarean section and resuscitated the baby. It was a boy with full term pregnancy. The mother had no
13 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Caution: Puffer fish poisoning and few deaths

Five persons including two children died after eating puffer fish recently. This tragic incidence occurred in Sylhet district. This
10 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Confusion over newborn’s death

Declaration of newborn death first in Faridpur and later in Chittagong, recently made a very chaotic situation in Bangladesh.
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Dealing with insect bites

Bite of many insects may endanger life but we are mostly concerned about mosquito bite, as it can transmit deadly diseases
17 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Baby born with teeth!

Recently a mother came to me with a five days old newborn. It was a term baby and born by caesarean section without any problem. The
27 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Prepare proper iftar for your kid

Aninda is a seven years old boy. Couple of days ago he started fasting. This was his first fasting in life. So various types of iftar were being prepared by his mother and grandmother. They all took iftar in a festive mood. But following iftar Aninda had
2 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Fever is common, but causes may not

Tahsin a ten years old boy is my regular patient. Recently he came to me with fever, cough, malaise and headache for seven
18 June 2016, 18:00 PM
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Preparation of antibiotic syrup

Now a days, use of antibiotic is very common. We very often say about the rational use of antibiotic, but we care less about
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM
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Hidden hunger of our children

About a month ago, I examined a boy of 4 years old with the complaints of pallor, decrease attention, loss of interest, rough skin,
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
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Diabetes in children

The term diabetes mellitus describes as a metabolic disorder of multiple etiologies characterised by chronic hyperglycemia with
2 April 2016, 18:00 PM
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Remedy from nappy rash

Nappy rash is a very common problem for the kids. It occurs due to irritation of the perianal skin due to persistent irritation by urine and feces. It may occur due to use of occlusive plastic plant. The affected area become red, excoriated, itchy and sometimes weepy. If the situation is not taken in to account superadded fungal and bacterial infections are not unlikely.
23 January 2016, 18:00 PM
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Winter diarrhoea in children

Most of the children experience few episodes of diarrhoea in their early age. In winter, viral diarrhoea is quite common. At present if we pay a visit to any children ward, we will find many cases of diarrhoea with different grades of dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.
2 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Read this before giving Junior Horlicks to your loving kids

In Bangladesh, Horlicks is one of the popular malted milk hot drink. It is liked by mom and kids. This popular drink was developed by the founders James and William Horlick. It is now marketed and manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline (Consumer Healthcare) in the United
28 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Sleepwalking

Yesterday I got a very interesting case. According to a mother, her son is okay in all respect. His intelligence, dietary habit, social relationship, school performance are good.
10 October 2015, 18:00 PM
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Bulimia, an eating disorder

Last week I received a female patient of 12 years old with a lean and thin body. According to her mother, she eats a lot and soon after
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM
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Nutrition in pregnancy

Though pregnancy is a physiologic process, yet some additional nutrients like vitamins and micronutrients are to be added in daily diet
12 September 2015, 18:00 PM
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Is there anything missing in your son?

One day in the evening a couple came to me with their son who was ten days old. They came for a routine checkup. The baby was
29 August 2015, 18:00 PM
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Meningitis in children — a very serious disease

Bacterial meningitis is a serious but common infection of central nervous system. Delay in treatment may end up with various complications and even death.
25 April 2015, 18:00 PM
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Diabetes in children

The term diabetes mellitus describes a metabolic disorder of multiple etiologies characterised by chronic hyperglycemia (excess blood
18 April 2015, 18:00 PM
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