Maintaining health in the golden years

Cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and dementia are common chronic conditions in old age. Osteoarthritis, diabetes, and related mobility disabilities will increase in prevalence as the population ages. These population changes have considerable public health importance. No matter your age, it is important to take care of your body and prevent illness. But if you are older, the flu or common cold can progress and lead to complications. This includes secondary infections like pneumonia, bronchitis, an ear infection, or a sinus infection.
26 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Taposh seeks Aedes survey reports on time

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today urged the health directorate to provide to it on time the survey reports on the presence of Aedes mosquitoes during the monsoon and pre-monsoon seasons
26 August 2023, 14:53 PM

Dengue: 9 more die, 1,960 hospitalised in a day

Of the nine deaths, five were reported in the capital
26 August 2023, 11:53 AM

Dengue: 14 more die, 1,594 hospitalised in a day

At least 14 more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease
25 August 2023, 13:49 PM

Dengue Outbreak: August sets monthly case record

With 2,201 infections in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning, the total number of dengue cases in August rose to 56,798, setting a monthly record.
24 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Dengue: 8 more die, 2,201 hospitalised in a day

At least eight more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease
24 August 2023, 13:11 PM

Sylhet’s Osmani hospital’s interns call off strike

The Intern Doctors' Council of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College hospital yesterday called off their indefinite strike after the hospital authority assured them of taking proper measures to ensure their safety..This strike was called to protest against the assaults of intern doctors and va
23 August 2023, 18:36 PM

Dengue Infection: DENV-2 strain likely the key culprit

DENV-2, the severest of all dengue virus types, is likely the key factor contributing to higher rates of dengue deaths and infections this year, says a government study.
23 August 2023, 18:00 PM

WB to provide $100m to control dengue

Health Minister Zahid Maleque yesterday said the World Bank (WB) will provide Bangladesh with $100 million to control the mosquito-borne disease dengue that killed more than 500 people this year.
23 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Dengue death toll crosses 500

13 more people die, 2,070 hospitalised in 24 hours
23 August 2023, 13:32 PM

Dengue DENV-2 serotype prevalent in Dhaka: study

A study conducted at a Dhaka laboratory has found that three out of every four dengue patients got infected with the DENV-2 type, the most severe of all dengue virus types
23 August 2023, 12:20 PM

Dengue Outbreak: 21-40 age group hit the hardest

Almost 35 percent of the people who died from dengue are aged between 21 and 40 years, according to the health directorate data.
22 August 2023, 18:00 PM

DNCC sues Marshal Agrovat over BTI purchase anomalies

Dhaka North City Corporation has filed a case against Marshal Agrovat Chemical Industries Ltd for not importing BTI pesticide as per the purchase contract
21 August 2023, 13:42 PM

Dengue cases top 1 lakh mark for the year

At least nine more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease
21 August 2023, 12:43 PM

US government to urge Americans to get new Covid-19 boosters

The Biden administration plans to urge all Americans to get a booster shot for the coronavirus this autumn to counter a new wave of infections, a White House official said on Sunday
21 August 2023, 04:46 AM

Dengue Cases: ‘End to outbreak can’t be predicted’

With 2,134 dengue patients hospitalised yesterday, the health directorate said when the outbreak will end cannot yet be firmly predicted.
20 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Dengue cases hit all-time high

With 2,192 new patients admitted to hospitals yesterday, dengue cases hit a record high since its first official outbreak in 2000, crossing the 1,00,000-threshold in eight months this year.
20 August 2023, 18:00 PM

Dengue: 10 more die, 2,134 hospitalised in a day

At least 10 more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease
20 August 2023, 13:39 PM

Aphthous ulcers: how do lesions grow?

Apthous ulcer is the most frequent type of oral mucosal ulcer. This is also called canker sores. Aphthous ulcers are small, shallow ulcers that develop in the mouth lining. This ulcer can appear on the tongue, gums, roof of the mouth, inside of the lip, or beneath the tongue.
19 August 2023, 18:00 PM

The ‘C C Mindset’

‘You’re only as old as you feel’ - a pearl of folk wisdom. Counterclockwise (CC) is an excellent concept that reverses everything from hearing, paralysis, cardiac problems, memory loss and more. It is a proven way to think of someone as younger.
19 August 2023, 18:00 PM