Infant’s death prompts move to reopen ICU at Dhaka’s Infectious Diseases Hospital
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Health
Two patients die minutes after pre-surgery injection at SBMCH Barishal; nurses suspended
15 March 2026, 20:14 PM
Health
Study Findings: Obesity linked to higher risk of severe infections
15 March 2026, 00:17 AM
Healthcare
Global health milestone: single-dose pill for sleeping sickness gains EU support
15 March 2026, 00:16 AM
Healthcare
Empty clinics, ailing villages: Bangladesh’s quiet rural health crisis
15 March 2026, 00:14 AM
Healthcare
Global partners launch $54m effort to boost maternal nutrition in Africa
15 March 2026, 00:12 AM
Healthcare
Bangladesh’s CHRF wins prestigious Wellcome grant to study severe viral pneumonia in children
15 March 2026, 00:11 AM
Healthcare
The growing challenge of rare tumours — and the centres built to treat them
15 March 2026, 00:19 AM
Healthcare
Study links e-cigarettes to higher blood pressure risk
15 March 2026, 00:08 AM
Healthcare
Prices of meat jump before Eid
14 March 2026, 05:45 AM
Price of essentials
Dengue fever: 1 dies, 10 hospitalised in 24 hours
At least one dengue patient died and 10 were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till this morning.
13 January 2023, 10:31 AM
China Covid peak to last two-three months, hit rural areas next
The peak of China's Covid-19 wave is expected to last two to three months, and will soon swell over the vast countryside where medical resources are relatively scarce, a top Chinese epidemiologist has said.
13 January 2023, 06:05 AM
WHO seeks more China Covid data
The WHO reiterated Wednesday the need for China to share more data on its explosive Covid outbreak, while praising Washington’s “radical transparency” in its efforts to battle a new sub-variant.
12 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Uzbek deaths: WHO warns against use of Indian cough syrups
The World Health Organization has issued an alert warning against the use of two Indian cough syrups blamed for the deaths of at least 20 children in Uzbekistan.
12 January 2023, 14:29 PM
No Covid-19 death recorded in 24 hrs, positivity rate 0.23%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
12 January 2023, 10:36 AM
Why light-headedness should not be overlooked
Lightheadedness may be a common phenomenon but it is not as benign as one may think.
12 January 2023, 09:45 AM
Dengue Fever: 21 more hospitalised in 24hrs
At least 21 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till yesterday morning.
11 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Cox’s Bazar hospital gets new outpatient department
A new outpatient department complex for the 250-bed district hospital in Cox’s Bazar, funded by UNHCR, began operations yesterday.
11 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Dengue fever: 21 patients hospitalised in 24hrs
At least 21 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till this morning.
11 January 2023, 13:10 PM
1 Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.95%
One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
11 January 2023, 11:32 AM
Uganda declares end of Ebola disease outbreak
Uganda on Wednesday declared an end to an Ebola virus outbreak that emerged almost four months ago and claimed the lives of 55 people.
11 January 2023, 09:32 AM
WHO urges travellers to wear masks as new Covid variant spreads
Countries should consider recommending that passengers wear masks on long-haul flights, given the rapid spread of the latest Omicron subvariant of Covid-19 in the United States, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Tuesday..In Europe, the XBB.1.5 subvariant was detected in sma
11 January 2023, 02:52 AM
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.56%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
10 January 2023, 11:35 AM
Patient admission at BSMMU Super Specialized Hospital from Jan 23
The authorities at BSMMU Super Specialized Hospital will start admitting patients from January 23, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.
10 January 2023, 11:14 AM
Patients again protest dialysis cost hike at CMCH
Protesting the recent cost hike for dialysis at Chattogram Medical College Hospital, kidney patients and their relatives staged demonstrations in front of the hospital today once again.
10 January 2023, 10:57 AM
AstraZeneca vaccine co-inventor visits Incepta Pharma office
Sarah Gilbert, a vaccinologist and co-inventor of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, visited the office of Incepta Pharmaceuticals today.
9 January 2023, 16:00 PM
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.72%
No Covid-19 death was reported in the 24 hours till 8:00am today, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
9 January 2023, 12:09 PM
There are no unauthorised clinics in Dhaka, says health minister
Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque told parliament today that there are no unauthorised clinics operating in the capital.
8 January 2023, 14:08 PM
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.84%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
8 January 2023, 12:36 PM
Want to nap better? Just drink coffee!
According to the Japanese, they conducted a survey where people took coffee naps, i.e. by consuming 200 mg of coffee and then take a 20-minute power nap or rest.
7 January 2023, 18:00 PM