At least eight dengue patients died while 765 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today (October 13, 2022).

Bangladesh has been ranked 84th in the Global Hunger Index 2022, among 121 qualifying countries.

Two elderly women died from Covid-19 in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services.

Hundreds of people from lower-income backgrounds in the haor and tea garden areas in Moulvibazar depend on the Rajnagar Upazila Health Complex for affordable medical treatment.

Two people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (October 12, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Two elderly patients died with Covid-19 in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday, said a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services.

At least four dengue patients died while 677 others were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today (October 11, 2022).

Two people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (October 11, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Three people have died from Covid-19, while 367 tested positive for the infection in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, said a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services.

An initiative has been taken jointly by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Moner Bondhu to address the psychological impacts brought about by climate change, for the people in the coastal belt.

At least two dengue patients died while 624 others were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today.

The Minister for Health and Family Welfare Zahid Maleque in a programme today (October 10, 2022) said Bangladesh has achieved 98% success rate in Covid-19 vaccination campaign.

At least one dengue patient died while 334 were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (October 9, 2022).

Microplastics have been discovered for the first time in human breast milk, raising concerns among experts about the health consequences for infants.

One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (October 9, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The Covid-19 positivity rate increased to 13.60 percent yesterday from the previous day’s 10.76 percent, said a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services.

Injections of genetically engineered muscle tissue hold great promisein treating type 2 diabetes (T2D), the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Stockholm, Sweden (19-23 Sept), revealed.

New research from the UK shows that food labelling that includes the amount of physical activity needed to burn off the calories contained within it would be easier to understand than existing traffic light labelling, and would be more likely to help consumers to avoid high calorie foods. The study is by Professor Amanda Daley, Professor of Behavioural Medicine at Loughborough University, UK, and colleagues.

It is interesting that it is hard to find a proper Bangla word that goes with the term ‘Narcissistic’, while it is such a vital topic in the world of ‘personality’. This is a personality disorder that involves a pattern of self-centered, arrogant thinking and behaviour, a lack of kindness and consideration for others. They are self-centered and envy others, or believe others envy them. They believe that they are special and demand excessive admiration.

A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) finds that feelings of loneliness are linked to a significantly higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D).