NICRH, NIKDU get new directors
25 March 2026, 22:28 PM
Health
Bangladesh's Senjuti Saha wins 2026 Sabin Award for vaccine research
25 March 2026, 18:47 PM
Health
Health ministry orders nationwide inspections to curb irregularities at private facilities
25 March 2026, 18:12 PM
Health
DGHS cracks down on errant clinics, diagnostic centres
25 March 2026, 02:23 AM
Health
Young cancer patients need more than treatment — they need support
19 March 2026, 10:53 AM
Health
Infant’s death prompts move to reopen ICU at Dhaka’s Infectious Diseases Hospital
17 March 2026, 18:01 PM
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
Modi announces Covid vaccine for children, booster doses for frontliners, senior citizens
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last night announced Covid-19 vaccine for children between 15 and 18 years of age and booster doses for frontline, healthcare workers and those above the age of 60 from January, amidst mounting cases of Omicron.
25 December 2021, 18:51 PM
Common long COVID symptoms
Long COVID is not medically definitive but a term that describes a portion of the population struggling with symptoms for weeks or months after being infected with COVID-19, not just those who were seriously ill.
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Daily Covid infections drop below 300
One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours ending at 8:00am yesterday, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Make up for vitamin D deficiency
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that promotes calcium absorption in the gut and maintains adequate serum calcium and phosphate for healthy bones, teeth and muscles. Now-a-days,
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Chronic opioid users are at excess risk for initiating injection drug use
The opioid epidemic is driven largely by use or misuse of prescription oral opioids, but injection drug use also has increased in recent years. Qualitative studies suggest that injection drug use in prescription opioid users might be precipitated by events such as developing tolerance or interrupted access to medications.
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Healthy diet for your heart
When it comes to a healthy heart, diet is a daily routine. A healthy lifestyle, especially a healthy diet, can help prevent heart disease.
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Manage your osteoarthritis of knee
Osteoarthritis affects millions of older adults globally. Knee, hip, hand, and foot joints are commonly affected. It causes knee pain and stiffness, but it can also cause severe disability and loss of quality of life, especially in the elderly. Gradually
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM
One Covid-19 death in 24 hours, positivity rate 2%
One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
25 December 2021, 11:09 AM
Dengue fever: 18 patients hospitalised in a day
At least 18 patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
25 December 2021, 11:08 AM
4,500 holiday flights cancelled around the world over Omicron
Over 4,500 flights were cancelled around the world by Saturday and thousands more were delayed as the highly infectious Omicron variant disrupted holiday travel, according to tracking website Flightaware.
25 December 2021, 05:56 AM
Launch fire: Sher-e-Bangla hospital struggles to cope with patients with its burn unit closed for two years
The air was heavy with the cries of wounded men, women and children at the surgery ward of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal yesterday.
24 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Goodbye glasses Should you consider LASIK?
LASIK eye surgery, the most commonly performed laser surgery, is usually done for better vision.
24 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid update: Country reports 342 new cases, one death
Bangladesh yesterday reported 342 Covid-19 cases while the Coronavirus claimed overnight one life.
24 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Dengue cases drop to single digit
Only seven dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, the first time after around six months, when the number of infections dropped to a single digit.
24 December 2021, 18:00 PM
One Covid-19 death recorded in 24 hours, current positivity rate 2.02%
One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
24 December 2021, 11:49 AM
Dengue fever: 7 patients hospitalised in 24 hours
Only seven dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
24 December 2021, 10:37 AM
Electrolyte imbalance: What we can do
Electrolytes are existing minerals in the blood, tissues and other parts of the body.
23 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Boosters may prolong Covid
The WHO warned that rich countries cannot use boosters to escape the coronavirus, as nations scrambled to contain Omicron surges.
23 December 2021, 18:00 PM
24 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours
Twenty-four dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, according to the DGHS.
23 December 2021, 18:00 PM
FDA authorises Merck’s Covid-19 antiviral pill
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorised Merck & Co's (MRK.N) antiviral pill for Covid-19, after giving the go-ahead to a similar treatment from Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) a day earlier.
23 December 2021, 14:54 PM