Ageing obviously causes the body’s internal organs to age as well, and creates a variety of health issues in elderly life. According to the National Council on Ageing, about 92% of the elderly have at least one chronic condition, and nearly 77% have two or more. Here are some of the most prevalent health problems that older adults face.

A bill titled “The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh Act, 2022” was placed in parliament today in order to repeal the military regime ordinance over the icddr,b in line with a verdict of the higher court.

An action plan titled “promotion of normal vaginal delivery, Prevention of Unnecessary Cesarean Section and Creating awareness about necessity and justification of Cesarean Section” is under implementation in order to increase the rate of normal delivery and reduce caesarean section, the health minister told parliament today (August 29, 2022).

Medicine stores will remain open 24 hours, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said.

The monsoon season comes with its aesthetics, its hassles in this bustling city, but most of all, its yearly guests, Mosquitoes. Our guests of the season seem to go through a rampaging period during this time. They get their invitation from places all over us. The water that is lodged in many places due to rain in this season, humidity and other external factors that creates favorable breeding conditions for mosquitoes to lay their eggs in and exponentially cause the growth in their numbers to insurmountable figures.

The second round of the oral vaccination campaign against cholera began today (August 3, 2022) at 8 am in five selected Dhaka areas.

Two liquid oxygen plants will be set up in the country to improve supply of oxygen for the treatment of Covid-19 patients, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today (July 23, 2022).

Two Japanese businesses are collaborating to create a “nap box” where people can sleep standing up in an effort to combat lengthy workdays and overwork.

For the first time, a pharmaceutical company has asked for permission to sell a birth control pill over the counter in the US.

A recent study conducted by researchers based in the US, has revealed that optimism – the ability to think positive – is key to prolonged life among women.

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a drug called baricitinib as the first oral tablet for treating severe alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder affecting more than 300,000 people in the United States every year.

People looking for less expensive alternatives to high-cost prescription medications now have a new and maybe surprising option.

A small drug trial conducted in the US found every patient treated in the experiment had their rectal cancer successfully go into remission.

A recent study revealed that taller people are less likely to develop health complications such as heart diseases, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, The Guardian reported.

Located in the capital’s upscale neighbourhood of Baridhara, Wahab Medical Practice has been making medical assessments of people travelling to western countries, says its website.

Countries around the world on Saturday adopted an initial U.S.-led reform of the rules around disease outbreaks, known as the International Health Regulations (IHR), the United States said.

Back in 2017, a baseline survey conducted by Kapasia Upazila Family Planning Office (UFPO), Gazipur found that more than 90 percent of the mothers-to-be of the subdistrict were unaware of the maternal and neonatal danger signs, the idea and importance of antenatal and postnatal care or keeping their medical records during pregnancies, the importance of knowing their own blood groups, and keeping contact of potential blood donors or an ambulance.

The health directorate has ordered closure of all unregistered private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres within 72 hours.

Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) will make all of its patented medicines including Covid-19 treatment Paxlovid and big-selling breast cancer drug Ibrance available at a not-for-profit price to 45 of the world's poorest countries, the drugmaker said on Wednesday.

Overuse of medicine to treat gastric issues may cause serious side effects, doctors at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) said today.