Asia Pharma Expo 2026 opens in Purbachal
29 March 2026, 16:06 PM
Health
Advances in surgical oncology bringing new hope to Bangladesh
29 March 2026, 01:58 AM
Healthcare
From infection to memory loss? New study sparks concern
29 March 2026, 01:46 AM
Research
Busy Bee Syndrome: When busyness becomes a burden
29 March 2026, 01:36 AM
Healthcare
When stress shows on your teeth
29 March 2026, 01:32 AM
Healthcare
Antibiotics losing power: A growing global health crisis
29 March 2026, 00:49 AM
Healthcare
Too hot to move: Climate change driving global inactivity
29 March 2026, 00:44 AM
Healthcare
Height and health: When being tall comes with hidden risks
29 March 2026, 00:40 AM
Healthcare
Private medical ‘factories’ producing unqualified doctors to face closure: MA Muhit
28 March 2026, 19:52 PM
Health
NICRH, NIKDU get new directors
25 March 2026, 22:28 PM
Health
Snoring: Why it happens and what can be done
Have you ever heard your family members complain about how you transform into a tractor at night in your sleep? Well, according to research, 45 percent of adults snore at night. So, cheer up; you are not the only one who snores.
30 September 2021, 18:00 PM
190 more hospitalised with dengue
At least 190 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
30 September 2021, 18:00 PM
23 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, positivity rate now below 4%
Twenty-three people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8 am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
30 September 2021, 11:33 AM
190 dengue patients hospitalised in a day
At least 190 patients were hospitalised in 24 hours preceding 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
30 September 2021, 11:31 AM
Woman who survived Spanish flu, World War 2 succumbs to Covid
She lived a life of adventure that spanned two continents. She fell in love with a World War II fighter pilot, barely escaped Europe ahead of Benito Mussolini’s fascists, ground steel for the U.S. war effort and advocated for her disabled daughter in a far less enlightened time. She was, her daughter said, someone who didn’t make a habit of giving up.
30 September 2021, 08:42 AM
Merck says research shows its COVID-19 pill works against variants
Laboratory studies show that Merck & Co's (MRK.N) experimental oral COVID-19 antiviral drug, molnupiravir, is likely to be effective against known variants of the coronavirus, including the dominant, highly transmissible Delta, the company said on Wednesday.
30 September 2021, 05:06 AM
AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine 74% effective against symptoms: study
AstraZeneca Plc's Covid-19 vaccine demonstrated 74 percent efficacy at preventing symptomatic disease, a figure that increased to 83.5 percent in people aged 65 and older, according to long-awaited results of the company's US clinical trial published on Wednesday.
30 September 2021, 03:38 AM
Covid transmission declining
With Covid-19 transmission rates declining -- yesterday’s daily positivity rate of 4.12 percent marked the seventh consecutive day of sub-five percent infection rates -- Bangladesh has ranked 39th among 53 countries in Bloomberg’s Covid Resilience Ranking for September.
29 September 2021, 18:00 PM
United Hospital observes World Heart Day
United Hospital observed World Heart Day yesterday by conducting free health check-up in a health check booth at the hospital.
29 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Dengue cases cross 18,000 mark
At least two more dengue patients died while 217 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
29 September 2021, 18:00 PM
17 Covid-19 deaths recorded in 24 hours, positivity rate 4.12%
Seventeen people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
29 September 2021, 11:27 AM
Dengue cases cross 18,000 mark this year
At least two more dengue patients died while 217 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the new cases, only 43 are from outside Dhaka.
29 September 2021, 10:40 AM
Over 66 lakh shots given
The country more than doubled its previous record of single-day vaccinations as the government inoculated more than 66 lakh people against Covid-19 yesterday.
28 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Daily Covid deaths jumps a little
The number of deaths from Covid-19 has increased as the health directorate yesterday reported 31 more deaths.
28 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Evercare Hospital Dhaka observes World Heart Day
Evercare Hospital Dhaka organised a “Patient Forum” at the Department of Paediatric Cardiology recently, marking World Heart Day 2021, said a press release.
28 September 2021, 18:00 PM
2 more die of dengue
At least two more dengue patients died while 219 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday. Of them, 52 are from outside the capital, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
28 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Harnessing the power of digital health to improve heart care
Monir Hossain found himself in a precarious situation as soon as Covid-19 hit the country in March last year. The 70-year-old businessman from Faridpur has been suffering from heart disease for the past five years and as such, regularly visits Dhaka for check-ups.
28 September 2021, 18:00 PM
United Hospital’s Triumph in Cardiac Care
“While on a trip to Bandarban with a group of about 50 doctors and their families, I noticed a professor of surgery sitting on a bench with his wife screaming for help.
28 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Cardiac care facilities fall far short of country’s needs
At around 10:30am on September 22, a noisy crowd of people were seen standing in queues in front of the ticket counter of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (NICVD), eagerly awaiting an appointment with one of 12 physicians at its outdoor department.
28 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 kept cardiac patients at bay
Abdul Hakim suddenly felt severe chest pain late at night sometime in August last year.
28 September 2021, 18:00 PM