Since the outbreak of the pandemic, a dramatic increase has been reported in recorded cases of violence against women and domestic violence worldwide.

A doctor working at Kurmitola General Hospital has tested Covid-19 positive -- the first physician to be infected at the hospital dedicated for treating coronavirus patients.

On an average, nearly 30 doctors across the country have tested Covid-19 positive daily in last one week, according to a tally of Bangladesh Doctors Foundation (BDF), an organisation of physicians.

Five more persons have died with Covid-19 like symptoms in three districts since yesterday morning.

China announced Thursday it will donate another $30 million to the World Health Organization to help in the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, days after Washington said it would freeze funding.

A team of experts has successfully installed a “disinfection room” at Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital in the capital amid intense need for personal protective equipment (PPE) for health service professionals to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has formed a committee to investigate allegations of low-quality products including N-95 masks being supplied to some government hospitals.

As many as 42 health workers, including 23 doctors of Sir Salimullah Medical College Mitford Hospital have tested positive with Covid-19.

A 60-year-old man with coronavirus-like symptoms has died at the isolation ward of Shariatpur Sadar Hospital.

Clinical recommendations about COVID-19 are quickly developing. The following guidance for obstetric providers supplements Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations.

Coronavirus can affect anyone, but in pregnancy, it may create anxiety and panic to the expectant mother and her family members.

Countries should evaluate and meet six criteria before they lift shelter-in-place restrictions for the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), World Health Organisation (WHO) officials said.

The outbreak of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) started in Wuhan city of China at the end of 2019 but it is travelling around the globe, infecting countries, one after another, and arresting people at the individual level.

Everyone reacts differently to difficult situations, and it is normal to feel stress and worry during a crisis. But multiple challenges daily, such as the effects of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic can push you beyond your ability to cope with the situation.

Local administration today locked down five villages and two bazaar areas in Lalmonirhat after a person tested positive for coronavirus.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed the first two diagnostic tests for emergency use during the coronavirus disease

Nearly 3% of reproductive-aged U.S. women have type 1 or type 2 diabetes and 6% of pregnancies are complicated by gestational diabetes. In addition, diabetes diagnosed before pregnancy (pregestational diabetes) is a well-known risk factor for poor pregnancy outcomes, including birth defects.

Improving care for children with cancer worldwide will bring a triple return on investment and prevent millions of needless deaths, according to a new commission report published recently by The Lancet Oncology entitled Sustainable Care for Children with Cancer.

In the current global pandemic scenario of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Prof Samir Kumar Saha, Head of the Department of Microbiology at Dhaka Shishu Hospital and Executive Director of Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF) shared his views with the Star Health and shed light on the direction of handling the global pandemic in the context of Bangladesh.

In the United States and Europe, a handful of clinical trials have begun to test ways to keep healthcare workers and other vulnerable people safe from coronavirus disease (COVID-19).