At least seven dengue patients died, three from Dhaka, in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.

The Rohingya community living in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps has an alarmingly high exposure to HIV, said health professionals and NGO workers.

The country saw seven more deaths and 877 more hospitalisations due to dengue fever in the last 24 hours till this morning.

The intensive care unit at Jamalpur General Hospital has remained unused since its inauguration, depriving heart patients of required treatment for years.

At least five more dengue patients died, three from Dhaka, in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.

At least five more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am today as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease

Leaving his chicken shop to his salesman, Abul Kashem rushed to gate-1 of New Market around 11:00am yesterday to buy essentials from a mobile shop of the government’s Open Market Sale programme.

Over 30,000 babies are born annually in the country with congenital heart defects, with only 3,000 of them having access to surgeries, according to Bangladesh Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Anaesthesiology, 2023.

Of the deaths, one was reported in the capital

Aakash Ali injured his spine about a year ago and has been on a wheelchair for the past five months. For him, paralysis was nothing but a synonym of death.

8 more die, 920 hospitalised in a day

The severity of dengue infection continues to be high even as winter is here, which is otherwise a lean season for the disease.

Amidst reports of a surge in pneumonia among children in northern China, the Indian Health Ministry today said it has decided to review the preparedness measures against respiratory illnesses across the country as a matter of abundant caution

Bullying can be defined as persistently aggressive acts in a relationship where there is a power imbalance. Among children, some can have more power than others because of advantages in age, height and/or strength, appearance, popularity or social standing, intelligence or other talents, wealth, or membership in a dominant social group.

Diabetes-related foot infections (DFI) are increasingly common and can cause serious health issues. Recently, experts updated recommendations to help diagnose and manage these infections:

In a study published in the PLOS Global Public Health journal, focused on the mental health of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Nepal, researchers found alarming rates of suicidal thoughts and actions. Conducted between October and December 2022 with 250 participants, the study uncovered that 42.4% of MSM had experienced thoughts of suicide at some point in their lives. Additionally, 31.2% had made plans, and 21.6% had attempted suicide.

World leaders, cervical cancer survivors, advocates, partners, and civil society are coming together to mark the third Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action. The Initiative, which marked the first time Member States adopted a resolution to eliminate a noncommunicable disease, has continued to gain momentum, and this year’s commemoration promises to be a beacon of hope, progress, and renewed commitment from nations around the world.

1,595 deaths, 3,07,196 cases this year

At least six more people died from dengue in 24 hours preceding 8:00am yesterday as the country grapples with a record outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease.

Price of sugar, both loose and packaged, increased by up to Tk 30 per kilogramme at different markets in the capital over the past couple of weeks.