3 more die of dengue, 1,097 hospitalised in 24 hours
30 August 2026
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Disease
Measles death toll rises to 963
30 August 2026
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Healthcare
Two more die of dengue, 996 get hospitalised
30 August 2026
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Healthcare
Eat today, protect tomorrow
30 August 2026
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Health
Study points to the need for more effective TB screening strategies in people with HIV
30 August 2026
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Health
The fracture forecast / AI spots risk years ahead
30 August 2026
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Health
If Ebola crosses borders, is Bangladesh prepared?
30 August 2026
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Health
The doctor who swallowed bacteria to prove medicine wrong
30 August 2026
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Health
Too young for type 2? Not anymore
30 August 2026
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Health
Health minister orders transfer of pharmacist absent from duty in Habiganj
29 August 2026
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Healthcare
Radical increase in investment required to meet targets
Countries are not increasing spending fast enough to meet the water and sanitation targets under the Sustainable Development Goals
15 April 2017
Keeping magnesium levels high reduces the risk of fractures
High levels of magnesium in the blood reduce the risk of fractures by 44 percent, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Epidemiology. The study followed 2,245 men aged between 42 and 61 over a 20-year period.
15 April 2017
2b people drinking contaminated water: WHO
Dramatic improvements are needed in ensuring access to clean water and sanitation worldwide, the World Health Organization says, warning that nearly two billion people currently use faecal-contaminated water.
13 April 2017
Dead bat found in salad at US Walmart sparks recall
US Health officials want to find out how a dead bat in a “deteriorated condition” ended up inside a packaged salad sold at a grocery store in Florida.
12 April 2017
"Bangladesh is a role model in scaling up nutrition"
Since the inception of Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) in April 2010, Bangladesh has made tangible progress in bringing
8 April 2017
Patient Aid: Health app for Bangladesh
Patient Aid is the first ever app in Bangladesh which will provide all kinds of health-care related information in an
8 April 2017
How to treat the unusual holes in the heart?
Heart is a muscle pump having four chambers (upper two and lower two). There may be any unusual holes in the
8 April 2017
Small & medium farms are essential to sustain quality of global food supply
Small and medium farms produce more than half of the food globally, and produce the vast majority of food and
8 April 2017
Dealing with depression in diabetes
People who are diagnosed with a chronic physical health problem such as diabetes are 3 times more likely to be
8 April 2017
New cancer drugs show success at a steep price
Newer cancer drugs that enlist the body's immune system are improving the odds of survival.
4 April 2017
High Court upholds ban on penicillin, cancer drugs of 23 firms
The High Court upholds its earlier order that directed the government to stop production and selling of penicillin and cephalosporin-group and anti-cancer drugs of 23 companies.
3 April 2017
Global effort to halve medication-related errors
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently launched a global initiative to reduce severe, avoidable medication-associated harm in
1 April 2017
Restoring functional arm movements to man with complete paralysis
A system that decodes brain signals and transmits them to sensors in the arm has allowed a man paralysed from the shoulders down to
1 April 2017
Health sector reformation and challenges of implementation
The cabinet division of the Government of Bangladesh has bifurcated the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare into two separate
1 April 2017
Depression: Let’s talk
It is the World Health Day on April 7; the day marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organisation (WHO). This
1 April 2017
Free medical camp organised in Narsingdi
Dr Nuruzzaman Khokon Memorial Trust organised a free medical camp in Narsingdi, Bangladesh recently at the premises of Satirpara K K
1 April 2017
Contraceptive usage: Bangladesh 8th, China top in Asia
China, South Korea and Thailand are few Asian countries where a high number of people are using contraceptives. In China, there is 83 percent usage of contraceptives while in both South Korea and Thailand the figure is 78 percent.
1 April 2017
Youth Voice of Bangladesh holds corporate leadership workshop
Youth Voice of Bangladesh (YVB) conducted its second corporate leadership workshop titled Corpo Route Key 2 on March 25.
30 March 2017
GP Accelerator Batch 3 startups begin their journey
Grameenphone Accelerator (GPA) has unveiled the newest batch of startups beginning their four-month long acceleration journey on
30 March 2017
Mobile tower radiation: Govt asked to obtain expert report on health risk
The High Court directs the health ministry to obtain a report from the experts of three international organisations about public health risk from radiation emitted from mobile phone towers set up in different areas across the country.
28 March 2017