Health ministry cautions 58 NIMH doctors over late attendance during minister’s visit
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5 more die of dengue, 1,324 hospitalised in 24 hours
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4 die of dengue, 1,163 hospitalised in 24 hours
31 August 2026
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3 more die of dengue, 1,097 hospitalised in 24 hours
30 August 2026
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Measles death toll rises to 963
30 August 2026
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Two more die of dengue, 996 get hospitalised
30 August 2026
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Eat today, protect tomorrow
30 August 2026
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Study points to the need for more effective TB screening strategies in people with HIV
30 August 2026
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The fracture forecast / AI spots risk years ahead
30 August 2026
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If Ebola crosses borders, is Bangladesh prepared?
30 August 2026
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Quality of care for every pregnant woman & newborn
In a new commentary published in the BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, WHO states that quality of care must improve if the world is to end preventable deaths of mothers and newborn babies globally.
2 May 2015
2 May 2015
Maternal obesity increases risk of type 1 diabetes in children
A study of more than 1.2 million children in Sweden has concluded that children of parents with any type of diabetes are more likely to
2 May 2015
Screening for Down syndrome
According to the American College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, all women whatever their age, have a small risk of delivering a baby with physical and intellectual disability.
2 May 2015
First natural birth for diabetic woman with artificial pancreas
A diabetic woman has become the first in the world to give birth naturally after using an artificial pancreas while pregnant, reports BBC.
2 May 2015
Rubella eradicated from Americas
North and South America became the first regions of the world to eradicate rubella, or German measles, after no home-grown cases in five years.
30 April 2015
Call to close gaps in prevention and treatment
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling on the global health community to urgently address significant gaps in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of malaria. Despite dramatic declines in malaria cases and deaths since 2000, more than half a million lives are still lost to this preventable disease each year.
25 April 2015
Meningitis in children — a very serious disease
Bacterial meningitis is a serious but common infection of central nervous system. Delay in treatment may end up with various complications and even death.
25 April 2015
Beauty & the beast-3
We have been talking about anger management for last two weeks. Here goes the last part.
25 April 2015
Niger meningitis: Schools shut to curb outbreak
All schools in and around Niger's capital, Niamey, have been shut until Monday because of a meningitis outbreak that has killed 85 people this year, reports BBC.
25 April 2015
New oral iron chelator for Thalassaemia
Recently United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Jadenu, a new oral iron chelator formulation for chronic iron
25 April 2015
Dancing the tango could help fight the effects of Parkinson's
Typically danced at a fairly slow pace to music in the 2/4 time signature, the sensual Argentine social dance could help to improve balance thanks to its specific combination of rhythmic backward and forward steps.
19 April 2015
A new window for women’s health
Back pain is a common complaint in the months leading up to delivery, especially during the final trimester and after delivery (in most cases after caesarean section). Gynecological physiotherapy is a non-surgical treatment for a number of women’s health problems.
18 April 2015
Diabetes in children
The term diabetes mellitus describes a metabolic disorder of multiple etiologies characterised by chronic hyperglycemia (excess blood
18 April 2015
Divorcees have more heart attacks
Divorcees are more likely to have a heart attack than their peers who stay married, US research suggests.
18 April 2015
Dementia halted in mice brains
Tweaking the brain's immune system with a drug has prevented mice developing dementia, a study shows — reports BBC.
18 April 2015
Beauty & the beast-2
Wild anger makes one irrational. Eventually that may lead to depression and other mental health troubles. Explosive anger causes
18 April 2015
Dementia 'halted in mice brains'
A new study at Duke University shows tweaking the brain's immune system with a drug prevents mice from developing dementia.
16 April 2015
Ebola survivors ‘safe sex warning’
The WHO urges Ebola survivors to be even more cautious during sexual contact to ensure the virus is not passed on to their partners.
15 April 2015
Australia to adopt "no jab, no pay" policy
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announces his nation will adopt a "no jab, no pay" policy to block parents who refuse to vaccinate their children from accessing some government benefits.
12 April 2015