Three-month-old Hosna, admitted with pneumonia to Kulaura Upazila Health Complex in Moulvibazar, needs nebuliser treatment several times a day to ease her breathing. However, frequent power outages at the hospital mean she often does not receive the treatment timely.

DGHS reports 1,257 new suspected measles and 92 new confirmed cases in 24 hours

Death toll rises to 195

BMU has performed 6 liver transplants since September 2025 as it moves to make the costly procedure regularly available in Bangladesh

Patients pay the price as frequent power cuts disrupt services

Four more patients prepared for surgery; university plans 24 transplants annually

Some patients are being treated at home or in hospital corridors as admissions rise

The MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) machine at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) in Barishal has remained out of service for nine years.

Six more children died with measles and measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,063 this year.

Death toll this year rises to 190

“Baba, I want to go home.”

The government will launch an intensified catch-up measles vaccination campaign on September 26 to bring all unvaccinated children aged six months to below five years under the coverage, Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain said yesterday.

DGHS reports 1,148 new suspected measles and 88 new confirmed cases in 24 hours

After hours of searching for a paediatric ICU bed in Chattogram, Subal Chandra Das watched his daughter lose her battle with dengue

Campaign will run until Oct 31 as measles cases and deaths continue to rise

Family alleges medical negligence; doctor suspects stroke caused by high blood pressure

A new US drug-pricing policy could substantially reduce what Medicare spends on costly medicines, but it may also have consequences far beyond the United States, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet.

There is something about a rainy Dhaka evening that makes a steaming bowl of khichuri feel almost therapeutic.

World Patient Safety Day 2026 carries a message of particular urgency: “Safe care for life!” This year, the World Health Organisation is focusing on safe care for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)—cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory disease—which account for 74 percent of deaths worldwide.

Semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, or GLP-1 RA, have transformed the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity.