Type 1 diabetes could affect 2.7 million more people by 2049

Research due to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Milan estimates that 12.1 million people could be living with type 1 diabetes worldwide by 2049, up from 9.4 million in 2025. That means around 2.7 million additional people — a 29 per cent rise.
6 September 2026

Planning for parenthood? Could tobacco be getting in the way?

Couples preparing for pregnancy may change their diet, track fertile days and take vitamins.
6 September 2026

Can doctors prescribe friendship instead of medicine?

Imagine visiting a doctor feeling lonely, anxious or stuck, and leaving not with a packet of pills but with an invitation to join a walking group, paint, plant vegetables or volunteer.
6 September 2026

A healthy heart starts with movement

Every September 8, World Physiotherapy Day reminds us of something surprisingly simple: movement can be medicine.
6 September 2026

Dengue takes heavier toll on young people

Teenagers and young adults aged 16 to 30 accounted for around 42 percent of all dengue cases reported this year, making them the most affected age group.
6 September 2026

SZMCH intern doctors continue work abstention for 3rd day

Reject claim of strike withdrawal after talks fail to meet demands
4 September 2026

Intern doctors withdraw strike at Bogura SZMCH after 40 hours

Temporary halt follows meeting with local administration; five Chhatra Dal activists expelled
3 September 2026

4 more die of dengue, 1,252 hospitalised in 24 hours

Death toll reaches 111, cases cross 39,500
3 September 2026

Is the health ministry merger still on? New appointments raise fresh questions

Separate secretaries have been named for both divisions despite an earlier decision to combine them
2 September 2026

4 more die with measles-like symptoms, combined toll reaches 983

DGHS reports 1,034 new suspected measles and 63 new confirmed cases in 24 hours
2 September 2026
2 September 2026

Health ministry cautions 58 NIMH doctors over late attendance during minister’s visit

Those warned include former hospital director Prof Mahbubur Rahman; ministry says repeat misconduct could trigger disciplinary action
1 September 2026
1 September 2026

4 die of dengue, 1,163 hospitalised in 24 hours

Death toll reaches 97, cases 35,846
31 August 2026
30 August 2026

Too young for type 2? Not anymore

Type 2 diabetes, once considered an illness of middle age, is increasingly appearing much earlier in life. New US research offers a worrying glimpse of how quickly that picture is changing.
30 August 2026

The doctor who swallowed bacteria to prove medicine wrong

For decades, stomach ulcers came with a familiar list of suspects: stress, spicy food and too much stomach acid.
30 August 2026

If Ebola crosses borders, is Bangladesh prepared?

Ebola has never established itself in Bangladesh. But in an age of crowded airports and rapid international travel, distance offers less protection than it once did.
30 August 2026

AI spots risk years ahead

A broken hip can change an older person’s life in seconds, taking away mobility, independence and, in some cases, survival. Now researchers in Sweden say information already sitting in health records could help spot danger before the fall happens.
30 August 2026

Study points to the need for more effective TB screening strategies in people with HIV

For people living with HIV, tuberculosis can be a silent and deadly companion. It may hide behind vague symptoms, and many patients struggle to cough up the mucus sample usually needed for testing.
30 August 2026