Stress may be reflected in your hair’s cortisol levels

Hair cortisol concentration (HCC) represents a potential biomarker of chronic psychological stress. Previous studies exploring the association between perceived stress and HCC have been limited to relatively small and selected populations.
20 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Mindset matters

Success requires a positive mindset. True success brings mental and physical health, natural achievements, and happiness. A growth mindset is more important than money, hard work, and effort.
20 August 2022, 18:00 PM

COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe in pregnancy, large study confirms

COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe to use during pregnancy, and pregnant women had lower rates of health events after vaccination than similarly aged non-pregnant vaccinated people, a large Canadian study found.
20 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Thalassaemia in Bangladesh: Prevention strategy

Thalassemia is Bangladesh’s most common congenital disability. Our country has 17 million thalassemia carriers and 14,000 new cases each year. Thalassaemia causes low haemoglobin. It is not contagious and cannot be spread by direct contact. When both parents are carriers, it is passed to their children.
20 August 2022, 18:00 PM

No Covid-19 death, 100 cases recorded in 24 hours

At least 100 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (August 20, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
20 August 2022, 10:42 AM

The Monsoon Guests: Plight we can’t seem to stop

The monsoon season comes with its aesthetics, its hassles in this bustling city, but most of all, its yearly guests, Mosquitoes. Our guests of the season seem to go through a rampaging period during this time. They get their invitation from places all over us. The water that is lodged in many places due to rain in this season, humidity and other external factors that creates favorable breeding conditions for mosquitoes to lay their eggs in and exponentially cause the growth in their numbers to insurmountable figures.
20 August 2022, 07:13 AM

Poor, middle class: Soaring rice price deepens their plight

Azmat Ali is a daily wage earner in the northern district of Lalmonirhat. Just a week ago, he bought coarse rice for Tk 44-45 a kg. But yesterday he found the price of the staple rose to Tk 52.
20 August 2022, 02:00 AM

Bangladesh sees zero Covid death, 273 cases

Health officials yesterday reported 273 new cases of Covid and zero death from the disease.
19 August 2022, 18:00 PM

No Covid-19 death in 24 hours, positivity rate now 3.37%

At least 93 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8am today (August 19, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
19 August 2022, 11:38 AM

One more dies from Covid

One more person died from Covid-19 and 170 tested positive in Bangladesh in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
18 August 2022, 18:00 PM

1 Covid-19 death in 24 hours, current positivity rate 3.52%

One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (August 18, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
18 August 2022, 14:02 PM

Tackling the Talk: Parents and their Mental Health

To see your loved one suffering from mental illnesses is a painful experience.
18 August 2022, 00:00 AM

Price hike of essentials: Crooked traders to blame

The government is taking a host of measures to cool down the overheated prices of essentials in the wake of the record fuel price hike earlier this month, which is expected to escalate the already elevated official inflation figures.
17 August 2022, 18:00 PM

212 Covid-19 cases recorded in 24 hours, no deaths reported

At least 212 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
17 August 2022, 11:09 AM

No Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours

At least 93 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the country in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM

1 dies of dengue, 128 hospitalised in 24 hours

One dengue patient died while 128 more were admitted to different hospitals in the 24 hours till 8:00am today (August 16, 2022), according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
16 August 2022, 12:49 PM

No Covid-19 death, 93 cases recorded in 24 hours

At least 93 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
16 August 2022, 11:35 AM

All five- to 11-yr-olds to get Covid shots

All children aged five to 11 will get Covid-19 vaccines during the upcoming inoculation campaign set to start on August 25, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.
15 August 2022, 18:00 PM

96 hospitalised with dengue

At least 96 dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
15 August 2022, 18:00 PM

1 Covid-19 death in 24 hours, current positivity rate 4.09%

One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
15 August 2022, 12:01 PM