5 more die with measles-like symptoms, combined toll now 854
5 August 2026, 17:00 PM
Disease
Firdausi Qadri receives BDI Lifetime Achievement Award
3 August 2026, 20:58 PM
Health
3 more die of dengue, 580 hospitalised in 24 hours
3 August 2026, 18:13 PM
Disease
Dengue claims 2 more lives, 423 hospitalised in 24 hours
2 August 2026, 18:26 PM
Disease
4 more children die with measles-like symptoms
2 August 2026, 15:59 PM
Disease
What if the loudest threat to our health isn’t audible?
2 August 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Global standards in healthcare could reshape Bangladesh’s future
2 August 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Beauty beyond the mirror
2 August 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Can the right video game help tackle loneliness? The answer may surprise you.
2 August 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
When hidden stones strike from within
2 August 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Insulin Pump - a beacon of hope for children with Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is one of the most common endocrine and metabolic conditions in childhood and the number of children developing type 1 diabetes is increasing rapidly. According to International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Atlas, more than 1.1 million children and adolescents under 20 years are estimated to have type 1 diabetes worldwide.
14 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Study finds lasting fatigue common after COVID-19 infection
More than half of people with acute COVID-19 infection continue to have persistent fatigue 10 weeks after their initial illness, according to a new study published November 9 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Liam Townsend of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and colleagues. Fatigue is
14 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Could SARS-CoV-2 evolve resistance to COVID-19 vaccines?
Just as bacteria can evolve resistance to antibiotics, viruses can evolve resistance to vaccines — and the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 could undermine the effectiveness of vaccines that are currently under development,
14 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Diabetes: Nurses make the difference
Yesterday (November 14) was the world diabetes day. The theme World Diabetes Day 2020 is “Diabetes: Nurses make the difference”.
14 November 2020, 18:00 PM
"Why I volunteered for a Covid-19 vaccine trial"
So why did I volunteer to be injected with an experimental vaccine for Covid-19? That's what some of my friends wanted to know when I told them what I was doing.
12 November 2020, 11:11 AM
Govt to inspect approved, unapproved pvt hospitals this month: DGHS
The government is going to start inspecting approved and unapproved private hospitals and diagnostic centres across the country on an urgent basis, said Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), today.
11 November 2020, 13:08 PM
World may be tired, but virus 'not tired of us': WHO chief
The World Health Organization's chief called Monday on everyone to keep fighting Covid-19, warning that while we may be sick of battling the pandemic, the virus is “not tired of us”. Speaking to WHO's main annual assembly, which resumed Monday after being cut short in May, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also hailed the election of Joe Biden as the next US president, voicing hope it could signal tighter global cooperation to end the pandemic. It was vital, he said, for people to follow the science and resist the urge to turn a blind eye to the virus. “We might be tired of COVID-19. But it is not tired of us,” he said.
10 November 2020, 12:00 PM
Pfizer, BioNTech say their Covid-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective
Pfizer Inc has said its experimental Covid-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective, a major victory in the fight against a pandemic that has killed more than a million people, battered the world's economy and upended daily life.
9 November 2020, 12:27 PM
Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital: Newly-appointed acting director issued show-cause
The health ministry has issued a show-cause notice to the newly appointed acting director of the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital Dr KM Mamun Morshed for “criticising the transfer order” of former director Dr Uttam Kumar Barua.
8 November 2020, 16:20 PM
Global coronavirus cases exceed 50 million after 30-day spike
Global coronavirus infections have exceeded 50 million, according to a Reuters tally, with a second wave of the virus in the past 30 days accounting for a quarter of the total.
8 November 2020, 15:37 PM
Medical physics in radiotherapy for cancer treatment
The first known reference to cancer or cancer-like diseases in man was documented almost 5,000 years ago. Cancerous disease has been
7 November 2020, 18:00 PM
During COVID-19 first wave, the proportion of caesarean section deliveries halved
New research from north-west England published in Anaesthesia (a journal of the Association of Anaesthetists) shows that during the first
7 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Convalescent plasma not effective for COVID-19 treatment
A randomised, controlled phase 2 trial involving 464 patients failed to show an effect on progression from moderate to severe disease or mortality.
7 November 2020, 18:00 PM
How do vaccines work?
Germs are all around us, both in our environment and in our bodies. When a person is susceptible and they encounter a harmful organism, it can lead to disease and death.
7 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Causes and misconceptions of miscarriage
Miscarriage is a common consequence of pregnancy. In most cases, 12-15% of miscarriages occur within 20 weeks of conception. However,
7 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Stay safe from COVID-19 this winter
As temperatures fall, people are spending more time indoors. That heightens the risk of the coronavirus spreading, but there are some simple steps you can take to help protect yourself and everyone around you.
7 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Green tea and coffee consumption linked to lower mortality risk in diabetes
Adults with type 2 diabetes who drink green tea and coffee — especially in substantial amounts — may have reduced risk for all-cause death, according to a study in BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care.
31 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Saving newborn lives is not much costly!
The results of a new clinical trial, published on October 23, 2020 in the New England Journal of Medicine, show that dexamethasone — a glucocorticoid (a type of steroid) can improve survival of premature babies when given to pregnant women at risk of early preterm birth in low-resource settings.
31 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting dengue virus case numbers?
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in dramatic changes to human mobility, which has the potential to change the transmission dynamics of other infectious diseases.
31 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Study links keto diet and fasting with major impact on heart failure
A new study has revealed that eating a ketogenic (“keto”) diet protects against heart failure and may even be able to reverse the condition in some cases. The research involved comes from St. Louis University, which found that eating a high-fat and low-carb diet has a significant effect in cases of heart failure with decreased mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC) expression.
31 October 2020, 18:00 PM