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
Covid-19: The challenges of special-needs children and their parents
Children with special needs in Bangladesh are primarily cared for at home rather than in institutions. In general, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects the well-being of the entire family.
7 August 2020, 12:57 PM
Once-a-week injectable drug for type-2 diabetes launched in Bangladesh
Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Ltd (HPL) and Eli Lilly and Company today announced the launch of Trulicity (dulaglutide) in Bangladesh. This is the first once-a-week use, injectable medication designed to improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a press release issued to media.
7 August 2020, 11:46 AM
Moderna vaccine protects against Covid-19 in monkey study
Moderna Inc says its experimental Covid-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response and protected against infection in a study on monkeys.
29 July 2020, 06:43 AM
How to ensure safe vegetables and fruits in COVID-19
Very often parents ask us whether they will able to offer seasonal fruits and vegetables to their child or not in this pandemic? How to make them safe or disinfected for consumption and how to preserve them.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Physical activity at home during COVID-19
Worldwide social distancing policies during the COVID-19 pandemic is restricting people’s daily activities. People are getting less opportunity to exercise and participate in outdoor activities like going to the gym or walking in the park.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Loss of smell and taste are solid indicators of COVID-19
An international team created a mobile device app that allows users to report repeatedly on symptoms thought to be relevant for COVID-19 and to self-report results of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing for SARS-CoV-2.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Vitamin D: the ‘sunshine’ vitamin
Vitamin D is so important that your body makes it by itself - but only after skin exposure to sufficient sunlight, hence the name ‘sunshine’ vitamin.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Unusual symptoms of COVID-19
What are the more unusual symptoms of COVID-19 and what should you be watching out for? Other symptoms that have also become prevalent in patients are the loss of smell or taste, fatigue and a runny nose, as well as diarrhoea.
25 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 cases: Bangladesh crosses Germany, currently 16th worst-affected country
Fifty people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), says during a briefing.
20 July 2020, 08:22 AM
Gut microbiota in the time of COVID-19
The presence of microorganisms in the gut are known as gut microflora/microbiota. The gut microbiota consists of bacteria, viruses and fungi. Several factors modify gut microflora like food habits, age, genetics and the use of antibiotics.
18 July 2020, 18:00 PM
COVID-19 may rule over dark-skinned people
Approximately 80% of people in the world are pigmented. Melanin, one of the major skin colour contributors which protect our skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation is evident to absorb the UVB photons,
18 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Too much or too little sleep and increased death rates in patients with or without diabetes
New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) reveals that too much or too little sleep in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) is linked to sharply increased death rates, with the effect much larger than that found in the non-diabetic population.
18 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Changed youth lifestyle in the time of COVID-19
Do you want to be a zombie when you can always find something exciting in your life? Certainly, you do not. Unfortunately, most of the students staying at home are getting exhausted since they cannot find anything exciting to do.
18 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Pulmonary rehabilitation in COVID-19
Pulmonary rehabilitation is the individualised rehabilitation treatment of patients with pulmonary diseases. American Thoracic Society noted that pulmonary rehabilitation is a program of education and exercise that helps patients to manage their breathing problems,
18 July 2020, 18:00 PM
India gets approval to manufacture vaccine for pneumonia
India’s first locally-developed vaccine to combat pneumonia has been given the green signal for production by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), according to the health ministry.
16 July 2020, 05:49 AM
All data can become health data!
Digitally tracking people’s everyday activities creates a “digital health footprint” that puts one’s privacy at risk, according to a JAMA Network Open study.
11 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Antibiotic resistance:an ignored enemy in COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has already brought the world to its knees.
11 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Strengthen immunity and fight coronavirus
Fears about coronavirus have prompted online searches and plenty of misinformation about how to strengthen the immune system. As worries grow about the new coronavirus, online searches for ways to bolster the immune system have surged.
11 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Dhaka trial recommends Favipiravir in COVID-19 treatment
Bangladesh Society of Medicine (BSM) has found the effectiveness of Favipiravir as the first possible clinically proven drug for the treatment of people infected with COVID-19, says a press release.
11 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Important HIV prevention, treatment and cure research unveiled at AIDS 2020
Leading HIV researchers announced important new developments in HIV research at the 23rd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020:
11 July 2020, 18:00 PM