Online survey finds 5.5% of respondents aged 18-24 currently use newer tobacco products
10 September 2026
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Health
Reuters Exclusive / Saima Wazed Putul resigns as WHO regional head after fraud allegations
10 September 2026
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Health
JS body orders action as audit finds irregular commissions at BMU
8 September 2026
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Health
Contraceptive, medicine supply to become normal in 2-3 months: Health minister
7 September 2026
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Health
Bangladesh needs nearly 89,000 doctors to meet WHO standards: Health minister
7 September 2026
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Health
Three more die with measles-like symptoms
7 September 2026
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Health
8 divisional cities to get cancer, kidney and cardiac hospitals by next fiscal year: State minister
7 September 2026
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Parliament
Type 1 diabetes could affect 2.7 million more people by 2049
6 September 2026
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Health
World physiotherapy day 2026 / A healthy heart starts with movement
6 September 2026
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Health
Can doctors prescribe friendship instead of medicine?
6 September 2026
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Health
Can AI chatbots easily be misused to spread credible health misinformation?
A recent study has raised concerns about the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots in spreading health disinformation. Researchers tested five major AI models—OpenAI’s GPT, Google’s Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude, Meta’s Llama, and xAI’s Grok Beta—by instructing them to provide false yet scientifically styled responses to health-related questions.
5 July 2025
Raise health taxes and save millions of lives!
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched the “3 by 35” initiative, urging countries to increase real prices on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks by at least 50% by 2035 through health taxes, says a news release.
5 July 2025
Ultra-processed foods fueling childhood obesity
Obesity and being overweight are major public health concerns globally. It is defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation.
5 July 2025
Piloting paediatric NCD care model
In a major step toward addressing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among children, Bangladesh has successfully piloted its first evidence-based paediatric NCD service delivery model at the primary healthcare level.
5 July 2025
New guidelines help doctors treat obesity in people with heart failure
Obesity and heart failure often go together, making treatment more complicated. Now, health experts have released new guidelines to help doctors better care for patients dealing with both conditions..Understanding the problem.Doctors usually use body mass index (BMI) to diagnose obes
5 July 2025
Staying well through the seasons: Everyday habits for a changing weather
From childhood, we have grown up reading a familiar line in our textbooks and newspapers: “Bangladesh is a land of six seasons.”
5 July 2025
Rice, veggies, fish get pricier
Prices of daily essentials such as rice, vegetables, and fish have gone up in the capital, causing concern among consumers, especially those with limited income.
5 July 2025
Barishal hospital: Overcrowded medicine ward puts patients at risk
Patients and their families have alleged severe mismanagement, overcrowding, and poor healthcare services at the medicine ward of Barishal’s Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH), which is currently operating out of a cramped five-storey building not originally designed to serve patients.
4 July 2025
204 dengue patients hospitalised in 24hrs
Currently, 1279 dengue patients are undergoing treatment
4 July 2025
Dengue cases see sharp rise in early July
Over 1,160 hospitalised in first 3 days, total cases cross 11,000
3 July 2025
One dies of dengue, 358 hospitalised in 24hrs
The total number of deaths have risen to 45
3 July 2025
Dengue cases cross 11,000
With 416 new dengue cases reported yesterday, the total number of cases this year has crossed the 11,000 mark, painting an increasingly alarming picture of the outbreak.
2 July 2025
DNCC launches special mosquito control drive in high-risk wards
Wards 2, 8, 12, 13, 22, and 34 of DNCC have been identified as high-risk for dengue
2 July 2025
One dies of Covid, 27 new cases in 24 hrs
During this period, 518 patients were tested for Covid
2 July 2025
BMDC suspends registration of 3 doctors over patient's death
The doctors are Mamun Al Mahtab, Md Nasif Shahriar Islam, and Md Sunan Bin Islam
1 July 2025
One dies from Dengue, 386 hospitalised in 24hrs
The total number of deaths from dengue this year has risen to 43
1 July 2025
Bangladeshi-origin neurologist to lead UK’s Parkinson’s research centre
Bangladeshi-origin neurologist Miratul Muqit has been appointed as the inaugural director of the United Kingdom's National Parkinson's Research Centre, a flagship initiative under the UK Dementia Research Institute.
30 June 2025
Dengue cases cross 10,000 mark this year
As many as 429 dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours until yesterday morning, a single-day record for this year, as the total number of dengue cases crossed 10,000.
30 June 2025
Act now or hospitals may get overrun: experts
Health experts and officials said the next two to three months will be crucial
30 June 2025
Dengue testing fees to remain Tk 50 in govt hospitals
DGHS issues circular extending the fixed charges for dengue tests till Dec 31
30 June 2025