Pregnancy diabetes linked to type 2 diabetes 13 years earlier
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Smoking does not stop at the lungs; your liver may be paying the price
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From dinner table to hospital bed
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From home-cooked meals to viral bites - Gen Z’s changing plate
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When cancer enters a home, no one should face it alone
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PM seeks people’s cooperation to prevent dengue, build clean Bangladesh
12 September 2026
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PM launches three-month nationwide dengue prevention campaign
12 September 2026
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Online survey finds 5.5% of respondents aged 18-24 currently use newer tobacco products
10 September 2026
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Reuters Exclusive / Saima Wazed Putul resigns as WHO regional head after fraud allegations
10 September 2026
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JS body orders action as audit finds irregular commissions at BMU
8 September 2026
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The power of running
Running is a simple, yet powerful exercise that benefits both body and soul. Understanding these benefits, along with practical tips for staying motivated, can help you maximise the health rewards of running.
16 November 2024
Access to quality care everywhere
An estimated 13.4 million babies are born preterm (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) in the world. At such a tender stage, the organs inside the baby are not fully developed. Unfortunately, premature birth is one of the leading causes of death in children under five.
16 November 2024
Urgent action needed: obesity crisis predicted to impact 260 million by 2050
A new study in The Lancet reveals a worsening obesity epidemic in the USA, with devastating health, social, and economic consequences predicted. By 2050, over 260 million Americans—213 million adults and 43 million children and adolescents—are expected to live with overweight or obesity.
16 November 2024
Dengue: 8 more die, 994 hospitalised
Five more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till this morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 407 this year
16 November 2024
Dengue still alarming in November
Despite being mid-November, dengue has claimed 84 lives and hospitalised 15,784 people in this month so far.
15 November 2024
Dengue turns deadlier for Ctg in Nov
So far, 35 dengue patients died in Chattogram this year, including 10 in just the first two weeks of this month alone. The death toll is likely to rise further by the end of the month
15 November 2024
5 more die of dengue, over 1,100 hospitalised
At least five dengue patients died in the last 24 hours, while 1,107 new patients were hospitalised as of this morning
14 November 2024
Orbis Flying Eye Hospital arrives Chattogram
Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, the world's only fully accredited ophthalmic teaching and surgical hospital onboard an aircraft, arrived today in Bangladesh to conduct training on ophthalmology
14 November 2024
World Diabetes Day being observed with call for healthy lifestyle
In observance of World Diabetes Day today, various organisations, including the Bangladesh Diabetes Association, are holding awareness events nationwide.
14 November 2024
More than 800 million adults have diabetes globally, many untreated, study suggests
The global diabetes rate has doubled since 1990 from around 7% to 14%, the study suggested
14 November 2024
Many long COVID patients adjust to slim recovery odds as world moves on
Recent scientific studies shed new light on the experience of millions of patients like Gichohi. They suggest the longer someone is sick, the lower their chances of making a full recovery.
14 November 2024
Dengue: 5 more die, 1221 hospitalised
Five more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 372 this year
13 November 2024
KMCH struggles to cope with dengue patients
Khulna is witnessing a surge in the number of dengue patients every passing day.
12 November 2024
Take effective steps to prevent dengue: HC
The High Court today ordered the government and Dhaka city corporations to take all necessary and effective measures to prevent rapid spreading of dengue and other diseases infected by mosquitos in the capital as well as the whole country
12 November 2024
No link between HPV vaccine and infertility: experts
Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Bangladesh today said the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is safe and effective for women in preventing cervical cancer
12 November 2024
CMH treats over 2,100 injured in July uprising
However, six patients could not be saved
12 November 2024
World Pneumonia Day: Chattogram hospitals see surge in bronchopneumonia cases
Experts stress that children under five are particularly vulnerable to pneumonia
12 November 2024
5 more die of dengue
1,194 patients hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning
11 November 2024
5 die of dengue
1,337 patients hospitalised in the last 24 hours till this morning
10 November 2024
Dengue death toll reaches 350
Eight more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till yesterday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 350 this year.
9 November 2024