3 more die with measles-like symptoms, combined toll now 1,012
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Dengue claims 2 more lives, 790 hospitalised in 24 hours
11 September 2026
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Seven more die with measles-like symptoms
10 September 2026
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Dengue claims 6 more lives, 1,492 hospitalised in 24 hours
10 September 2026
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Nationwide measles vaccination campaign to resume Sept 25 in Bangladesh: Health minister
10 September 2026
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Ctg sees 585 dengue cases in first nine days of September
10 September 2026
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Over half of student suicides tracked this year involved school students: Aachol Foundation
9 September 2026
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Dengue situation in 5 divisions ‘matter of concern’: Shahe Alam
9 September 2026
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Dengue claims 3 more lives, 1,463 hospitalised in 24 hours
9 September 2026
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Bogura's Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital to get 600 additional beds
9 September 2026
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Healthcare
New drug approved for travellers' diarrhoea
The oral antibacterial Rifamycin (marketed as Aemcolo) has been approved to treat travellers' diarrhoea driven by non-invasive strains of
24 November 2018
People with paralysis control tablet devices
An investigational brain-computer interface (BCI) can enable people with paralysis to directly operate an off-the-shelf tablet device by thinking about making cursor movements and clicks, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.
24 November 2018
The threat of undiagnosed diabetes in Bangladesh
Diabetes is not only a health crisis but also a burden on the health sector and the economy as it causes devastating personal suffering and drives families into poverty.
24 November 2018
Putting stalled malaria control efforts back on track
Reductions in malaria cases have stalled after several years of decline globally, according to the new World malaria report 2018.
24 November 2018
Global study predicts more than 20% rise in insulin use by 2030
The amount of insulin needed to effectively treat type 2 diabetes will rise by more than 20% worldwide over the next 12 years,
24 November 2018
Executive director of icddr,b wins Prince Mahidol Award
Prof John D Clemens, executive director of International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), wins this year’s Prince Mahidol Award for his contribution to the development of oral cholera vaccines that have revolutionised cholera control efforts globally.
23 November 2018
Disciplined life crucial for checking diabetes: experts
Health experts and medical practitioners at a seminar in Rajshahi observe that maintaining discipline, taking prescribed diets and medicines and regular physical exercise are very important for the patients suffering from diabetes.
18 November 2018
Global leaders promise to achieve universal access
The fifth International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) concluded with remarks from government officials, global leaders, advocates
17 November 2018
Influenza: are we ready?
When 100 passengers on a flight from Dubai to New York in September 2018 fell ill with respiratory symptoms, health officials were
17 November 2018
A new oral antibiotic for the treatment of gonorrhoea
Zoliflodacin is a promising investigational oral antibiotic for the treatment of urogenital gonorrhoea.
17 November 2018
Invest in your hair to keep them healthy and shining
Your precious lock of hair always is exposed and is prone to dehydration during winter, infection during summer and damage during the spring and autumn season. Here are a few suggestions to take care of your hair and keep them healthy.
17 November 2018
Like a phoenix: living with HIV for 32 years
It was the hottest day of summer Europe ever experienced in the the last 40 years and I was eagerly waiting to meet Mr. Haerry David from Switzerland, co-author for www.hivrestrictions.org.
17 November 2018
World Antibiotics Awareness Week: How we can prevent antibiotic resistance
World Antibiotics Awareness Week, which takes place November 12 to 18 and is managed by the World Health Organization, aims to increase global awareness of antibiotic resistance and prevent it spreading further. Here we round up some facts and figures on antibiotic resistance and why it is important we all play our role in fighting against it.
15 November 2018
Use of modern contraception: Number of women growing slowly in Bangladesh
Bangladeshi women shows a slow performance in using modern contraception in the world. In a wider perspective, an ambitious goal to boost the number of women using modern contraception by tens of millions by 2020 is falling far behind, said experts.
13 November 2018
Review questions wisdom of limiting salt intake in heart failure
It is not clear whether lowering dietary salt intake actually helps patients with heart failure, according to a review in JAMA Internal Medicine.
10 November 2018
Artificial intelligence improves wrist fracture detection
Missed fractures are a common category of diagnostic errors and can cause malunion, osteonecrosis, and arthritis, with consequent
10 November 2018
World Vasectomy Day 2018
World Vasectomy Day (WVD) is a worldwide movement about starting conversations, helping men and their families become more
10 November 2018
Air pollution killing thousands of children globally
Every day around 93% of the world's children under the age of 15 years (1.8 billion children) breathe air that is so polluted it puts their health and development at serious risk.
10 November 2018
Global progress in health not inevitable anytime soon
The latest global estimates for the state of the world's health from the Global Burden of Disease study (GBD), published in a special issue of The Lancet, highlight that global progress in health is not inevitable.
10 November 2018
Cutting down social media use can reduce depression, loneliness
New US research finds that reducing time spent on social media platforms such as Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram may help improve well-being.
10 November 2018