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When one vaccine protects many
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Stopping measles before it spreads
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Half of patients leave Ad-din after licence revoked
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Ad-din hospital’s licence cancelled
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Hospitals
Muktamoni to be operated on Saturday
Doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) will conduct a surgery on 12-year-old girl Muktamoni, who has been suffering from an “unknown disease”, on Saturday after biopsy results showed she has a tumor in her blood vessels on the right hand.
8 August 2017, 07:25 AM
How to use your vacation to find inner peace with mindfulness practice
Being on vacation is a great time to get some much-needed rest and recharge the batteries. However, if you can set new healthy habits while away it can also help you maintain a feeling of relaxation even when you return to the regular routine.
6 August 2017, 14:45 PM
Career Camp 2017 a big success
IPDC presents Career Camp 2017 powered by Cooper's Bakery took place on the 5th of August 2017 at the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre. The event started off with a huge blast with the support of an enthusiastic crowd and exceptional speakers.
6 August 2017, 08:35 AM
3 health dangers that your New Millennium Kid may face
It is not easy being a parent of a generation born during and after 2000. They have grown up with the Internet, social media, the rise
5 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Massively discounted hepatitis C drugs are not being bought
No developing countries have so far come forward to buy massively discounted hepatitis C drugs to treat their populations. The Global
5 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Urban Health Department must be strengthened
Very recently city dwellers of Dhaka were in great crisis and had to pay enough money out of their own pocket to get recovery from a
5 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Eliminate hepatitis
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. The condition can be self-limiting or can progress to fibrosis (scarring), cirrhosis or liver
5 August 2017, 18:00 PM
DMCH doctors collect tissue samples from Muktamoni’s hand
Doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital collect tissue samples from Muktamoni, a 12-year old girl from Satkhira afflicted by a disease mainly in her right hand, a condition leading to her hand swelling up like a bee hive, to determine her treatment procedure.
5 August 2017, 04:51 AM
Innovation Summit Chittagong held
Organised by CheesecakeTech, Innovation Summit Chittagong was a rare opportunity for the youth to learn about recent tech trends.
3 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Second treble for aamra companies
aamra has received awards in three different categories at Asia's Best Employer Brand Awards 2017.
3 August 2017, 18:00 PM
World's blind population to soar: study
The world's blind will increase threefold from about 36 million today to 115 million in 2050 as populations expand and individuals grow ever older, researchers say.
3 August 2017, 14:37 PM
Vitamin A plus campaign Saturday
Around 2.25 crore children, aged between six months and five years, will be fed Vitamin A plus capsules under a national campaign on August 5.
3 August 2017, 11:24 AM
Chile Congress lifts abortion ban
Chile's Congress on Wednesday eased a strict ban on abortion in effect since the final days of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship nearly three decades ago.
3 August 2017, 06:00 AM
Kissing unlikely to pass on Zika virus: researchers
Kissing is unlikely to pass on the Zika virus, which is harmless for most people but can cause severe brain damage in unborn children, a study with monkeys shows.
2 August 2017, 07:09 AM
Bangladesh conjoined twin sisters Tofa, Tahura doing well
Tofa and Tahura, the 10-month-old babies from Gaibandha who were joined at the waist, are doing well after they were separated through a pioneering surgery in Bangladesh.
2 August 2017, 06:46 AM
Myanmar schools in 10km radius of H1N1 virus infected area closed
After the reported outbreaks of H5N1 and H1N1 virus, schools located within a 10-km radius of the infected area in Dawei Township of Myanmar from August 1 to 7 have been ordered closed.
2 August 2017, 04:43 AM
Popular method of cooking rice may be poisonous
Millions of rice lovers could be putting themselves at risk by cooking it incorrectly, scientists warn.
1 August 2017, 15:23 PM
Gaibandha conjoined twins regain consciousness after separation
The conjoined twins from Gaibandha -- Tofa and Tahura – have been separated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Before the surgery, the around ten-month-old two sisters were conjoined at the waist.
1 August 2017, 06:35 AM
Transcatheter valve implant now in Bangladesh
Good news for patients suffering from aortic valve stenosis as the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implant surgery makes its way to Bangladesh.
30 July 2017, 16:00 PM
Bangladeshi dermatologist visits UMMC
Prominent scholar and dermatologist Prof Dr M U Kabir Chowdhury has been invited to the University of Mississippi Medical Center
29 July 2017, 18:00 PM