Vitiligo in children may signal hidden risks of hearing loss
18 October 2025, 20:08 PM
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Physiotherapy / Post Chikungunya joints and muscle pain management
18 October 2025, 20:08 PM
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Food upcycling: The missing link in our fight against food insecurity
18 October 2025, 20:07 PM
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New global guidelines target postpartum bleeding to save mothers’ lives
18 October 2025, 20:07 PM
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World Anaesthesia Day 2025 / Regional anaesthesia: A safer future for postoperative pain control
18 October 2025, 20:06 PM
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Entry tests for medical, dental colleges to be held on same day
13 October 2025, 13:25 PM
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Global tobacco use declined, but the epidemic persisted
11 October 2025, 18:06 PM
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The five sleep profiles that shape our mental health
11 October 2025, 18:01 PM
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Statin use in pregnancy: No increased risk of birth defects
11 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Health
World mental health day 2025: Protecting minds in humanitarian crises
11 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Health
DNCC to launch Covid-19 telemedicine services at 5 maternity centres from Friday
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will launch Covid-19 telemedicine services from tomorrow (Friday) at its five maternity centres to provide 24/7 medical services and coronavirus-related information.
8 April 2021, 18:12 PM
How does living with children affect adults’ risk for COVID-19 and its outcomes?
During the second wave in England, SARS-CoV-2 infection and related hospital admission (but not ICU admission or death) were slightly elevated among younger adults who lived with children.
3 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Mistakes even healthy people make
There are some mistakes that even the most health concerned people can also commit without knowing. Let us have a look at some of these and try to avoid as much as possible.
3 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Miscarriage tied to increased mortality
Miscarriage is associated with increased premature mortality in mothers, suggests an observational study in The BMJ.
3 April 2021, 18:00 PM
How mental resilience can help through the pandemic
Resilience is the ability to stay strong during hard times. How are you doing this year? Looking back, what was the most difficult part?
3 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Is a lockdown inevitable in Bangladesh?
The new infectious variants of COVID-19 are menacing all around the world forcing many countries to impose lockdown-type measures.
3 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Very low risk of getting COVID-19 from food and packaging
The risk of getting COVID-19 from food you cook yourself or from handling and consuming food from restaurants and takeout or drive-thru meals is thought to be very low. Currently, there is no evidence that food is associated with spreading the virus that causes COVID-19.
27 March 2021, 18:00 PM
COVID-19 reinfection uncommon, but older adults seem at higher risk
The risk for reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 is generally low, but it is higher among adults aged 65 and older, according to a population-based study from Denmark published in The Lancet.
27 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Mental health aftermath of COVID-19: long-hauler depression?
Recent surveys during the COVID-19 pandemic have documented substantial rates of depression, anxiety, and overall distress in as many as one-third
27 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Lead poisoning and stunting in Bangladesh: a missing link
Long-term malnutrition might at first seem like a medical condition and its remedial measures easy, using balanced diet, appropriate for age, along
27 March 2021, 18:00 PM
World TB Day 2021: The clock is ticking
More than a century has passed since the March 24, 1882, announcement by Robert Koch that Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) bacteria cause
27 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Draft regulations on trans fatty acids opened for public consultation
In order to safeguard public health, the draft regulations on “Limiting Trans Fatty Acid in Food Products Regulations, 2021” has been uploaded for public consultation on the website of Bangladesh Food Safety Authority.
22 March 2021, 15:42 PM
New statistical model predicts which cities could become “super-spreaders”
Researchers have developed a new statistical model that predicts which cities are more likely to become infectious disease hotspots, based both on interconnectivity between cities and the idea that some cities are more suitable environments for infection than others.
20 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Amyloid-targeted treatment seems to slow progression of Alzheimer’s
Donanemab is associated with a modest slowing of Alzheimer disease progression in patients with early symptomatic disease, according to an industry-conducted phase 2 trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease.
20 March 2021, 18:00 PM
COVID-19 vaccines: AstraZeneca issued statement on blood clots
AstraZeneca issued a statement recently to reassure the public about the safety of its COVID-19 vaccine after several European Union (EU) countries halted its use over concerns about blood clots.
20 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Vitamin D deficiency during COVID-19: a paediatric perspective
Vitamin D deficiency is one of the most prevalent micronutrient deficiencies in the world. It has emerged as a public health problem in many developing countries of the world including Bangladesh.
20 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Colorectal cancer: Mass awareness is the key
Advertisements for haemorrhoids, fistula and treatments for these diseases are a common sight glued on walls and pillars on our way back and forth home.
20 March 2021, 18:00 PM
We want to be self-sufficient in vaccine production: health minister
Bangladesh is already self-sufficient in food and medicine production, and now wants to be self-sufficient in vaccine production as well, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque this evening during a visit to the vaccine plant of Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd at Jirabo area of Ashulia in Savar.
18 March 2021, 13:33 PM
Covid-19: Healthcare disruptions may have caused 228,000 child deaths in South Asia, says Unicef
A new UN report titled Direct and Indirect Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic and Response in South Asia claims that healthcare disruptions caused by Covid-19 may have led to an estimated 228,000 child deaths in South Asia.
17 March 2021, 10:22 AM
Hong Kong scientist develops retinal scan technology to identify early childhood autism
A Hong Kong scientist has developed a method to use machine learning and artificial intelligence to scan retinas of children as young as six to detect early autism or the risk of autism and hopes to develop a commercial product this year.
16 March 2021, 05:45 AM