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
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World mental health day 2025: Protecting minds in humanitarian crises
11 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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First man cured of HIV dies of cancer
The first person to be cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown -- known as the "Berlin Patient" -- has died after a battle with cancer, the International Aids Society (IAS) announced Wednesday.
30 September 2020, 11:26 AM
Flu season: All you need to know to stay safe
With the flu season now only a few weeks away, we must prepare for the challenges it will bring for us and our community.
29 September 2020, 17:57 PM
A healthy heart deserves more attention
A sound heart is the key to a sound life. The overall transformation in the past few decades in our surroundings has significantly altered our lifestyles.
28 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Do not let parents become patients
The outbreak of COVID-19 has made Bangladesh stand in front of the mirror and see its fragile unethical health care system.
26 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Improved knowledge and disease management required for diabetes
The results of the CAPTURE study were announced recently, a global non-interventional study to uncover the prevalence of cardiovascular disease and risk and its management in people living with type 2 diabetes.
26 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Only a few developed antibodies in the first wave of COVID-19
The first cross-sectional, nation-wide analysis of more than 28,000 patients on dialysis in the United States found that fewer than 10% of adults had COVID-19 antibodies as of July 2020 and fewer than 10% were diagnosed.
26 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Promoting Community Clinic services during COVID-19
The Government of Bangladesh launched the community clinic project to set up almost 18,000 clinics with an ambition of providing healthcare services to approximately 6,000 marginalised people through each community clinic at the grassroots level.
26 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Use your heart to beat CVD
In May 2012, world leaders committed to reducing global mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by 25% by 2025. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is accountable for nearly half of all NCD deaths making it the world’s number one killer.
26 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Nationwide Vitamin A-plus campaign for 22 million children next month
Nationwide Vitamin A-plus campaign is set to be held from October 4 to 17, with the aim to administer vitamin capsules to children aged between six to 59 months.
23 September 2020, 08:02 AM
Does a healthy diet counter the ill-effects of obesity?
A healthy quality Mediterranean-like diet partially modifies the association between obesity and cardiovascular mortality, according to a study published recently in PLOS Medicine.
19 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Yoga in the time of COVID-19
In the modern world where we inhale polluted air, ingest preservative loaded food, toxic media messages and competitive consumer lifestyles, the novel coronavirus has forced us to slow down and rethink our choices.
19 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Bone marrow transplants offered in Dhaka
Evercare Hospital Dhaka has become the first in Bangladesh to perform all kinds of bone marrow transplants (BMTs), using cutting-edge facilities and expert medical staff to provide BMTs to patients at an affordable cost.
19 September 2020, 18:00 PM
COVID-19 positive mother and immediate care of newborn
Since the emergence of a COVID-19 was not previously seen in humans, there is little data on whether there can be a vertical transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus from a COVID-19 positive pregnant woman to her baby.
19 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Keep health workers safe to keep patients safe
A charter released recently for World Patient Safety Day, calls on governments and those running health services at local levels to take five actions to better protect health workers.
19 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Antibody responses in COVID-19 patients could guide vaccine design
A comprehensive analysis of antibody responses in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients could inform the development of an effective vaccine, according to a study published recently in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Chao Wu and Rui Huang of Nanjing University Medical School, and colleagues.
12 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Combatting the coming malnutrition crisis
COVID-19 has profoundly impacted all countries, with even the most prosperous nations overwhelmed by the pandemic. For low- and middle-income countries, the consequences are even more severe.
12 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Healthcare cost of COVID-19 in LMlCs at US$52 billion every four weeks
Research published in The Lancet Global Health journal, estimates that it could cost low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) around US$52
12 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh Army donated essential medical equipment for COVID-19 response at Evercare Hospital Dhaka
The Bangladesh Army recently has provided specialised trolleys and isolation beds for the COVID-19 patients at Evercare Hospital Dhaka to help combat the deadly pandemic, says a press release.
12 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Insomnia identified as a new risk factor
A new ‘global atlas’ study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) is the first to
12 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Establish value-based healthcare system in Bangladesh: Omar Ishrak
Chairman of Intel and Medtronic speaks at 38th Annual Installation Ceremony of Rotary Club of Metropolitan Dhaka
12 September 2020, 17:54 PM