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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Autism spectrum disorder and its care in Bangladesh
Autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) refers to a group of neurodevelopmental disorders, which is characterised by the challenges of social behaviour, speech, language, and communication.
25 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Post-antibiotic era: what are the alternatives?
Alexander Fleming accidentally discovered antibiotics almost ninety years ago. He noticed that some molds had grown on a Petri plate wherever bacteria could not grow.
25 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Coronavirus: How to protect yourself
The deadly Wuhan coronavirus, officially called 2019-nCoV, has killed 56 people and infected at least 1300 others in China. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released guidance on the symptoms of the virus. A person could be at risk if they have:
25 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Hong Kong declares emergency, official visits to China halted
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has declared a virus emergency in the Asian financial hub, announcing a package of measures to limit the city's links with mainland China.
25 January 2020, 09:24 AM
Coronavirus outbreak: Bangladeshi students in China appeal for help
Bangladeshi students in Wuhan city of China, the epicentre of the Coronavirus outbreak, which has claimed 41 lives so far, are under a lockdown in their respective dorms and residences for the last two days.
25 January 2020, 06:49 AM
Coronavirus: 2 Indian returnees from China under observation in Mumbai
Two Indians, who returned from China, are kept under observation in the isolation ward of a hospital in Mumbai for possible exposure to coronavirus in the wake of an outbreak in China.
24 January 2020, 11:22 AM
New China virus: Symptoms and prevention
Amid fears of the breakout of a new coronavirus in China, the Directorate General of Health Services in Bangladesh issues a press note informing people of the symptoms of the virus and precautionary methods that should be taken.
23 January 2020, 15:45 PM
No China-returnee contracted coronavirus: DGHS
None of the 900 China-returnees screened at Dhaka and Chattogram airports are infected by coronavirus, Directorate General of Health Services claims.
23 January 2020, 09:27 AM
China locks down epicentre of virus outbreak; death toll hits 17
China is putting on lockdown a city of 11 million people considered the epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 and infected nearly 600 people, as health authorities around the world work to prevent a global pandemic.
23 January 2020, 04:39 AM
US, Hong Kong confirm first cases of coronavirus
A Washington state man who recently traveled to China and a man from Macau are diagnosed with the coronavirus, becoming the first confirmed US and Macau cases of the newly identified virus that has killed people in China and rendered some 300 others sick across Asia.
22 January 2020, 04:41 AM
SARS-like virus spreads in China, nearly 140 new cases
A mysterious SARS-like virus has killed a third person and spread around China -- including to Beijing -- authorities say, fuelling fears of a major outbreak as millions begin travelling for the Lunar New Year in humanity's biggest migration.
20 January 2020, 05:20 AM
Forum for blood cancer survivors organised at Apollo Hospitals Dhaka
A patient forum for the blood cancer survivors was organised at the Apollo Hospitals Dhaka recently, says a press release. Survivors who were cured by autologous and allogeneic bone marrow transplant and chemotherapy shared their experiences.
18 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Urgent health challenges for the next decade
As a new year and a new decade kick-off, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is releasing a list of urgent, global health challenges. This list reflects a deep concern that leaders are failing to invest enough resources in core health priorities and systems.
18 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Could your morning coffee be a weight-loss tool?
If losing weight sits high atop your New Year’s resolution list, you might want to reach for a piping-hot cup of coffee. Why? New research, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, suggests that just 4 cups of coffee a day can help shed some body fat.
18 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Real-time flu prediction may be possible by using wearable tracking devices
The research, published in The Lancet Digital Health journal, demonstrates the potential of data from wearable devices to improve surveillance of infectious disease.
18 January 2020, 18:00 PM
What can you do for men’s hair loss?
Enormous hair-fall is a common problem of both men and women, but men are the most vulnerable to being bald. According to The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM), a masculine hormone called testosterone acts as the main culprit for this.
18 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Paediatric cardiac care in Bangladesh: what you need to know
Like other developing countries, Bangladesh is facing a multitude of health problems. Paediatric heart problem is one of them. Heart diseases in children are of two types, one is congenital, and another is acquired.
18 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Virus casts shadow over China's biggest festival
Health authorities are concerned that a virus originating in central China could spread when hundreds of millions of Chinese travel during next week's lunar new year festival, but residents said there were was little anxiety in the city at the epicentre.
18 January 2020, 08:34 AM
The warning signs of psychotic disorders
Psychotic disorders are a group of mental health conditions that change your sense of reality. They make it hard to know what is real and what is not. When you have these disorders, you might see and hear things that do not exist or believe things that are not true.
11 January 2020, 18:00 PM
5 practices to help improve the physician–patient connection
Researchers have proposed five practices that could help “foster presence and meaningful connection with patients” during clinical encounters.
11 January 2020, 18:00 PM