Prof M Karim Khan

Giving smartphones to kids? Think twice!

As a Paediatrician I often find parents coming with their kids aged between 3-5 years having a problem with conversation, lack of concentration, social relationship, sleep disturbances, irritable, not interested in outdoor games, books or teachers, etc. On query, parents inform that there was no problem with pregnancy, delivery and after delivery. All parameters were OK but recently they noticed the problem as mentioned earlier.

2y ago

What you need to know about monkeypox

According to the BBC, over 80 cases of monkeypox have been verified in at least 12 countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Italy, and Sweden recently. The situation is evolving and the World Health Organisation (WHO) expects there will be more cases of monkeypox identified as surveillance expands in non-endemic countries. Immediate actions focus on informing those who may be most at risk for monkeypox infection with accurate information, in order to stop further spread.

3y ago

The need for lab tests in disease diagnosis

Recently, I saw an eight-month-old kid who had constipation since birth. On query, the patient had delayed stool passage after delivery, neonatal

3y ago

Oxygen therapy saves life

Oxygen is a drug, and it is being used regularly to treat patients everywhere. In general, any patient comes with Acute Asthma, Respiratory distress,

3y ago

Waterborne diseases and water supply

For good health continuous access to a safe water supply is mandatory. Sometimes, supplied water contains dirt and other impurities that is not drinkable. In most tested cases, drinking water is not up to the mark.

3y ago

Dealing with the deadliest variant of COVID-19

COVID-19 has already made our life restricted, miserable and created a panic amongst us all. The Delta variant is a newcomer which started its devastating

3y ago

Carotenaemia: does the skin tell us a story?

A couple of weeks ago I saw two patients having similar problems. Both the patients were around two years old, had deep yellow colouration of palms

4y ago

Second wave of COVID-19 in Bangladesh and concerns

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), for the first wave of COVID-19 to be over, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 has to drop below 5%. Bangladesh’s present data says the infection rate is still above 10%. So the first wave of COVID-19 in Bangladesh is continuing and the rate of infection is increasing to some extent.

4y ago
September 9, 2018
September 9, 2018

Frequently asked questions by the mother of a newborn

New mothers are always curious, excited and anxious. They might have many questions to ask to their doctors. I always ask the new mother to write all the questions that are in their mind and ask them one by one when they visit me with their baby for checkup. Here I am trying to put the frequently ask questions by mother & their answers.

August 19, 2018
August 19, 2018

Witnessing slaughtering of sacrificial animal by children to be allowed or not?

During Eid-ul-Adha every year thousands of animals are being slaughtered in our country and in many other countries. The question is

February 18, 2018
February 18, 2018

Routine lab investigations in diagnosing the diseases

To diagnose a disease correctly, we have three tools in our hand. The first one is meticulous history taking. Taking history with due

December 31, 2017
December 31, 2017

Cerebral vasculitis and its facts

Life of Mayor Anisul Haque was claimed by cerebral vasculitis. It is an inflammation of the intracranial blood vessels. Small, medium

November 12, 2017
November 12, 2017

Babies have senses in the womb

We very often talk about child, teenage and adult psychology, but rarely talk or think about foetal psychology. Having a healthy child in

October 29, 2017
October 29, 2017

Birth weight and growth of our babies — where are we?

Taking weight at birth is very important and it dictates the physician what measurement to be taken soon after birth to reduce the morbidity and mortality of neonate.

August 20, 2017
August 20, 2017

The danger of pathological jaundice in newborn

Mrs Piara Begum (not a real name) paid a visit to me in our out patient department in the morning with a 3 days old boy in her lap.

July 16, 2017
July 16, 2017

Prenatal diagnosis of Thalassaemia

About a year ago a doctor couple came to my chamber with worried, anxious and frustrated mood. The lady doctor started crying.

July 2, 2017
July 2, 2017

Influenza in children

In the last two weeks parents are coming in the outpatient departments and in private chambers with their sick children having high fever, runny nose, headache, body ache, cough, sore throat, nasal stuffiness, decreased appetite and sometimes vomiting as well.

May 14, 2017
May 14, 2017

Unusual cry in newborn

Recently, I attended a caesarean section and resuscitated the baby. It was a boy with full term pregnancy. The mother had no