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41 new dengue cases reported in 24hrs

Last year, 575 people died from dengue

2w ago

Six die of dengue in a single day

This is the highest single-day fatalities from the viral infection this year so far

7m ago

Halt unnecessary C-sections, NHRC urges govt

The National Human Rights Commission has urged the secretary of the Directorate General of Health Services to halt unnecessary C-sections, enhance women’s awareness in this regard, and penalise those responsible for the abnormal spike in Caesareans

1y ago

Fight against TB back on track after Covid disruptions: WHO

Deaths from tuberculosis dipped last year amid a dramatic increase in diagnosis and treatment of the world's second deadliest disease, the World Health Organization said Tuesday

1y ago

Fact check: AI doctors on social media spreading fake claims

Videos of AI-generated doctors giving health and beauty tips on social media are becoming hugely popular, generating millions of clicks. How accurate are their claims? And how dangerous is AI in the medical field

1y ago

Containing dengue: The deaths belie claims of success

The crisis has reached a stage where a victim's family now accepts its fate as an unavoidable misfortune

1y ago

BSMMU opens 2-bed ICU unit for children with kidney disease

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University opened a two-bed intensive care unit (ICU) on the third flood of its Block-D today

1y ago

40,000 bags of saline needed daily: health minister

Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque today said instruction has been given to keep ready enough supply of saline as dengue cases have increased tenfold across the country

1y ago

41 new dengue cases reported in 24hrs

Last year, 575 people died from dengue

2w ago

Six die of dengue in a single day

This is the highest single-day fatalities from the viral infection this year so far

7m ago

Halt unnecessary C-sections, NHRC urges govt

The National Human Rights Commission has urged the secretary of the Directorate General of Health Services to halt unnecessary C-sections, enhance women’s awareness in this regard, and penalise those responsible for the abnormal spike in Caesareans

1y ago

Fight against TB back on track after Covid disruptions: WHO

Deaths from tuberculosis dipped last year amid a dramatic increase in diagnosis and treatment of the world's second deadliest disease, the World Health Organization said Tuesday

1y ago

Fact check: AI doctors on social media spreading fake claims

Videos of AI-generated doctors giving health and beauty tips on social media are becoming hugely popular, generating millions of clicks. How accurate are their claims? And how dangerous is AI in the medical field

1y ago

Containing dengue: The deaths belie claims of success

The crisis has reached a stage where a victim's family now accepts its fate as an unavoidable misfortune

1y ago

BSMMU opens 2-bed ICU unit for children with kidney disease

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University opened a two-bed intensive care unit (ICU) on the third flood of its Block-D today

1y ago

40,000 bags of saline needed daily: health minister

Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque today said instruction has been given to keep ready enough supply of saline as dengue cases have increased tenfold across the country

1y ago

Migraine: How it starts and how to treat it

A migraine is more than just a bad headache. What can trigger a migraine and what effective treatments are available?

1y ago

Eliminating Aedes: JU, DNCC to set up research centre on campus

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Jahangirnagar University (JU) have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a research centre on the university campus with an aim to eliminate the menace of Aedes mosquitoes

1y ago