Step carefully: Protecting your feet from diabetes
23 August 2026
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Small ways to stop stress stealing your day
23 August 2026
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The insulin resistance paradox scientists are unravelling
23 August 2026
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Exercise for the mind, not just the mirror
23 August 2026
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A second chance after goodbye
23 August 2026
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Did You Know? / Diabetes has an emotional side - especially for women
23 August 2026
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Bangladesh Health Watch criticises cancellation of essential medicines list
20 August 2026
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Govt launches oral cholera vaccination campaign; 51.75 lakh targeted
20 August 2026
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Cholera vaccination campaign targeting 51.75 lakh people starts Aug 22
19 August 2026
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Interview / ‘We expect visible changes in health sector within one to one-and-a-half years’
18 August 2026
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Access to diabetes education
World Diabetes Day, observed every year on November 14, provides an opportunity to raise awareness of diabetes as a global public health issue and what needs to be done, collectively and individually, for better prevention, diagnosis and management of the condition.
12 November 2022
Envisioning Universal Health Coverage in Bangladesh
The Article 15(a) of Bangladesh’s constitution has distinctly recognised healthcare as a fundamental right of all citizens, and it has been stipulated by the Article 18(1) that raising nutrition level and improving the quality of public health should be a top priority of the state.
12 November 2022
Advances in breast cancer detection and treatment
Breast cancer treatment can be highly effective, especially when the disease is identified early. Treatment of breast cancer often consists of a combination of surgical removal, radiation therapy and medication (hormonal therapy, chemotherapy and/or targeted biological therapy) to treat the microscopic cancer that has spread from the breast tumor through the blood.
12 November 2022
Is vaping being accepted more on the basis of scientific evidence?
Are e-cigarettes and other vaping products dangerous? -- often comes to our mind. The World Health Organisation (WHO) answers that e-cigarette emissions typically contain nicotine and other toxic substances that are harmful to both users, and non-users who are exposed to the aerosols second-hand. The counter groups claim that hundreds of millions of cigarette smokers could benefit from switching to vaping, which is 95% less harmful.
12 November 2022
Dengue fever: 6 die, 918 hospitalised in 24hrs
At least six dengue patients died while 918 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the 24 hours till this (November 12, 2022) morning.
12 November 2022
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 1.20%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (November 12, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
12 November 2022
Repeat Covid riskier than first infection: Study
The risk of death, hospitalization and serious health issues from Covid-19 jumps significantly with reinfection compared with a first bout with the virus, regardless of vaccination status, a study published on Thursday suggests.
12 November 2022
No Covid-19 death for fifth straight day
No death from Covid-19 was reported yesterday for the fifth straight day.
11 November 2022
One dengue patient dies, 266 hospitalised in 24 hours
One dengue patient died while 266 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till this (November 11, 2022) morning.
11 November 2022
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 1.97%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8am today (November 11, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
11 November 2022
Could vaccines turn the tide in the fight against dengue?
The government’s fight against the scourge of ever-increasing dengue infections has proven to be futile.
11 November 2022
'Death every day' amid fear, fortitude in Uganda's Ebola epicentre
As Ugandan farmer Bonaventura Senyonga prepares to bury his grandson, age-old traditions are forgotten and fear hangs in the air while a government medical team prepares the body for the funeral -- the latest victim of Ebola in the East African nation.
10 November 2022
5 more die of dengue
At least five dengue patients died and 888 were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till yesterday.
10 November 2022
Dengue cases cross 46,000 mark; 5 deaths reported in 24hrs
At least five dengue patients died while 888 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till this morning (November 10, 2022).
10 November 2022
No Covid-19 death, 69 cases recorded in 24hrs
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8am today (November 10, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
10 November 2022
No let-up in dengue deaths
At least five dengue patients died while 796 were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.
9 November 2022
Dengue fever: 5 die, 796 hospitalised in 24hrs
At least five dengue patients died while 796 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till this morning (November 8, 2022).
9 November 2022
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 1.66%
No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today (November 9, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
9 November 2022
182 and counting
At least five dengue patients died while 820 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours until yesterday morning.
8 November 2022
Dengue fever: 182 dead in 11 months
At least five dengue patients died while 820 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till this morning (November 8, 2022).
8 November 2022