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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Covid claims four more lives
Four people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, read a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services.
28 July 2022
64 more hospitalised with dengue
At least 64 dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.
28 July 2022
4 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, positivity rate now 6.62%
Four people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
28 July 2022
Local govt’s health centres failing patients in upazilas, districts: Study
The healthcare centres run by the local government division (LGD) have been failing to provide care to people due to shortage of human resources, a study found.
28 July 2022
5 more die from Covid
Five people died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, read a DGHS press release.
27 July 2022
5 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, positivity rate now 6.83%
Five people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
27 July 2022
Covid Vaccine: 1.93cr shots to expire by November
As many as 1.93 crore Covid-19 jabs, stored as the first and second doses, will expire by November, health officials said yesterday.
26 July 2022
4 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, positivity rate now 6.14%
Four people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
26 July 2022
First, second doses of Covid-19 vaccine won’t be given after Nov
First and second doses of Covid-19 vaccine will not be available after November, a health official said today (July 26, 2022).
26 July 2022
EU approves monkeypox vaccine
Danish biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic (BAVA.CO) said on Monday the European Commission had given permission for its Imvanex vaccine to be marketed as protection against monkeypox, as recommended last week by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
26 July 2022
5 Covid patients die, positivity rate 7.84%
Five Covid-19 patients died in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, up from four fatalities the previous day.
25 July 2022
1 dengue patient dead, 60 hospitalised in 24 hours
One dengue patient died while 60 were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8am today (July 25, 2022), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
25 July 2022
5 Covid-19 deaths, 548 cases in 24 hours
Five people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
25 July 2022
‘Vaccines protect to a great extent’
Though vaccines cannot provide complete protection against the coronavirus, they do protect people to a great extent, Prof Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam, director general of DGHS, said yesterday.
24 July 2022
4 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours
Four people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
24 July 2022
Insight into arthritis and a suggested diet plan
Arthritis is a disease condition which affects joints by causing inflammation, swelling and pain in the joints. Mostly, it affects the large joints (e.g., knee, elbow, wrist, ankle etc.) of the body, though it may also affect other joints.
23 July 2022
Are proton-pump inhibitors associated with development of diabetes?
In a recent observational study, prolonged use of proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) was associated with the development of diabetes. A case-control study from a National Health Service database in Italy addresses the same issue.
23 July 2022
Might metformin protect against hepatocellular carcinoma?
Metformin monotherapy and strict glycemic control were associated with lower risk in patients with diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have well-established epidemiologic links; NAFLD, in turn, is a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which is typically mediated by steatohepatitis and cirrhosis. These findings raise the question of whether diabetes control – or specific diabetes medications – may reduce the risk of HCC.
23 July 2022
Anyone can drown; no one should
Drowning is one of the top ten causes of mortality for children and adolescents aged 1 to 24 years old in every part of the world. In low- and middle-income nations, rivers, lakes, wells, household water storage vessels, and swimming pools account for more than 90% of drowning deaths. Flood-related disasters are affecting millions of people worldwide, owing in part to the expanding adverse effects of climate change, and drowning is the primary cause of death during floods.
23 July 2022
Monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency
The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak, which has affected nearly 16,000 people in 72 countries, to be a global health emergency -- the highest alarm it can sound.
23 July 2022