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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Human brain remains ‘sharp till 60’
Contrary to popular belief, a recent study has found that the human brain remains sharp till advanced age.
21 February 2022
Covid-19 positivity rate drops below 7%
At least 1,951 new infections were recorded and nine people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
21 February 2022
Covid restrictions end tomorrow
As the transmission of Covid-19 continues to decline steadily, the government has decided to withdraw existing health restrictions from tomorrow, around six weeks after it was imposed on January 13.
20 February 2022
Covid-19 positive people in England won't need to self-isolate
People with Covid-19 won’t be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the UK government has announced, as part of a plan for “living with Covid” that is also likely to see testing for the coronavirus scaled back.
20 February 2022
Queen Elizabeth tests positive for Covid-19
Queen Elizabeth, 95, has tested positive for Covid and is experiencing mild symptoms but expects to continue light dutiesthis week, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday.
20 February 2022
Covid-19 positivity rate down to 7.82%
At least 1987 new infections were recorded and 21 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
20 February 2022
Cost of being ready for the next pandemic is not that huge: Bill Gates
Bill Gates, who visited Pakistan this week to help eradicate polio, has warned that another Covid-19 like pandemic may hit the world soon.
20 February 2022
Covid deaths lowest in 29 days
The health directorate reported 13 deaths from Covid-19 yesterday, the lowest since January 21.
19 February 2022
Daily vit D supplementation prevents some new autoimmune diseases
Vitamin D limits inflammation in vitro and in animal models of autoimmune diseases, but it has not shown benefit in humans’ observational studies or clinical trials.
19 February 2022
Worldwide disparities in treatment rates for major depressive disorder
A meta-analysis of 149 previous studies found that treatment rates for major depressive disorder are low globally, especially in low- and lower-
19 February 2022
Global progress across sanitation service levels assessed against MDG
A new study in PLOS Water uses a novel metric to compare sanitation improvements across countries between 1990 and 2015, revealing insights that could help progress.
19 February 2022
What is causing your loss of smell and taste?
We take our sense of smell for granted. But have you ever imagined losing your sense of smell? Food tastes different without your sense of smell, you cannot smell a flower, and you could be in a dangerous situation without realising it! Find out the following causes of smell loss:
19 February 2022
Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 may result in escape variants resistant to therapeutics and vaccines
The SARS-CoV-2 virus is continuously evolving, and structural changes to the virus may impact the efficacy of antibody therapies and
19 February 2022
13 deaths, 2,150 cases reported in 24 hours
At least 2,150 new infections were recorded and 13 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
19 February 2022
Know your deshi ‘superfoods’: Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha (withania somnifera) is an herbal shrub, the roots and berries of which are used for medicinal properties.
18 February 2022
Covid-19 positivity below 10%: 24 deaths, 2,584 cases reported in 24hrs
At least 2,584 new infections were recorded and 24 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
18 February 2022
Stimulus for the laid-off: Only 0.5pc spent in a year
The government spent only about 0.5 percent of a Tk 1,500 crore stimulus package unveiled in 2020 for laid off workers of export-oriented apparel and leather factories.
17 February 2022
ICU doctors’ wellbeing during pandemic
Even though each professional had to adapt to their new way of life, doctors had to adapt to the Covid-19 pandemic in an unprecedented manner.
17 February 2022
World ‘better prepared’ for Covid variants
The world is becoming “better prepared” to deal with future variants of the coronavirus, the CEO and co-founder of German vaccine-maker BioNTech told AFP yesterday, as the company works on an Omicron-specific shot.
17 February 2022
1 in 5 adult Rohingyas infected with hepatitis C
A recent study on the prevalence of Hepatitis B and C virus among the Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar has found that more than one in five Rohingya adults have Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
17 February 2022