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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24 Covid-19 deaths, 589 cases recorded in 24 hours
Twenty-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).
2 October 2021
Global Covid-19 deaths hit 5 million
Worldwide deaths related to Covid-19 surpassed 5 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, with unvaccinated people particularly exposed to the virulent Delta strain.
2 October 2021
Budget boosted for jab campaign
The government will spend an estimated Tk 17,000 crore this fiscal year to procure Covid-19 vaccines as it has secured access to around 24 crore doses from multiple sources.
1 October 2021
Asthma more prevalent in children aged 5-14
Bronchial asthma is a condition in which airways are inflamed and become more sensitive. When sensitive airways are exposed to certain triggers, they overreact, become narrower and breathing becomes difficult.
1 October 2021
Covid-19 Update: 21 more die, positivity rate 3.43pc
Twenty-one people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, said a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services.
1 October 2021
Dengue claims another life
At least one more dengue patient died while 165 were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
1 October 2021
Merck says experimental pill cuts worst effects of COVID-19
Drugmaker Merck said Friday that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus and that it would soon ask health officials in the U.S. and around the world to authorize its use.
1 October 2021
7.9 lakh shots of AstraZeneca to arrive from Germany tomorrow
A total of 7.9 lakh AstraZeneca vaccine shots will be arriving in Bangladesh from Germany tomorrow.
1 October 2021
21 Covid-19 deaths recorded in 24hrs, positivity rate now 3.43%
Twenty-one people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
1 October 2021
Dengue fever: 1 dead, 165 hospitalised in a single day
One dengue patient died while 165 people were hospitalised with dengue fever in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
1 October 2021
Malaysia approves Sinovac's Covid-19 vaccine for ages 12-17
Malaysia has given conditional approval for a Covid-19 vaccine made by China's Sinovac (SVA.O) to be used on young people aged between 12 and 17, its health ministry said on Friday.
1 October 2021
Snoring: Why it happens and what can be done
Have you ever heard your family members complain about how you transform into a tractor at night in your sleep? Well, according to research, 45 percent of adults snore at night. So, cheer up; you are not the only one who snores.
30 September 2021
190 more hospitalised with dengue
At least 190 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
30 September 2021
23 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours, positivity rate now below 4%
Twenty-three people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8 am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
30 September 2021
190 dengue patients hospitalised in a day
At least 190 patients were hospitalised in 24 hours preceding 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
30 September 2021
Woman who survived Spanish flu, World War 2 succumbs to Covid
She lived a life of adventure that spanned two continents. She fell in love with a World War II fighter pilot, barely escaped Europe ahead of Benito Mussolini’s fascists, ground steel for the U.S. war effort and advocated for her disabled daughter in a far less enlightened time. She was, her daughter said, someone who didn’t make a habit of giving up.
30 September 2021
Merck says research shows its COVID-19 pill works against variants
Laboratory studies show that Merck & Co's (MRK.N) experimental oral COVID-19 antiviral drug, molnupiravir, is likely to be effective against known variants of the coronavirus, including the dominant, highly transmissible Delta, the company said on Wednesday.
30 September 2021
AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine 74% effective against symptoms: study
AstraZeneca Plc's Covid-19 vaccine demonstrated 74 percent efficacy at preventing symptomatic disease, a figure that increased to 83.5 percent in people aged 65 and older, according to long-awaited results of the company's US clinical trial published on Wednesday.
30 September 2021
Covid transmission declining
With Covid-19 transmission rates declining -- yesterday’s daily positivity rate of 4.12 percent marked the seventh consecutive day of sub-five percent infection rates -- Bangladesh has ranked 39th among 53 countries in Bloomberg’s Covid Resilience Ranking for September.
29 September 2021
United Hospital observes World Heart Day
United Hospital observed World Heart Day yesterday by conducting free health check-up in a health check booth at the hospital.
29 September 2021