United Healthcare performs Bangladesh's first robotic surgeries
31 August 2026
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Eat today, protect tomorrow
30 August 2026
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Study points to the need for more effective TB screening strategies in people with HIV
30 August 2026
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The fracture forecast / AI spots risk years ahead
30 August 2026
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If Ebola crosses borders, is Bangladesh prepared?
30 August 2026
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The doctor who swallowed bacteria to prove medicine wrong
30 August 2026
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Too young for type 2? Not anymore
30 August 2026
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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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Coronavirus: 2 Indian returnees from China under observation in Mumbai
Two Indians, who returned from China, are kept under observation in the isolation ward of a hospital in Mumbai for possible exposure to coronavirus in the wake of an outbreak in China.
24 January 2020
New China virus: Symptoms and prevention
Amid fears of the breakout of a new coronavirus in China, the Directorate General of Health Services in Bangladesh issues a press note informing people of the symptoms of the virus and precautionary methods that should be taken.
23 January 2020
No China-returnee contracted coronavirus: DGHS
None of the 900 China-returnees screened at Dhaka and Chattogram airports are infected by coronavirus, Directorate General of Health Services claims.
23 January 2020
China locks down epicentre of virus outbreak; death toll hits 17
China is putting on lockdown a city of 11 million people considered the epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 and infected nearly 600 people, as health authorities around the world work to prevent a global pandemic.
23 January 2020
US, Hong Kong confirm first cases of coronavirus
A Washington state man who recently traveled to China and a man from Macau are diagnosed with the coronavirus, becoming the first confirmed US and Macau cases of the newly identified virus that has killed people in China and rendered some 300 others sick across Asia.
22 January 2020
Virus scare in China: Screening at Dhaka, Ctg airports begin
Amid fear of the breakout of a new SARS-like virus in China, the authorities of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka begin screening process of passengers coming from the country.
21 January 2020
India begins medical check of Chinese passengers in 4 more airports
India orders medical check of passengers coming from China to four more airports after Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata as measure to prevent the new coronavirus from spreading.
21 January 2020
SARS-like virus spreads in China, nearly 140 new cases
A mysterious SARS-like virus has killed a third person and spread around China -- including to Beijing -- authorities say, fuelling fears of a major outbreak as millions begin travelling for the Lunar New Year in humanity's biggest migration.
20 January 2020
Forum for blood cancer survivors organised at Apollo Hospitals Dhaka
A patient forum for the blood cancer survivors was organised at the Apollo Hospitals Dhaka recently, says a press release. Survivors who were cured by autologous and allogeneic bone marrow transplant and chemotherapy shared their experiences.
18 January 2020
Urgent health challenges for the next decade
As a new year and a new decade kick-off, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is releasing a list of urgent, global health challenges. This list reflects a deep concern that leaders are failing to invest enough resources in core health priorities and systems.
18 January 2020
Could your morning coffee be a weight-loss tool?
If losing weight sits high atop your New Year’s resolution list, you might want to reach for a piping-hot cup of coffee. Why? New research, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, suggests that just 4 cups of coffee a day can help shed some body fat.
18 January 2020
Real-time flu prediction may be possible by using wearable tracking devices
The research, published in The Lancet Digital Health journal, demonstrates the potential of data from wearable devices to improve surveillance of infectious disease.
18 January 2020
What can you do for men’s hair loss?
Enormous hair-fall is a common problem of both men and women, but men are the most vulnerable to being bald. According to The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM), a masculine hormone called testosterone acts as the main culprit for this.
18 January 2020
Paediatric cardiac care in Bangladesh: what you need to know
Like other developing countries, Bangladesh is facing a multitude of health problems. Paediatric heart problem is one of them. Heart diseases in children are of two types, one is congenital, and another is acquired.
18 January 2020
Virus casts shadow over China's biggest festival
Health authorities are concerned that a virus originating in central China could spread when hundreds of millions of Chinese travel during next week's lunar new year festival, but residents said there were was little anxiety in the city at the epicentre.
18 January 2020
The warning signs of psychotic disorders
Psychotic disorders are a group of mental health conditions that change your sense of reality. They make it hard to know what is real and what is not. When you have these disorders, you might see and hear things that do not exist or believe things that are not true.
11 January 2020
5 practices to help improve the physician–patient connection
Researchers have proposed five practices that could help “foster presence and meaningful connection with patients” during clinical encounters.
11 January 2020
Sciatica:an obnoxious experience
Sciatica is the name given to pain caused by irritation of the sciatic nerve. Anything that irritates this nerve can cause pain, ranging from mild to severe.
11 January 2020
Tongue fat might be key in obstructive sleep apnea
Losing tongue fat might help improve obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), suggests a small study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
11 January 2020
The chronicle of a health worker
More than a hundred countries are affected by vitamin A deficiency.
11 January 2020