The health authorities categorised Sirajganj as a 鈥榬ed zone鈥� for HIV/AIDS past week as the number of human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients has increased sharply in Sirajganj in the past few years...
A month-long nationwide typhoid vaccination campaign is going to begin today.
Experts and public health campaigners at a discussion on Friday urged the government to introduce nationwide cancer screening programmes to reduce preventable deaths, particularly from breast cancer.
Although the number of dengue infections was higher than last year but the death rate was lower, said Directorate General of Health Services director general Professor Md Abu Jafor on Thursday...
Women are genetically at higher risk of clinical depression than men, Australian researchers found in a study published Wednesday that could change how the disorder is treated...
The government is set to launch the country鈥檚 first-ever typhoid vaccination campaign on October 12, as health assistants suspended their indefinite strike on its sixth day on Monday...
The ongoing construction of the cancer unit at the Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital is set to be completed in three months, said Sylhet鈥檚 deputy commissioner, Md Sarwar Alam, on Thursday...
Two more deaths were reported from dengue in the past 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the country to 200 this year.
Two more people died of dengue in the past 24 hours, while 490 new patients were admitted to hospitals across Bangladesh during the same period.
Marking World Heart Day, Universal Cardiac Hospital organised a day-long 鈥楩ree Heart Camp鈥� on its Mohakhali premises in Dhaka on Monday, providing specialised medical advice to around 500 patients...
The number of chikungunya patients is rising at a time when Bangladesh has already been struggling with a surge in dengue cases, creating a serious public health concern 鈥� particularly in Dhaka...
