7 more die of dengue
Seven more people died of dengue in the past 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising this year鈥檚 total deaths from the mosquito-borne disease in the country to 482...
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10 more die of dengue
Ten more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 471 this year...
Growing early diabetes incidence warrants early attention
AN ALARMING increase in the number of people with diabetes, especially young people, warrants a comprehensive government approach to head off any likely burden on public health. Research show that, especially, Type 2 diabetes, which is usually evident in people aged more than 40 years, is increasing in children and young people, pushing up the...
Child diabetes patients in Bangladesh on rise
More youngsters are getting diabetes amid an alarming rise in the patients with the chronic and non-communicable disease in the country over the years due to a lack of awareness, unhealthy lifestyle and widespread pollution...
7 more die of dengue
Seven more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 297 this year...
Dengue claims 4 more lives
Four more deaths due to dengue were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Wednesday morning, raising the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 290 this year...
Seven more die of dengue fever in Bangladesh
Seven more people died of dengue fever in 24 hours leading up to Wednesday morning, raising the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 264 this year.
Three more die of dengue in Bangladesh
Three more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 226 this year.
Govt should step up dengue prevention efforts
WITH at least 42,470 cases of hospitalisation and 214 deaths from dengue, the outbreak situation is likely to get worse this year unless the government takes urgent steps to contain the spread of the viral fever. Virologists and physicians are also concerned that the outbreak may turn more fatal this year as people are reporting their experience of being infected...
Five more die of dengue fever 24hrs
Five more people died of dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, bringing the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 163 this year.
Eight die of dengue in Bangladesh in 24 hours
Eight more people died of dengue fever in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 158 this year.
World Heart Day today
The World Heart Day-2024 will be observed in Bangladesh as elsewhere across the globe on Sunday to raise awareness about cardiovascular diseases...
Early diagnosis emphasised for controlling vitiligo
Speakers at a seminar on Saturday in Dhaka said that vitiligo was not a contagious disease, and the early diagnosis increased the chance of controlling its condition...
Six die of dengue, 865 hospitalised in 24 hours in Bangladesh
Six more people died of dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 119 this year...
Govt must attend to emerging health crisis in flood-hit districts
THE suffering of people from diarrhoea and other waterborne diseases in the flood-hit districts suggests that the government is not prepared to tackle the post-disaster health crisis. As flood water has begun to recede in Noakhali and Feni, two of the worst-affected areas, the district hospitals and other health facilities are struggling to attend diarrhoea patients...
Robed Amin made acting DG of DGHS
The line director at the Department of Non communicable Disease Control Programme of the Directorate General of Health Service, Professor Mohammad Robed Amin, has been made the acting director general of the DGHS...
Diseases break out in Sylhet region amid flood
Nearly two million flood-stricken people remained stranded in Sylhet region till Thursday despite the water levels of major rivers dropped accelerating sufferings to the victims due to...
Workshop on non-communicable diseases awareness held
The Interactive Professional Development Initiatives Foundation and the Bangladesh Institute of Parliamentary Studies organised a workshop on Monday focused on raising awareness of non-communicable diseases and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation...
One more dengue patient dies
One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 37 this year...
Govt must take mosquito density survey findings seriously
THE pre-monsoon mosquito survey of the Directorate General of Health Services that has found a high density of Aedes mosquito in Dhaka is worrying. This suggests the failure of mosquito control programmes. Dengue prevention efforts of the south city authorities, as the survey finds...
Cardiovascular diseases kill 10,000 Europeans a day: WHO
Cardiovascular disease is responsible for 40 per cent of deaths in Europe, the WHO said on Wednesday, urging Europeans to cut their salt intake...
Two new varieties of Wilson鈥檚 disease identified
The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University published the results of research on genetic changes in Wilson鈥檚 patients and its neurological symptoms at a programme at Shaheed Dr Milton Hall of the university on Tuesday...
Timely demand for a health promotion authority
PUBLIC health policies are designed more for health services delivery, especially in the management of non-communicable diseases, than for health protection and prevention. Experts, therefore, at a workshop that research and advocacy organisation PROGGA...
Inquiry into NICVD physician鈥檚 鈥榤isconduct鈥� yet to begin
A departmental inquiry into allegations of breach of service rules by an associate professor at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases is yet to begin although the deadline for the submission of the report expired...