One more dengue patient dies
One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 29 this year...
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Taking care of mental health during adolescence
ADOLESCENCE is an age of enthusiasm, liveliness and other kinds of exuberance. The age in the ranges of 10鈥�19 years is adolescence. It is during this period that many mental, physical and behavioural changes take place in the life of an adolescent...
Collective efforts stressed to address dengue threat
Public health experts, at a dialogue on Tuesday, asked for collective efforts of all stakeholders, including government, non-government agencies and citizens to combat dengue threat in the forthcoming rainy season...
Govt owes the people an apology for frequent power outage
THE health ministry asking hospitals and healthcare providers across the country to keep hand fans in stock for use during power outages shows the hollowness of the often-vaunted energy security. The instruction came in a national guideline issued by the ministry...
Govt asks hospitals to keep hand fans
The health ministry on Sunday issued a national guideline for safeguarding the health and well-being of people during extreme heat, while asking healthcare providers across the country to keep...
AIUB, BCB hold workshop on heat illness management
The Department of Public Health of the American International University-Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Cricket Board jointly organised a workshop titled...
17 Covid cases reported
Bangladesh reported 17 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning...
Rajshahi IHT closed over BCL seat trade
The Institute of Health Technology authorities in Rajshahi on Wednesday announced closure of the educational institution for an indefinite period after...
Drug market regulation must be a policy priority
THE High Court, in a commendable move on April 29, asked the Directorate General of Health Services to take effective steps against the arbitrary price hike of essential drugs. The court gave the directive while hearing...
World must act on neurotech revolution, say experts
The world is on the cusp of a neurotechnology revolution that could transform human health and welfare, but urgent action is needed to protect brain data, experts told AFP on Friday.
US surgeons transplant pig kidney to live patient for second time
Surgeons in the United States have transplanted a modified pig kidney into a living person for the second time, a hospital said Wednesday, celebrating an advance in animal-to-human organ transplants.
Better response plan is must for severe heatwaves
IN RECENT years, extreme weather events such as severe heatwaves or unusually cold winters have become a common feature of Bangladesh鈥檚 climate, yet the government appears unprepared to tackle the...
Human cases of bird flu 鈥榓n enormous concern鈥�, says WHO
The World Health Organization voiced alarm on Thursday at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an 鈥榚xtraordinarily high鈥� mortality rate...
New nets 鈥榩revent鈥� 13 million malaria cases in Africa: project
A new kind of mosquito net delivered across sub-Saharan Africa averted an estimated 13 million malaria cases and nearly 25,000 deaths over three years, the project鈥檚 backers said on Wednesday.聽...
Ban on asbestos import, use demanded for health safety
Environment activists at a press conference on Monday urged the government to impose ban on asbestos import, marketing and its use in the country to protect...
Keep houses clean, work in coordinated way to prevent dengue: minister
Health and Family Welfare Minister Samanta Lal Sen on Monday urged all keep their houses clean and directed the authorities concerned to work in a coordinated way to prevent dengue....
Hospitals asked to ensure health services during Eid holidays: minister
Directors of all hospitals have been instructed to ensure health services during the Eid holidays, health minister Samanta Lal Sen said on Tuesday.
Hepatitis viruses kill over 3,500 people a day: WHO
Over 3,500 people die from hepatitis viruses every day and the global toll is rising, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday, calling for swift action to fight the second-largest infectious killer.聽...
Not one has lived without water
BY NOVEMBER 2023, it was already clear that the Israeli government had begun to deny Palestinians in Gaza access to water. 鈥楨very hour that passes with Israel preventing the provision of safe drinking water in the Gaza strip...
Calls for smartphone-free childhood grow in UK
It is the question many adults dread being asked by their children: when can I have a smartphone? But as fears grow about the impact of the gadgets on young minds, some UK parents are fighting back.