Healthcare
Apr-Sept flu season in the country
Scientists yesterday defined the period from April to September as flu season in Bangladesh.
Health experts urge govt to ban asbestos
Health experts and rights activists have urged the government to immediately ban asbestos use due to severe health risks.
Autism awareness: Bangladesh urges global collaboration
Bangladesh has urged collaboration to raise awareness, advocate, and increase cooperation and investments to ensure the rights, dignity, and well-being of children with developmental disabilities, including autism.
Govt directives to prevent anesthesia related deaths
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued six guidelines to prevent the deaths and sudden complications due to anesthesia, including ensuring the quality of medicines used in anesthesia.
Bagerhat 250-bed Hospital: Services in jeopardy amid acute manpower shortage
An acute shortage of doctors and staff has left patients at the Bagerhat 250-bed hospital deprived of much needed medical care.
Intern doctors call off nationwide strike
Intern doctors called off their nationwide strike following an assurance from Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen today
Drug-coated balloon outperforms uncoated balloon in treating blocked arteries
Researchers compared the efficacy and safety of a drug-coated balloon versus an uncoated balloon in a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association to treat in-stent restenosis, a complication that affects up to 10% of patients
HIV in cell culture can be completely eliminated!
New research from the Netherlands, presented ahead of the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024), unveils a promising breakthrough in the quest for an HIV cure.
Birganj Health Complex in Dinajpur: X-ray room locked for 8 months
Patients at Birganj Upazila Health Complex in Dinajpur have been suffering for the last eight months as the X-ray service of the medical centre remains suspended following retirement of its only radiographer.
Protest staged as patient dies of 'negligence' in Dinajpur
Family members and relatives demonstrated at Phulbari Upazila Health Complex in Dinajpur today following the death of a patient due to alleged doctors' negligence
CPR in cardiac arrest
Research shows that about 9 in 10 people who fall victim to cardiac arrest outside the hospital die. Unfortunately, most people who experience cardiac arrests at home or outside the hospital do not get the help they need from family members or bystanders before the arrival of professional medical services.
Pathological liar - Part 1
A lie leads a person from a garden to a forest, and eventually into a jungle. Some people tell lies with such regularity that dishonesty comes to be seen as a defining characteristic of their personality. These habitual or chronic liars are known as pathological liars.
Neuroticism may impact your health!
In the 1979 comedy Manhattan, neurotic characters like Isaac, played by Woody Allen, humorously avoid expressing anger, opting to “grow a tumour instead.” While Hollywood often plays neuroticism for laughs, the real-life implications are substantial.
Understanding changes in sleep as we age
As we grow older, our sleep patterns tend to shift, and nearly half of individuals aged 65 and above report experiencing at least one sleep-related issue.
JMI, Apollo to open clinic in Dhaka
Apollo Hospital Enterprise Limited, India's multinational hospital chain and JMI group of Bangladesh, is going to establish and operate Apollo Clinic in Dhaka by this year
Close all illegal hospitals, clinics
Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen yesterday directed the authorities concerned to shut down all unregistered hospitals, diagnostic centres, and clinics.
Shishu Hospital seeing an uptick of pneumonia patients
Children and elderly are mostly flocking to the hospitals to get treatment for winter-related diseases like pneumonia, asthma and diarrhoea.
