No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) finds that outdoor artificial light at night (LAN) is associated with impaired blood glucose control and an increased risk of diabetes, with more than 9 million cases of the disease in Chinese adults being attributed to LAN exposure. The study is by Dr Yu Xu and colleagues at the Shanghai Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.

‘Money, money, money’, difficult to forget ABBA’s classic that was sung from both a practical and philosophical perspective. According to researchers, money is only one part of psychological wealth. Money’s impact on happiness is not as large as we might contemplate.

Food intolerance and food allergy sometimes create confusion among people. Many of us don’t know what are the differences, causes and management issues of these two.

Planetary Health Academia (PHA) is a medical education platform established in July 2020 by a group of non resident Bangladeshi physicians aiming to exchange views, reduce knowledge gap and provide training to junior physicians in collaboration with local expertise.  They have over 150 faculty members from USA, UK, Sweden, Canada, UAE, Australia, New Zealand etc. and covers over 20 different subspecialties.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death. As a result of drug resistance, antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines become ineffective and infections become increasingly difficult or impossible to treat.

At least six dengue patients died while 559 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in 24 hours till this morning.

No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services.

At least three dengue patients died while 250 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till yesterday morning.

At least three dengue patients died while 250 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till this morning.

Provention Bio (PRVB.O) said on Thursday the US Food and Drug Administration had approved the use of its drug teplizumab in those aged eight years and older, the first treatment aimed at delaying the onset of insulin-dependent type 1 diabetes.

No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, reported the Directorate General of Health Services.

A special corner was opened at Rajshahi Diabetic Association General Hospital on Wednesday for the treatment of those suffering from type 1 diabetes.

Experts say multiple exposures to dengue, late admission to hospitals and late diagnosis of the disease are the main reasons behind  the high number of dengue deaths this year.

The treatment arrangement for cancer patients could not be arranged in a planned way due to the absence of comprehensive research and a database on this fatal disease in the country, speakers at an event said yesterday.

Breaking down the ugly sides of what motivates people to hit the gym.

Abuse and adversities before the age of 18 are associated with negative impacts on physical and mental health, researchers at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University said today.

Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque today said after discussing the food situation in Bangladesh, World Food Programme Country Director Domenico Scalpelli has said that there is no possibility of famine.

The food ministry has increased the prices of both loose and packet wheat flour by Tk 6 per kg at the open market sale.

Bangladesh Bank today formed a Tk 5,000 crore refinance scheme to ensure food security in the country as the banking regulator thinks the world might face a food crisis in the days to come.