Study finds microplastics in 3 out of 4 toothpaste samples
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Public hospitals stretched far beyond capacity
26 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Hospitals
Hope grows as HIV care enters a new era
26 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Experts call for stronger focus on prevention to build a healthier Bangladesh
26 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Why obesity keeps rising despite our best efforts
26 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
OCD: Living with a mind that won’t switch off
26 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
When yesterday was normal
26 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
World Hepatitis day 2026 / Time to break down the barriers to hepatitis care
26 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Health minister finds gross irregularities during surprise visits to 3 Bagerhat hospitals
25 July 2026, 22:26 PM
Healthcare
Five more die with measles-like symptoms
25 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Healthcare
961 nurses get training on palliative care
A total 961 nurses have been provided training on palliative care at Kumudini Women’s Medical College in Tangail’s Mirzapur.
19 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Bagerhat 250-bed Hospital: Biochemistry analyser machine left unused for a year
An automatic biochemistry analyser machine procured at the Bagerhat 250-bed Hospital has been lying unused for over a year. No allocation has yet been made to procure the reagents for conducting diagnostic tests using the machine.
19 April 2024, 18:00 PM
961 nurses get training on palliative care
A total 961 nurses have been provided training on palliative care at Kumudini Women's Medical College in Tangail's Mirzapur
19 April 2024, 12:56 PM
Tobacco cultivation: 30,000 northern families at health risk
Widespread cultivation of tobacco leaf in northern Bangladesh has raised concerns about occupational health hazards.
18 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Apr-Sept flu season in the country
Scientists yesterday defined the period from April to September as flu season in Bangladesh.
17 April 2024, 18:00 PM
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.
15 April 2024, 18:00 PM
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.
6 April 2024, 18:00 PM
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.
29 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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.
29 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Intern doctors call off nationwide strike
Intern doctors called off their nationwide strike following an assurance from Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen today
28 March 2024, 16:02 PM
Navigating the global shift: understanding future fertility trends and implications
A new study published in The Lancet highlights a significant global shift towards lower fertility rates, posing major implications for economies and societies worldwide. By 2100, over 97% of countries are projected to have fertility rates below what’s needed to sustain population levels.
23 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Gender inequalities at the root of global crisis in health and care work
A recent report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) titled “Fair share for health and care: gender and the undervaluation of health and care work” sheds light on how gender disparities in health and care roles adversely affect women, health systems,
23 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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.
23 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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
23 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Prof Deen Md Nurul Haque appointed BSMMU VC
Renowned ophthalmologist Prof Deen Md Nurul Haque has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).
11 March 2024, 12:54 PM
Labaid fined over unauthorised rooftop restaurant
DSCC fines 3 other eateries on Green Road
7 March 2024, 16:19 PM
Drive against illegal clinics, diagnostic centres to intensify
Drive against illegal clinics, diagnostic centres, and hospitals across the country will intensify in the upcoming days, Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen said today
3 March 2024, 17:02 PM
One hospital bed for every 990 people in country
Health minister tells parliament
29 February 2024, 13:51 PM
MRM without prescription: A violation risking women's lives
When 24-year-old Mithila Islam, mother of a nine-month-old, discovered she was pregnant again, she was already 10 weeks into conception.
26 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Raids on hospitals countrywide from Feb 27: health minister
There will be zero tolerance for child deaths due to hospital authorities' negligence, he says
25 February 2024, 08:21 AM