Health

Scientists have made a major advance in understanding cancer in cats by identifying genetic changes that drive feline tumors, opening what researchers have described as a long-standing genetic “black box.” […]

COAST Foundation, EquityBD and the BD-CSO Network have strongly condemned the violent attack, looting and extensive destruction at the Radda MCH-FP Centre in Mirpur-1, Dhaka, on the night of September […]

The Bangladesh Indenting Agents’ Association (BIAA), in cooperation with Insaf Barakah Kidney and General Hospital, organised a free medical camp for its members and their family members on Saturday. The […]

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan has announced a drive to build a dengue-free Dhaka North and reclaim occupied footpaths for public use, in line with […]

Three more people died of dengue and 1,432 others were admitted to hospitals across the country in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Saturday. With the latest fatalities, the dengue […]

Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain has said that 18.5 million children have so far received measles-rubella vaccines under the nationwide immunisation programme. He made the disclosure on Saturday while […]

Anthrax has been confirmed in three people in Pirgachha upazila of Rangpur after samples from 11 suspected patients were tested, officials said on Friday. The affected individuals were identified as […]

Two people have died from dengue across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s total dengue death toll this year to 211. During the same period, 955 new […]

The government will launch a special measles-rubella (MR) vaccination campaign across Bangladesh tomorrow, targeting around 3.4 million unvaccinated children aged six months to below five years. Health and Family Welfare […]

Three more people died with measles-like symptoms across Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Friday morning, although no death from confirmed measles was reported during the period. The deaths occurred […]