Health

Special Correspondent: More than half of intensive care unit (ICU) patients who initially had no drug-resistant bacteria acquire them during their hospital stay, exposing them to life-threatening infections and extremely […]

Bangladesh is witnessing a growing public health concern as suspected measles deaths continue to rise, with six more children dying in the past 24 hours. According to the Directorate General […]

Bangladesh will distribute water storage tanks to coastal households in phases to improve access to safe drinking water, State Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shaikh Faridul Islam announced. […]

The United States is experiencing its worst measles outbreak in more than three decades, with health officials warning of a deepening public health crisis driven largely by declining vaccination rates. […]

Five more children have died with suspected measles symptoms in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, while 1,137 new measles cases have been reported, according to the Directorate General of […]

Prime Minister’s wife and Vice President of the Ziaur Rahman Foundation, Dr Zubaida Rahman, on Thursday urged medical students to combine professional excellence with compassion, patriotism and a strong sense […]

Dr. M. A. Muhith has expressed optimism that Bangladesh will be able to eliminate cataract-related blindness within the next four to five years through coordinated national efforts. Speaking at a […]

US President Donald Trump has announced a phased tariff plan on imported generic medicines, ending their exemption from his pharmaceutical trade policy and giving manufacturers two years to shift production […]

Deaths from ischemic heart disease (IHD) in the United States have fallen sharply over the past three decades, but rising obesity and high blood sugar are threatening to slow progress, […]

Nearly one million people in Bangladesh are currently living with dementia, although the actual number of patients could be several times higher due to underdiagnosis, health experts said on Wednesday. […]