Health

Observing that most dengue deaths are linked to delayed diagnosis and hospitalisation, health experts have called for early testing, timely treatment and greater public awareness of the disease’s warning signs to help reduce fatalities from the mosquito-borne illness. They said many dengue patients who die in hospitals arrive at a late stage, leaving doctors with little time to provide effective ...

The INGO Forum on Eye Health in Bangladesh, in collaboration with the National Institute of Ophthalmology & Hospital (NIOH), commemorated World Sight Day 2026 on Thursday (October 8) under the global theme “Love Your Eyes”, calling for enhanced public-private collaboration to ensure affordable and quality eye care for all. The event was held at the Dr Durga P. Paudyal Conference ...

The government is bringing 17 new radiotherapy machines to expand and decentralise cancer treatment services across the country, health and family welfare minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain said on Wednesday. Of the machines, six will be installed in Dhaka and 11 outside the capital, he said at a press briefing at secretariat in the capital. The initiative aims to allow ...

Twenty-two districts are set to get government-run ‘Shishu Swarga’ centres to provide integrated treatment and rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy, Health State Minister Dr MA Muhit said. He made the remarks at an event marking World Cerebral Palsy Day at the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital in Agargaon on Tuesday (October 6). The minister said around 350,000 children ...

Fortune Rice Bran Oil has recently organised a ‘walk for heart’ walkathon at Hatirjheel in Dhaka recently, marking World Heart Day 2026. The event brought together consumers, health professionals, influencers and community members to promote cardiovascular wellness and encourage daily walking as a fundamental part of an active lifestyle, said a press release. The campaign emphasised the dual importance of ...

Doctors are renewing warnings about the risks energy drinks pose to children and teenagers, citing their high caffeine content and potential to cause serious health problems. The warning comes after a newly formed coalition of doctors urged the Big 12 Conference to pause its sponsorship deal with Monster Energy and called on the NCAA to review energy drink marketing aimed ...

Global life expectancy rose to 73.3 years in 2023, nearly returning to the pre-pandemic level, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO’s latest Global Health Estimates, based on mortality and disability data from 2000 to 2023, found that global life expectancy was 73.4 years in 2019, meaning the 2023 figure was just 0.1 years lower than before the ...

Devana Turner, 30, used to be sceptical about Botox. But when her wedding and 30th birthday began to creep up, she decided to book an appointment, becoming one of the many young people getting cosmetic treatments at earlier ages. “I wanted to go into 30 feeling good,” Turner says of the procedure, which she began in 2024. “I wanted to ...

One more person has died of dengue in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 250 this year. According to a dengue report issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Friday, 1,163 people were hospitalised with dengue between 8:00 AM Thursday and 8:00 AM Friday. Of the new patients, 295 were ...

The government has approved Tk193.16 crore to purchase 38.75 million cycles of third-generation oral contraceptive pills to maintain the supply under the national family planning programme. The approval was given at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase chaired by Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury at the Secretariat on Thursday (October 1). Under the procurement, 19.375 million ...