Health

The sixth edition of Bangladesh International Medical Students’ Scientific Congress (BIMSCON 2025) concluded in the capital on Saturday, spotlighting a new generation of medical students determined to shape the nation’s healthcare transformation through innovation, research, and policy engagement. Held on October 10–11 at International Mother Language Institute, the two-day congress brought together more than 300 participants from over 20 medical ...

Healthy lifestyle is crucial to prevent cancer and other chronic diseases, Health and Family Welfare Adviser Nurjahan Begum said on Monday. “The number of cancer patients in our country is increasing every day including cases of breast cancer. We must change our food habits and become more health-conscious,” she said while speaking at an event marking Breast Cancer Awareness Day ...

The nationwide month-long “Typhoid Vaccination Campaign-2025” began today, with the aim of providing Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) free of cost to over five crore children. Under the campaign, the government will administer vaccines to children from pre-primary to class nine (or equivalent) at schools and at community-level EPI centres till November 13. To receive the vaccine, parents or guardians must ...

A total of 220 people have, so far, died from dengue this year. ATM Saiful Islam, additional secretary of the Health Services Division, came up with this information on Thursday at a press briefing on the ‘Typhoid Vaccination Campaign-2025’.Buy vitamins and supplements The number of dengue cases is higher than last year, the mortality rate is lower, said Director General ...

Professor Dr Md Sayedur Rahman, Special Assistant to Chief Adviser (CA) of Interim Government, said outdated medical education risks technological obsolescence. He said this during his chief guest address at Bangladesh International Medical Students’ Scientific Congress (BIMSSCON) 6th edition on Friday morning at International Mother Language Institute in the capital. The Daily Observer partnered with the event themed ‘Transforming Healthcare: ...

Scientists in Spain and China have successfully reversed Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in mice using specially designed nanoparticles that help the brain clear toxic proteins linked to the disease. The study, led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and West China Hospital of Sichuan University, represents a new direction in Alzheimer’s research. Instead of targeting neurons, the treatment repairs the ...

Bangladesh is on the cusp of a major medical technology upgrade as leading private hospitals finalise plans to introduce robotic surgery. This initiative promises to revolutionise local healthcare by enhancing surgical precision, reducing patient complications, and significantly curbing the reliance on costly medical treatment abroad. Three major facilities – Labaid, United, and Evercare hospitals – have formally applied to the ...

Bangladesh is unlikely to see a drop in dengue cases during the upcoming winter months (November to January), as the disease, once seasonal, is turning into a year-round health concern due to lack of preparation and proper monitoring, experts warned. Though the dengue cases usually decline during cooler months experts warn that the surge may continue due to climate anomalies, ...

The Department of Livestock Services (DLS) has launched urgent and coordinated operations across several districts to contain a recent outbreak of anthrax among cattle, which poses a zoonotic risk to humans. In a statement issued on Saturday, the DLS said it has intensified vaccination drives, awareness campaigns, and field monitoring in collaboration with local administrations to curb the spread of ...

Bangladesh today (5 October) recorded the highest number of dengue cases in a single day this year, with 1,042 people diagnosed in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). During the same 24-hour period, the disease claimed nine more people, the second-highest daily toll recorded this year. With the new cases, the total number ...