-- 2019-12-31 15:28:38
Cumilla Medical College Hospital (CMCH) is unable to provide necessary medical services to its patients for lack of manpower and equipment, causing sufferings to low-income people who largely depend o...
-- 2019-12-29 16:38:41
Some 74 patients, including 59 in the capital, are being treated at hospitals across the country for dengue. Five dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00am on Sunday. Three...
-- 2019-12-25 17:27:35
Some 97 dengue patients, including 63 in the capital, are being treated at hospitals across the country. Among them, 17 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals in the last 24 hours t...
-- 2019-12-24 12:33:22
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for the immediate treatment of migraine, a kind of intense and persistent headache, in adults. Ubrelvy tablets are the first drug in...
-- 2019-12-23 15:48:26
TV repeats and familiar festive songs can help people with dementia by stimulating memories and keeping the brain active. Christmas can be an unsettling time for those with dementia. But experts say...
FE Online Report 2019-12-18 17:40:04
A study report on “Measuring the effectiveness of a pilot intervention on delaying early pregnancy among newlywed couples in B’Baria District” was unveiled on Wednesday in Dhaka. Fa...
FE REPORT 2019-12-16 11:33:54
Bangladesh has not done enough to lower the use of industrially produced trans fatty acids (iTFA) used in commercially produced foods to the tolerable level of 2.0 per cent by July 2023 as recommended...
-- 2019-12-15 16:57:22
Experts at a discussion on Sunday blamed excessive intake of artificial trans-fats for increasing the risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2-diabetes, saying it is highly dangerous to human health....
-- 2019-12-15 11:42:13
The outbreak of dengue fever that started in the middle of the year continues with new patients being admitted to hospitals in parts of Bangladesh. The disease may become a new normal, occurring more...
-- 2019-12-12 15:00:54
The Sri Lankan government is to begin trialling a special bacteria as part of a programme to eradicate the dengue virus, local media reports, quoting Health Ministry officials said on Thursday. Deput...
-- 2019-12-10 15:08:36
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly promote public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the country&rsqu...
REUTERS 2019-12-09 10:37:42
A deadly virus called Nipah carried by bats has already caused human outbreaks across South and South East Asia and has “serious epidemic potential”, global health and infectious disease s...
-- 2019-12-08 17:10:03
Some 62 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00am on Sunday. Of them, 28 were hospitalised in Dhaka, the Directorate General of Heal...
-- 2019-12-07 17:17:57
Some 46 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8am on Saturday. Twenty five of them were hospitalised in Dhaka, the Directorate General...
Reuters 2019-12-06 17:07:48
Measles infected nearly 10 million people in 2018 and killed 140,000, mostly children, as devastating outbreaks of the viral disease hit every region of the world, the World Health Organization said o...
FE REPORT 2019-12-06 12:01:05
The High Court on Thursday directed the government to bring an amendment in six months to the Organ Transplantation Act-1999 (amended in 2018) keeping a provision so that the emotional donors includin...
-- 2019-12-05 14:15:35
One in eight or more than 21 million people, cannot afford a nutritious diet in Bangladesh, says a new report. Local food culture contributes to overconsumption of rice and nutrient poor foods; and t...
-- 2019-12-01 18:34:07
Some 94 dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00am on Sunday. Among them, 51 were hospitalised in Dhaka, the Directorate General of Healt...
-- 2019-11-30 18:05:44
The World Aids Day will be observed across the country as elsewhere in the globe tomorrow (Sunday). The theme of this year’s World AIDS Day is “Communities make the difference”. Pr...
OUR CORRESPONDENT 2019-11-30 11:42:27
Dust-induced air pollution has become a big concern for the port city dwellers with the advent of winter. Aggravation of air pollution due to the dusty weather has caused outbreak of different dise...
FE REPORT 2019-11-28 10:17:13
The consumption of widely used antimicrobial drugs has been increasing at a fast pace in recent years in Bangladesh, according to a research study. The findings of a research study, presented at a fu...
-- 2019-11-27 13:21:18
Some 320 children and adolescents died every day from AIDS-related causes in 2018, or 13 every hour, according to a global snapshot on children, HIV and AIDS released by the UNICEF on Tuesday. Low a...
Zisan Bin Liaquat 2019-11-25 13:00:22
Urinary tract infection (UTI), defined as an infection in any part of the urinary system — kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra, is a leading cause of morbidity in the female populatio...
KAMRUN NAHAR 2019-11-23 10:42:47
The number of overseas healthcare travellers to Malaysia has nearly doubled from the level recorded during the period from 2011 to 2018. A top Malaysian official attributed this to the good teamwork...
-- 2019-11-22 11:01:58
About 20 million people in the country are facing different physical problems blamed on thyroid hormone and 50 per cent of them are women, speakers said at a conference in the city. They said proper...
FE REPORT 2019-11-21 10:23:30
Kidney patients can survive longer by having a kidney transplant through an easy process, instead of undergoing dialysis, if the existing organ transplantation law, which is faulty, is amended, expert...
-- 2019-11-20 17:29:49
A total of 117 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00am on Wednesday. Among them, 84 were hospitalised in Dhaka, the Directorate Ge...
-- 2019-11-19 17:49:42
A total of 124 new dengue patients were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00am on Tuesday. Among them, 47 were hospitalised in Dhaka, the Directorate Gene...
Xinhua 2019-11-16 18:23:46
Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) developed a new strategy to fortify staple food with micronutrients like vitamin A and iron, which can cope with nutrient deficiencies more...
FE Online Desk 2019-11-13 13:37:02
‘Farm Fresh’, the renowned dairy brand of Akij Food and Beverages Ltd. (AFBL) has started a month-long campaign titled “Khamartheke glass e din e din eiashe” with the promise o...
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