People can spread bird flu to their cats, US study suggests
A study published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that people can transmit bird flu to their domestic cats, with fatal consequences....
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Society of Critical Care Medicine holds international conference
The 6th international conference of the Bangladesh Society of Critical Care Medicine was held at the Shaheed Abu Sayeed Convention Hall of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in Dhaka on Sunday...
Inner Wheel Club donates equipment to Azimpur hospital
Inner Wheel Club of Dhaka Nightingale has provided beds and medical equipment to Azimpur Maternity Hospital...
UNSAFE FOOD CONSUMPTION: 5pc people suffer from intestinal disorders daily: secretary
Five per cent of people suffers from sort of intestinal disorders daily in Bangladesh due to unsafe food consumption, said food secretary Md Masudul Hasan on Sunday...
12pc deaths in Bangladesh from cancer: study
Cancer is responsible for 11.9 per cent of total annual deaths in the country, a study by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University revealed on Saturday.
Covid more likely to have leaked from lab: CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency has shifted its official stance on the origin of Covid-19, saying Saturday that the virus was ‘more likely’ leaked from a Chinese lab than transmitted by animals....
BSMMU hosts seminar on HMPV
A special seminar on the globally concerning HMPV was held at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in Dhaka on Thursday...
Eight killed in Marburg disease ‘outbreak’ in remote part of Tanzania: WHO
The World Health Organisation said Wednesday an outbreak of suspected Marburg disease has killed eight people in a remote part of northern Tanzania...
Bird flu mutates inside US patient, raising concern
The bird flu virus found in a severely ill patient hospitalised in the United States has mutated to become better adapted to human airways...
Canada records 50,000 opioid overdose deaths since 2016
The prevalence of fentanyl in Canada has drawn additional attention after incoming US president Donald Trump cited the drug as part of his justification to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian imports...
Dengue hospitalisation tops one lakh for 3rd time since 2000
Bangladesh has recorded over one lakh dengue cases for the third time since 2000, when registering of dengue patients began in the country, while deaths and hospitalisation from the mosquito-borne disease continue.
Health Hazards caused by environment pollution: Public entities face no action
Lack of concern about public health among government agencies and inaction of the monitoring agencies continue degrading environment, bringing harmful impact on the city dwellers, particularly the residents of Dhaka city.
Addressing mental health crisis of victims stressed
Speakers, including academics, on Thursday stressed the need for initiatives to address the mental health crisis of those injured and families of those killed during the student-led mass uprising in July and August...
White Paper finds systematic corruption in health sector
The White Paper on the State of Bangladesh Economy finds rampant systematic corruption in health sector through procurement and supply chain management, outsourcing of services, and career mobility of young doctors....
Women-friendly healthcare service demanded
Women suffer to get essential healthcare services from existing facilities due to lack of gender sensitiveness, said women rights activists at a discussion on Tuesday...
