disease

2 minor sisters die of mysterious virus after 'eating unwashed plums'
Bangladesh

2 minor sisters die of mysterious virus after 'eating unwashed plums'

The girls' parents, Manjur and Poly Khatun, have been placed in RMCH's isolation ward

Representational Photo: Reuters
Health

Tobacco Control Law amendment key to preventing non-communicable diseases

10-year-old Shahadat Hossain. Photo: Md Mizanur Rahman Yusuf
Bangladesh

Leading business group to take responsibility of 10-year-old Shahadat battling progeria

Arisha on 18 November 2020; Photo: Md Ashraf, her father.
Features

Five-year-old fights for her life against rare disease. But her parents are fast running out of money

A city corporation worker sprays mosquito repellents with his fogger machine in an alley in the capital. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Noor A Alam
Bangladesh

A day with spray-men

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South Asia

Lumpy skin disease spreads in India's Uttarakhand; 38 bovine death cases reported so far

World Tuberculosis Day: Childhood TB remains a major challenge
Health

World Tuberculosis Day: Childhood TB remains a major challenge

Cirrhosis of the Liver: Symptoms, Causes, Stages & Prevention
Videos

Cirrhosis of the Liver: Symptoms, Causes, Stages & Prevention

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Tech

Experimental synthetic cornea restores vision for 20 patients

Photo: Reuters
Health

Monkeypox virus could become entrenched as new STD in the US

An Afghan woman is treated by a doctor in an area affected by an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan on 23 June 2022. Photo: Reuters
South Asia

Afghan health official warns of disease outbreak among earthquake survivors

FILE PHOTO: Pigs are seen at a backyard farm on the outskirts of Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Hallie Gu
South Asia

Nepal reports first African swine fever outbreak, OIE says

An image created during an investigation into an outbreak of monkeypox, which took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1996 to 1997, shows the arms and torso of a patient with skin lesions due to monkeypox. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Monkeypox cases are on rise in Europe and US, here is why