disease

Given the rising burden of air pollution, malnutrition, and inadequate healthcare infrastructure, the introduction of HMPV into this complex health landscape could exacerbate the already dire situation. Photo: Collected
Thoughts

HMPV in Bangladesh: Tackling respiratory risks in a crowded nation

By learning from the experiences of neighbouring countries, strengthening surveillance and diagnostic capacities, and implementing proactive public health measures, Bangladesh can mitigate the...

Human metapneumovirus is an infection that affects the upper and lower respiratory tract. Photo: Collected
Health

First HMP virus case detected in Bangladesh, experts say no cause to panic

64 children die of dengue this year; delayed diagnosis, hospitalisation cited as key factors
Health

64 children die of dengue this year; delayed diagnosis, hospitalisation cited as key factors

A medical worker takes a swab sample at a nucleic acid testing station, following a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China, July 6, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Panorama

Another pandemic is inevitable, and we're not ready

File Photo: Rajib Dhar
Bangladesh

Dengue: 5 more die, 629 hospitalised in 24hrs

Test tubes are seen labelled "Bird Flu" words in this illustration taken, June 10, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Health

WHO wants bird flu surveillance stepped up

Infographic: TBS
Health

One in four stroke patients is under 50: BSMMU study

Representational Photo: iStock/Getty Images
Health

Govt finalises draft of nat’l dengue control strategy

An image created during an investigation into an outbreak of monkeypox, which took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), 1996 to 1997, shows the hands of a patient with a rash due to monkeypox. Photo: Reuters
Health

2 UK mpox cases first local transmission in Europe: WHO

Representational Image. Photo: Hindustan Times
Health

Toxic air alert: How polluted air can harm your health, from heart to brain

Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

No measures sighted in Hili land port to check for Mpox

Palestinian baby girl Wateen al-Adasi who developed a skin condition due to malnutrition rests at the Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on July 2, 2024. Photo: Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP
Hamas-Israel war

Dangerous skin diseases spreading among Gaza children

Experts sound alarm as pollution, food adulteration drive Asthma surge in Bangladesh
Health

Experts sound alarm as pollution, food adulteration drive Asthma surge in Bangladesh