The District Health Authority (DHA) is gearing up for a big push against dengue, polio, and pneumonia campaigns in 2025, ...

I am one of only two members of Congress who are polio survivors. In 1954, my father was a pediatrician in Memphis, Tennessee. As part of the worldwide effort to stop polio, he was given a limited ...

For the average low-income girl rushed into marriage with minimal knowledge of contraception, pregnancy and the complexities of childbirth, the door-to-door visits of a lady health worker (LHW) were ...

Dengue fever is a common tropical infection. This acute febrile illness can be a deadly infection in cases of severe manifestation, causing dengue hemorrhagic shock. In this brief article, I will ...

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Bangladesh reported its first dengue death of the year in 24 hours till Saturday morning (4 January). The death has been reported in the Dhaka North City Corporation, according to the Directorate ...

ABSTRACT: Fever is the primary reason for consultation and admission to pediatric emergency departments. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical, etiological and prognostic aspects of acute ...

(On the furore over HMPV, the U.S. Surgeon General’s plea for cancer warnings on alcoholic drinks, research at IITs and more) Post the Covid-19 pandemic, it seems panic is an easy bait.