Abdulla ‐ Al Kafy, Abdullah-Al- Faisal, Ragib Mahmood Shuvo, Md. Nazmul Huda Naim et al.
Rapid urbanization across many regions in the world is altering the existing land use/land cover (LULC), which is significantly raising the land surface temperature (LST). The present study aims to estimate future LULC and seasonal (summer and winter) LST scenarios in one of the fastest-growing mega...
Kona Chowdhury, Rahnuma Ahmad, Susmita Sinha, Siddhartha Dutta et al.
Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) has continued to be a global health cataclysm. It is an arduous condition to tackle but is curable with the proper choice of drug and adherence to the drug therapy. WHO has introduced newer drugs with all-oral shorter regimens, but the COVID-19 pandemic has disrup...
Zikria Saleem, Catrin E. Moore, Aubrey Chichonyi Kalungia, Natalie Schellack et al.
Background: There are concerns globally with rising rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). AMR is driven by high rates of inappropriate prescribing and dispensing of antibiotics, particularly Watch antibiotics. To develop future interventio...
Kona Chowdhury, Mainul Haque, Nadia Nusrat, Nihad Adnan et al.
There is an increasing focus on researching children admitted to hospital with new variants of COVID-19, combined with concerns with hyperinflammatory syndromes and the overuse of antimicrobials. Paediatric guidelines have been produced in Bangladesh to improve their care. Consequently, the objectiv...
Taslin Jahan Mou, Khandaker Anika Afroz, Md. Ahsanul Haq, Dilshad Jahan et al.
Background: Socio-demographic variability among nations and cultures highly influences health-seeking behavior (HSB) in managing endemic or pandemic diseases. The present study aimed to investigate the influence of socio-demographic factors on HSB among Bangladeshi residents during the first wave of...
Badar Uddin Umar, Sayeeda Rahman, Siddhartha Dutta, Tariqul Islam et al.
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a long-lasting inflammatory dermatological condition characterized by itchy, eczematous, sparsely tiny blisters that hold a clear watery substance. Additionally, the diseased skin can suppurate, occasionally with weeping with thickening of the affected skin. This is conside...
Aktar Uzzaman Chouduri, Mohitosh Biswas, Md Haque, Md Saiful et al.
The study aims to assess the prescribing practices of antibiotics to outpatients attending public-private hospitals in Bangladesh and to investigate how the irrational uses of antibiotics influence the development of antimicrobial resistance in pathogens over time. A cross-sectional survey was condu...
Nadia Nusrat, Mainul Haque, Kona Chowdhury, Nihad Adnan et al.
Objective: The focus on COVID-19 in children in low- and middle-income countries including Bangladesh has been on addressing key issues including poor vaccination rates as well as mental health issues, domestic violence and child labour. However, the focus on optimally managing children in hospitals...
Paras Sharma, Kona Chowdhury, Santosh Kumar, Rohan Bhatt et al.
Introduction: The early approaches to prevent the spread of COVID-19 included lockdown and social distancing measures, leading to university closures. These measures forced unparalleled changes to the delivery of healthcare education. Concerns included the preparedness of faculty and students to e-l...
Kona Chowdhury, Mainul Haque, Afzalunnessa Binte Lutfor, Tosaddeque Hossain Siddiqui et al.
Objective: Lockdown and other measures, including the closure of universities, introduced by Governments across countries in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have appreciably impacted on the education of dental and medical students across countries. Key challenges included the need to rapidly move ...
Abdullahi Rabiu Abubakar, Rahnuma Ahmad, Adekunle Babajide Rowaiye, Sayeeda Rahman et al.
COVID-19-infected patients require an intact immune system to suppress viral replication and prevent complications. However, the complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection that led to death were linked to the overproduction of proinflammatory cytokines known as cytokine storm syndrome. This article repor...
Kona Chowdhury, Ayukafangha Etando, Moyad Shahwan, Ranko Škrbić et al.
Abstract not available Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 21 No. 02 April’22 Page : 221-232
Rahnuma Ahmad, Kona Chowdhury, Santosh Kumar, Mohammed Irfan et al.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasingly being associated with cognition dysfunction. Dementia, including vascular dementia and Alzheimer's Disease, is being recognized as comorbidities of this metabolic disorder. The progressive hallmarks of this cognitive dysfunction include mild impairment of cog...
Mainul Haque, Marshall Gowere, Nadia Nusrat, Kona Chowdhury et al.
Abstract not available Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.20(5) 2021 p.7-14
Monali Shah, Megha Poojari, Prasad Nadig, Dinta Kakkad et al.
The role of vitamin D in maintaining gum well-being is crucial. However, scientific research reported that the connotations of cholecalciferol and periodontal health have been divested in the present literature. However, there is enormous heterogeneity in the data available. The current review aims ...
Santosh Kumar, Mainul Haque, Arvind Shetty, Sumesh Choudhary et al.
INTRODUCTION: There is a growing focus on researching the management of children with COVID-19 admitted to hospital, especially among developing countries with new variants alongside concerns with the overuse of antibiotics. Patient care can be improved with guidelines, but concerns with the continu...
Farhana Akter, Mainul Haque, Sanira Akter, Gias Uddin et al.
There is growing concern with the management of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) across countries with suboptimal management increasing morbidity, mortality, and costs. In Bangladesh, the number of patients with diabetes will increase to an estimated 22.3 million by 2045, mainly T2DM, unless add...
Taslima Zaman, Md. Ahsanul Haq, Rahnuma Ahmad, Susmita Sinha et al.
Background Helicobacter pylori infection has been identified to cause constantly recurring inflammation, leading to gastrointestinal tract disorders, including carcinoma. The standard triple therapy (STT), used to eradicate H. pylori, includes two antimicrobials and a proton pump inhibitor for two w...
Ruma Parvin, AFM Salim, Mizanur Rahman, Kona Chowdhury et al.
Introduction: Seizures are quite common in newborn babies. Among other investigations, EEG is used to show the type and location of the activity in the brain during a seizure. Correlation between clinico-etiological profile of neonatal seizures and EEG findings, so far, has not been studied in Bangl...
Mainul Haque, Nor Azlina A. Rahman, Sayeeda Rahman, Md Anwarul Azim Majumder et al.
BACKGROUND: Health policy is a set of comprehensive principles and legislations that guide how healthcare should be effectively delivered in the community. Medical schools should prepare students to undertake managerial responsibilities by incorporating health policy into the curriculum to deal with...