Healthcare

The chilling truth about winter joint pain and simple ways to manage it

1 February 2026, 05:09 AM Healthcare

Health records could help spot diabetes early

1 February 2026, 05:04 AM Healthcare

Meeting clean air targets could curb the diabetes burden in Bangladesh

1 February 2026, 05:01 AM Healthcare

7,000 steps a day could be the sweet spot for better health!

1 February 2026, 04:58 AM Healthcare

Silent threats before birth: Air pollution and climate risks for infants

1 February 2026, 04:55 AM Healthcare

AI in colonoscopy: A helpful tool or a risk to doctors’ skills?

1 February 2026, 04:52 AM Healthcare

3,200 doctors to join field services in 10 days

1 February 2026, 04:05 AM Hospitals

Take urgent action to curb unnecessary C-sections

29 January 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh

Injected with 'wrong medicine': Nurse suspended after child’s death at Suhrawardy hospital

28 January 2026, 18:27 PM Healthcare

Apollo Hospitals celebrates World Kidney Day

Apollo Hospitals in the capital Dhaka arranges various awareness programmes in collaboration with East West University and Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Limited in order to celebrate World Kidney Day on March 9, 2017.

13 March 2017, 09:59 AM

Ways to improve the quality of care in health facilities

There is increasing global awareness that good quality care is key to keeping mothers and babies alive and well.

11 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Praava Health announces PCR lab in Dhaka

Praava Health is going to launch its first outpatient health center in Dhaka, featuring family doctors and diagnostics.

11 March 2017, 18:00 PM

1.7 million child deaths a year

More than 1 in 4 deaths of children under 5 years of age are attributable to unhealthy environments.

11 March 2017, 18:00 PM

The association between type 2 diabetes and risk of death from cancer

A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) reveals that type 2 diabetes

11 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Heart diseases of the children and its management

Rehnuma came to a paediatrician to consult about her 7 months old baby with the complaints of frequent cough and cold since birth,

11 March 2017, 18:00 PM

StartUp Cup ‘17 kicks off

StartUp Cup, the international business model competition, is back for the second year in Bangladesh. On March 6, the organisers

9 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Healthy lifestyle can prevent kidney disease: experts

Unhealthy lifestyle leads to increase in kidney ailment as Bangladesh is hugely suffering from the disease due to rapidly changed food habit and way of life, health experts say.

9 March 2017, 13:22 PM

CSOs revitalised in Dhaka on immunisation

The Gavi CSO constituency arranged a collaborative meeting of the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the Asia Pacific Region recently

4 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Health benefits of ridge gourd

Ridge gourd or sponge gourd is popularly known as ‘Jhinga’ in Bangladesh. Biologically ridge gourd is referred to as Luffa acutangula.

4 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Secrets of anti-ageing

If you are new to the world of age reversal, you may wonder why your skin would need one. That means it is time to start your daily

4 March 2017, 18:00 PM

E-health records: A way for better health outcomes

Health Policy 2011 emphasised to establish a computer based “Integrated Management Information System” which helps to implement

4 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Exercise may cancel out heart risks if you are overweight & middle-age

Exercise may cancel out the heart risks of being overweight or obese if you are middle-age, a new observational study in the Netherlands

4 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Virtual reality hopes to treat mental health problems

Virtual reality headsets are often associated with video games and fun, but companies are also working to use them for mental health therapies, to treat phobias, anxiety or addictions.

4 March 2017, 06:12 AM

New ‘brain training’ era for mental illnesses

Recent research into the brain is gaining attention, showing that preferences for facial features can be unconsciously changed by manipulating brain activity.

4 March 2017, 04:55 AM

H7N9 bird flu virus might become drug-resistant: Experts

The new strain of H7N9 bird flu virus confirmed earlier this month could become drug-resistant, experts say, while a leading specialist in respiratory diseases warns that it might be resistant already.

27 February 2017, 10:33 AM

Modern contraceptive options in Bangladesh

While the fertility rate in Bangladesh is slowly declining, overpopulation remains a national concern. Access to effective contraceptives

25 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Imperatives for ensuring immunisation: a CSO perspective

The important role played by Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in supporting routine immunisation services, creating demand for

25 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Deprivation in early childhood can affect mental health

Experiencing severe deprivation and neglect in childhood can have a lasting psychological impact into early adulthood, according to a

25 February 2017, 18:00 PM

SMO services launched in Dhaka

GD Assist Limited, a subsidiary of Green Delta Insurance launched Second Medical Opinion (SMO) Services in association with Assist

25 February 2017, 18:00 PM