Many people are afraid of needles, but children are especially fearful. As a result, dentists are continually looking for ways to make

Labaid Hospital organised a patient awareness programme on osteoporosis in Dhaka by leveraging the slogan — Life is movement,

Mindfulness improves mental, psychological and physical health — lowers rates of fatigue and burn out, lowers blood pressure,

Vitamins are a group of organic compounds that are essential for normal growth and nutrition. They are required in small quantities in

Recently, some of the world’s leading scientists and researchers gathered in Boston at the Conference on Retroviruses and

Surgeons in Cleveland say they have performed the America’s first uterus transplant, a new frontier that aims to give women who lack wombs a chance at pregnancy.

The organising committee for the August Olympics in Rio de Janeiro said it will charge national delegations to have mosquito screens on athletes' rooms.

An oil-laden truck was looted on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Gazaria of Munshiganj early yesterday.

Former Social Welfare Minister Enamul Haque Mostafa Shahid passed away at a hospital in the capital yesterday at the age of 78.

The head of the World Health Organization warns that the Zika outbreak would likely worsen before nations besieged by the mosquito-borne virus linked to thousands of birth defects in Brazil see relief.

The High Court has rejected a writ petition seeking a restriction on broadcasting statements of Justice AHM

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon yesterday said they conducted several drives to clear roads and footpaths at Gulistan area of hawkers but failed due to a few members of police.

Women who inserted a vaginal ring coated with an anti-AIDS drug once a month were partially protected against HIV infection, researchers said Monday as they released long-awaited results from two large studies in Africa.

Brazil is planning to fight the Zika virus by zapping millions of male mosquitoes with gamma rays to sterilize them and stop the spread of the virus linked to thousands of birth defects.

To mark the International Mother Language Day on February 21, United Hospital conducted a day-long free medical camp, said a press release.

Drinking more coffee might help reduce the kind of liver damage that's associated with overindulging in food and alcohol, a review of existing studies suggests.

A new therapy which involves a patient embodying themselves in a virtual reality avatar of a crying child could help with depression, research has suggested.

Novartis and Swisscontact initiated the ASTHA project in 2015. ASTHA (meaning “reliance” or “trust” in Bengali) offers health education on disease prevention and treatment, and increases access to quality healthcare by training and working with Community Paramedics (CPs) in three disaster-prone areas of Bangladesh — says a press release.

Chances are, you are reading this article while perched in a chair. The strangest thing in the world is that people spend all day scrunched in a chair. It is a form of physical entrapment.

Biotin or vitamin H is part of the complex B vitamins. Along with helping the body metabolise fats and carbohydrates, biotin has been linked to improved hair health and maintaining proper function of the nervous system.