Being tall may come with hidden health risks, according to new genetic research linking height to serious cardiovascular and reproductive conditions.

The state minister warned that these institutions are putting public health at risk

Notifications issued from Health Services Division

Recognised for using genomics to help guide a mass typhoid vaccine rollout that has already reached more than 40 million children

Health minister pushes for inspections, strict attendance

Muktijoddha Tower-1, a residential-slash-commercial building in Mohammadpur’s College Gate area, houses five private hospitals and two blood banks on its first to fifth floors, along with a residential hotel.

At the 3rd SingHealth Peritoneal Surface Oncology Conference, held in Singapore this March, one message stood out with striking clarity: cancer care for young people cannot follow the same template as that for older adults.

Eight-month-old measles patient could not access critical care as staff contracts expired and the unit remained inoperative for over a year

Families accuse on-duty nurses of negligence

Rare cancers are often overshadowed by more common malignancies such as breast, lung, or colorectal cancer.

Adult obesity significantly increases the risk of severe infections and infection-related deaths, according to a large international study published in The Lancet.

A new oral drug that could simplify treatment for sleeping sickness has received a positive scientific opinion from the European Medicines Agency (EMA), raising hopes for faster elimination of the deadly disease in Africa.

Bangladesh is widely recognised as a global success story in public health. Over the past few decades, the country has made remarkable progress in reducing maternal and child mortality, expanding immunisation coverage and increasing life expectancy.

A new multi-country initiative aimed at improving maternal health and nutrition across Africa has been launched with an initial investment of $54 million from the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF).

Bangladesh’s Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF) has received a prestigious Wellcome Discovery Award to investigate severe viral pneumonia in children, marking a significant milestone for the country’s biomedical research landscape.

Smoking traditional cigarettes or using e-cigarettes may significantly raise the risk of high blood pressure, according to new research that adds to growing concerns about nicotine use.

With Eid-ul-Fitr around the corner, the prices of chicken, beef and several spices commonly used during the festival have gone up.

Even after four years since its inauguration, the 50-bed Islamic Mission Hospital, Sirta in Mymensingh Sadar upazila has yet to become fully operational due to acute staff shortage.

Protocol jointly developed by NCDC and icddr,b

It will serve as a fundamental identity framework in the healthcare sector, he says