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81% of children vaccinated against measles: Health minister
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Confirmed measles deaths reach 50 amid rising cases
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The toothache we ignore until it shouts
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World Hand Hygiene Day 2026 / Action saves lives
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First operation on Muktamoni 'successful'
A week after doctors found the existence of a tumour in an artery of her arm, Muktamoni undergoes a “successful” operation at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).
12 August 2017, 04:25 AM
Pregnancy: sleep disorders increase risk of premature birth
Sleep disorders during pregnancy, notably insomnia and sleep apnea, are a risk factor for preterm births, according to a new American study published in the journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
11 August 2017, 07:08 AM
Australia vitamin 'breakthrough' to cut miscarriages, birth defects
Taking a common vitamin supplement could significantly reduce the number of miscarriages and birth defects worldwide, says Australian scientists, in what they described as a major breakthrough in pregnancy research.
10 August 2017, 12:26 PM
Loneliness, social isolation can impact longevity
The growing phenomenon of loneliness, which international experts have described as a global epidemic, may be responsible for as many deaths as obesity, according to American Psychological Association in Washington.
9 August 2017, 13:11 PM
Chinese villager hero to US leukemia patient
Zhao Yuedong, a 39-year-old villager from China's Liaoning province, becomes a hero to a leukemia patient in the US city of Los Angeles when he became the first international bone marrow donor from Shenyang.
9 August 2017, 05:22 AM
Muktamoni to be operated on Saturday
Doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) will conduct a surgery on 12-year-old girl Muktamoni, who has been suffering from an “unknown disease”, on Saturday after biopsy results showed she has a tumor in her blood vessels on the right hand.
8 August 2017, 07:25 AM
How to use your vacation to find inner peace with mindfulness practice
Being on vacation is a great time to get some much-needed rest and recharge the batteries. However, if you can set new healthy habits while away it can also help you maintain a feeling of relaxation even when you return to the regular routine.
6 August 2017, 14:45 PM
3 health dangers that your New Millennium Kid may face
It is not easy being a parent of a generation born during and after 2000. They have grown up with the Internet, social media, the rise
5 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Massively discounted hepatitis C drugs are not being bought
No developing countries have so far come forward to buy massively discounted hepatitis C drugs to treat their populations. The Global
5 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Urban Health Department must be strengthened
Very recently city dwellers of Dhaka were in great crisis and had to pay enough money out of their own pocket to get recovery from a
5 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Eliminate hepatitis
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. The condition can be self-limiting or can progress to fibrosis (scarring), cirrhosis or liver
5 August 2017, 18:00 PM
DMCH doctors collect tissue samples from Muktamoni’s hand
Doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital collect tissue samples from Muktamoni, a 12-year old girl from Satkhira afflicted by a disease mainly in her right hand, a condition leading to her hand swelling up like a bee hive, to determine her treatment procedure.
5 August 2017, 04:51 AM
World's blind population to soar: study
The world's blind will increase threefold from about 36 million today to 115 million in 2050 as populations expand and individuals grow ever older, researchers say.
3 August 2017, 14:37 PM
Vitamin A plus campaign Saturday
Around 2.25 crore children, aged between six months and five years, will be fed Vitamin A plus capsules under a national campaign on August 5.
3 August 2017, 11:24 AM
Chile Congress lifts abortion ban
Chile's Congress on Wednesday eased a strict ban on abortion in effect since the final days of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship nearly three decades ago.
3 August 2017, 06:00 AM
Kissing unlikely to pass on Zika virus: researchers
Kissing is unlikely to pass on the Zika virus, which is harmless for most people but can cause severe brain damage in unborn children, a study with monkeys shows.
2 August 2017, 07:09 AM
Bangladesh conjoined twin sisters Tofa, Tahura doing well
Tofa and Tahura, the 10-month-old babies from Gaibandha who were joined at the waist, are doing well after they were separated through a pioneering surgery in Bangladesh.
2 August 2017, 06:46 AM
Popular method of cooking rice may be poisonous
Millions of rice lovers could be putting themselves at risk by cooking it incorrectly, scientists warn.
1 August 2017, 15:23 PM
Gaibandha conjoined twins regain consciousness after separation
The conjoined twins from Gaibandha -- Tofa and Tahura – have been separated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Before the surgery, the around ten-month-old two sisters were conjoined at the waist.
1 August 2017, 06:35 AM
Transcatheter valve implant now in Bangladesh
Good news for patients suffering from aortic valve stenosis as the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implant surgery makes its way to Bangladesh.
30 July 2017, 16:00 PM