It is not clear whether lowering dietary salt intake actually helps patients with heart failure, according to a review in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Missed fractures are a common category of diagnostic errors and can cause malunion, osteonecrosis, and arthritis, with consequent

World Vasectomy Day (WVD) is a worldwide movement about starting conversations, helping men and their families become more

Every day around 93% of the world's children under the age of 15 years (1.8 billion children) breathe air that is so polluted it puts their health and development at serious risk.

The latest global estimates for the state of the world's health from the Global Burden of Disease study (GBD), published in a special issue of The Lancet, highlight that global progress in health is not inevitable.

New US research finds that reducing time spent on social media platforms such as Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram may help improve well-being.

Skin cancer deaths among men soars in wealthy nations since 1985, with mortality rates among women rising more slowly or even declining, researchers told a medical conference in Glasgow.

The taboo around menstrual health is still as prevalent in the society of Bangladesh as it was for many years — despite the issue concerning half of the population. These taboos emerge from an absence of proper awareness and management of menstrual hygiene, causing more complications to the already sensitive and painful occurrence.

Regular consumption of milk in baked goods speeds resolution of milk allergy. Most children with milk allergy outgrow it, but only half do so by age 5 years. Studies show that for patients who can tolerate extensively heated and baked milk (EHBM), such as in muffins and cookies, regular consumption may speed resolution of food allergy.

Farrer Park Hospital affirms friendship with Bangladesh through sharing of knowledge and expertise, says a press release. The hospital has been bringing specialists to share knowledge and expertise with the people and doctors of Bangladesh.

New research presented at the HIV Drug Therapy Conference in Glasgow recently shows that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) could be given to millions of people worldwide with no increased risk of safety issues during treatment.

Adolescence and the early years of adulthood are a time of life when many changes occur, for example changing schools, leaving home,

A father’s exposure to nicotine may cause cognitive deficits in his children and even grandchildren, according to a study in mice published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology.

Physical therapy (PT) seems to be a reasonable alternative to early surgery for adults with non-obstructive meniscal tears, according to a non-inferiority trial in JAMA.

In a 23-year study, long-term moderate alcohol consumption was associated with lower dementia risk.

On the sidelines of the Global Conference on Primary Health Care, countries from around the world joined the Primary Health Care

Osteoporosis is a condition of bone characterised by low bone mass and loss of bone tissue that may lead to weak and fragile bone.

Millions of people with high blood sugar may be at greater risk of tuberculosis than previously thought, scientists say, warning that diabetes and TB could combine to create the "perfect storm" of disease.

Bits of plastic is detected in the faeces of people in Europe, Russia and Japan, according to research claiming to show for the first time the widespread presence of plastics in the human food chain.

Virginity testing — a gynecological examination conducted under the belief that it determines whether a woman or girl has had vaginal intercourse — must end, says UN Human Rights, UN Women and the World Health Organisation (WHO).