A previously postponed vitamin A capsules distribution campaign is likely to be held next week, health ministry officials said.

A seminar on higher study and scholarship in China was held at UIU auditorium on January 09, 2019. This joint seminar was organised in cooperation with Australian Education consultant (Aus-Ban) and United International University (UIU).

The Health and Family Welfare Ministry will begin a strong anti-corruption campaign in the health sector to improve governance in the sector, says Health Minister Zahid Maleque.

Responding to an outbreak of chicken pox in the Rohingya refugee camps, health sector partners led by the Ministry of Health and World Health Organization steps up surveillance and initiates measures to curtail further spread of the disease and prevent any complications.

Having two or more non-communicable diseases (multimorbidity) costs the country more than the sum of those individual diseases would cost, according to a new study published recently in PLOS Medicine by Tony Blakely from the University of Otago, New Zealand, and colleagues.

Apollo Hospitals Dhaka recently organised a patient-forum for the paediatric cardiology department. Clinical and Interventional Paediatric Cardiologist Dr Tahera Nazrin delivered the keynote speech in the event.

Saaol Heart Center, Bangladesh celebrated her 10th Birth Anniversary with a slogan of ‘Successful 10-years of Heart Treatment without

Physiotherapy has a significant role for the military populations to maintain sound health and prevent injuries associated with physical

Health informatics is the discipline at the intersection of healthcare, information science and computer science. It is one of the most

Paris is named the world's healthiest city in a report that looks at everything from the number of spas and yoga studios in each city to vegan dining options and green spaces.

People mostly the poor suffering from Kidney diseases are not getting adequate treatment facilities in the South Asian countries including Bangladesh, said an international study.

As we grow older, we are likely to stop drinking this nutritious beverage, perhaps because we associate it too much with childhood and want to move on to more “grown-up” drinks like coffee and tea. However, milk is important in dietary intake for both children and adults.

If you want to boost your health in 2019 but resolutions seem too daunting, then read on for five easy ways to improve well-being each day and throughout the new year.

Enthusiasm for recommending vitamin D supplementation to prevent a wide range of skeletal and extra-skeletal disorders was diminished considerably by three publications in 2018.

The health benefits of cooking oils can be a complicated subject. Some are better at lowering cholesterol while others might become ‘bad fats’ when exposed to high heat. Some are expensive, although their marketing strategies are very smart.

Whether for business or pleasure, flying can be stressful. Making your flight on time, hoping you remembered to pack everything,

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and chronic lung disease, are collectively responsible for almost 70% of all deaths worldwide. Almost three quarters of all NCD deaths, and 82% of the 16 million people who died prematurely, or before reaching 70 years of age, occur in low- and middle-income countries like Bangladesh.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines the environment in relation to health as “all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person, and all the related behaviours”.

Many people who lose weight intentionally struggle to maintain their lower weight. In the carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity, a high

If you visit local hospitals or doctors’ clinics, you will see that there is a record rise of some illnesses like diabetes, heart diseases and