MPs sound alarm over failing health facilities in their constituencies
16 April 2026, 18:18 PM
Parliament
Fit or just trending? The reality of gym culture among the youth
12 April 2026, 06:41 AM
Healthcare
icddr,b and the government scale up life-saving bubble CPAP to combat measles and pneumonia in children
12 April 2026, 06:36 AM
Healthcare
From micro habits to mindfulness
12 April 2026, 03:38 AM
Healthcare
Bangladesh hosted global health hackathon focused on AI innovation
12 April 2026, 03:33 AM
Healthcare
The untapped power of nurses and midwives in Bangladesh’s future
12 April 2026, 02:13 AM
Healthcare
World Health Day 2026 Seminar / Reimagining health systems for a changing world
12 April 2026, 01:46 AM
Healthcare
Menstruation and nutrition: A missing link in women’s health
12 April 2026, 01:33 AM
Healthcare
10 more die of suspected measles; toll since March 15 reaches 128
7 April 2026, 17:06 PM
Healthcare
Measles outbreak caused by failures of Awami League, interim govts: Health minister
6 April 2026, 18:59 PM
Healthcare
Salty food stirs hunger more than thirst: Study
By simulating a space mission to Mars, an international team of researchers notes that eating salty food led to greater hunger than thirst, at least in the long term. The reason seems to be a protective mechanism that conserves water in the kidneys.
19 April 2017, 04:59 AM
Sleepwalking: Fact or fiction?
Somnambulism, noctambulism or sleepwalking is a combination of sleepiness and sleeplessness. It constitutes a sleep disorder of
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Int'l conference held on diabetes care for refugees
In a conference organised by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), and the World Diabetes
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Radical increase in investment required to meet targets
Countries are not increasing spending fast enough to meet the water and sanitation targets under the Sustainable Development Goals
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Global inequalities in survival for childhood leukaemia persist
Although global inequalities in survival from childhood leukaemia have narrowed, they still persist with five-year survival in some
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Detox for a healthy life
Detoxifying body means total body regeneration. Detoxification amazingly improves your immune system, energy level, complexion
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Keeping magnesium levels high reduces the risk of fractures
High levels of magnesium in the blood reduce the risk of fractures by 44 percent, according to a new study published in the European Journal of Epidemiology. The study followed 2,245 men aged between 42 and 61 over a 20-year period.
15 April 2017, 07:39 AM
2b people drinking contaminated water: WHO
Dramatic improvements are needed in ensuring access to clean water and sanitation worldwide, the World Health Organization says, warning that nearly two billion people currently use faecal-contaminated water.
13 April 2017, 05:14 AM
Dead bat found in salad at US Walmart sparks recall
US Health officials want to find out how a dead bat in a “deteriorated condition” ended up inside a packaged salad sold at a grocery store in Florida.
12 April 2017, 07:14 AM
"Bangladesh is a role model in scaling up nutrition"
Since the inception of Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) in April 2010, Bangladesh has made tangible progress in bringing
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Patient Aid: Health app for Bangladesh
Patient Aid is the first ever app in Bangladesh which will provide all kinds of health-care related information in an
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM
How to treat the unusual holes in the heart?
Heart is a muscle pump having four chambers (upper two and lower two). There may be any unusual holes in the
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Small & medium farms are essential to sustain quality of global food supply
Small and medium farms produce more than half of the food globally, and produce the vast majority of food and
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Dealing with depression in diabetes
People who are diagnosed with a chronic physical health problem such as diabetes are 3 times more likely to be
8 April 2017, 18:00 PM
New cancer drugs show success at a steep price
Newer cancer drugs that enlist the body's immune system are improving the odds of survival.
4 April 2017, 04:27 AM
High Court upholds ban on penicillin, cancer drugs of 23 firms
The High Court upholds its earlier order that directed the government to stop production and selling of penicillin and cephalosporin-group and anti-cancer drugs of 23 companies.
3 April 2017, 07:20 AM
Health sector reformation and challenges of implementation
The cabinet division of the Government of Bangladesh has bifurcated the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare into two separate
1 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Depression: Let’s talk
It is the World Health Day on April 7; the day marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organisation (WHO). This
1 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Free medical camp organised in Narsingdi
Dr Nuruzzaman Khokon Memorial Trust organised a free medical camp in Narsingdi, Bangladesh recently at the premises of Satirpara K K
1 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Global effort to halve medication-related errors
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently launched a global initiative to reduce severe, avoidable medication-associated harm in
1 April 2017, 18:00 PM