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icddr,b and the government scale up life-saving bubble CPAP to combat measles and pneumonia in children
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From micro habits to mindfulness
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Bangladesh hosted global health hackathon focused on AI innovation
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The untapped power of nurses and midwives in Bangladesh’s future
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World Health Day 2026 Seminar / Reimagining health systems for a changing world
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Bangladeshi women lack basic lifesaving drugs in pregnancy and childbirth
Global health organisation PATH and a local NGO SERAC-Bangladesh recently joined together to highlight the fact that many
15 October 2016, 18:00 PM
What to do if you hate needles
What you are experiencing is called a vasovagal response, a reflex that occurs when your body overreacts to certain triggers, like blood or
15 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Call for better working conditions for midwives
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners are calling for an end to the discrimination, harassment and lack of respect that
15 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Dubai's Burj Khalifa lit up in pink for breast cancer
The facade of the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in the Gulf emirate of Dubai, lights up in pink to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer.
14 October 2016, 05:01 AM
16 crore on the table for Seedstars World winner
Seedstars World, the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, is returning to Dhaka on October 19.
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM
More young Asian women are diagnosed with breast cancer
The spike in the disease, breast cancer, has been attributed to a number of factors such as the lack of screening programmes, population density, scarcity of resources, and cultural restrictions and limitations.
9 October 2016, 07:22 AM
Guide to surgical options and chemotherapy
Some of the cancers that most often affect women are breast, colon, endometrial, lung, cervical, skin, and ovarian cancers.
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM
The state of the world’s health
Improvements in sanitation, immunisations, indoor air quality, and nutrition have enabled children in poor countries to live
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Dietary saturated fat linked to aggressive prostate cancer
Men with prostate cancer may be more likely to have the most serious form of the disease if their diet contains a lot of fat from
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Confusion over newborn’s death
Declaration of newborn death first in Faridpur and later in Chittagong, recently made a very chaotic situation in Bangladesh.
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Psychological first aid for all
World Mental Health Day is observed on October 10 every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Youths and experts explore sustainable and inclusive economic growth
On September 24, 2016, Stride Bangladesh and Microsoft Bangladesh jointly organised a consultation on the sustainable development goals (SDGs) with around 38 students, youths, community leaders and young professionals.
6 October 2016, 18:00 PM
What you should know about chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is a common form of cancer treatment.
4 October 2016, 05:16 AM
3 Bangladeshi entrepreneurs clinch US professional fellowship
Three Bangladeshi young entrepreneurs have received “Professional Fellows Exchange Program 2016 (October Round)” fellowship under the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of US State Department.
3 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Doctors often neglect their own mental health
Wary of the stigma of a mental health diagnosis and its toll on their careers, physicians often avoid getting help for depression
1 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Tips for healthy eating
A healthy diet should include a wide variety of nutritious foods for sufficient intake of all nutrients. A healthy diet can help you
1 October 2016, 18:00 PM
In-hospital ‘Cardiac Arrest Call’ number — 2222
The European Resuscitation Council, the European Board of Anaesthesiology and the European Society of Anaesthesiology have
1 October 2016, 18:00 PM
New initiative launched to tackle cardiovascular diseases
World Heart Day was founded in 2000 to inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading
1 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Formidable challenges ahead
October is observed as the National Sanitation Month. Most people have probably not heard of it. However, Sanitation Month
1 October 2016, 18:00 PM
83% of cervical cancer deaths could be prevented
A study published in the British Journal of Cancer states that many more lives of cervical cancer patients could possibly be saved
24 September 2016, 18:00 PM