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Ad-din Hospital must face accountability over 6 infant deaths: Health minister
16 June 2026, 17:37 PM
Healthcare
Ad-din Hospital challenges health minister to prove bribery allegation
15 June 2026, 17:33 PM
Healthcare
Five more die from measles-like symptoms
14 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Healthcare
Gen Z under pressure: the silent mental health struggle
14 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
World Blood Donor Day 2026: Humanity in every drop
14 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Why the world is talking about tuberculosis again
14 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Are we eating plastic?
14 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
When one vaccine protects many
14 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Stopping measles before it spreads
14 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
MSF to increase access to more affordable vaccine
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, international medical organisation Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Masters of Ideation 2016 wraps up
The Grand Finale of Masters of Ideation, the inter-university case solving competition organised by Young Entrepreneurs Society (NSU YES!), took place this Monday, April 18.
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Poor quality drugs: 20 companies to lose licences
Health and Family Welfare Ministry decides to cancel licences of 20 drug companies for failing to ensure quality of their products.
21 April 2016, 13:53 PM
Zika virus: 2.2 billion people in 'at risk' areas
More than two billion people live in parts of the world where the Zika virus can spread, detailed maps published in the journal eLife show.
21 April 2016, 03:38 AM
Skin cancer: Pair of drugs 'eliminate 20% of tumours'
A fifth of people with advanced melanoma have no sign of tumours in their body after treatment with a pair of immunotherapy drugs, a study shows.
19 April 2016, 15:04 PM
74.8% tobacco products sold without pictorial warnings: Study
Around 74.8 percent tobacco products are being marketed without any pictorial health warning violating law, according to a study.
19 April 2016, 07:13 AM
'I was born without a womb, cervix and vagina'
Joanna Giannouli, 27, has a condition which means she has no womb, cervix and upper vagina. Here, she explains the challenges of a syndrome that affects around one in 5,000 women.
19 April 2016, 04:35 AM
New vaccine in push to eradicate polio
More than 150 countries have begun switching to a different polio vaccine - an important milestone towards polio eradication, health campaigners say.
17 April 2016, 04:45 AM
Facebook lets blind people 'see' its photos
As the internet becomes dominated by images, Facebook is launching a system which can "read" photos and tell visually impaired people
16 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Swollen feet
This is usually a temporary nuisance caused by standing too long or a long flight - especially if you are pregnant.
16 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Investing in treatment for depression/anxiety
Every US$ 1 invested in scaling up treatment for depression and anxiety leads to a return of US$ 4 in better health and ability to work,
16 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Keep your joints healthy
Joints form the connections between bones. They provide support and help you move. Any damage to the joints from disease or injury
16 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Screening of cancers in the reproductive organs
Women experience various types of cancers. Among them, the cancer in the reproductive organs has a frequency of 14%. This can be
16 April 2016, 18:00 PM
E-skin 'can monitor body's oxygen level'
Scientists say they have developed ultra-thin electronic "skin" that can measure oxygen levels when stuck to the body.
16 April 2016, 05:29 AM
Sean Parker sets up $25m cancer immunotherapy collaboration
$250 million grant from Silicon Valley billionaire Sean Parker aims to speed development of more effective cancer treatments by fostering collaboration among leading researchers in the field.
14 April 2016, 15:07 PM
[WATCH] Amazing facts about the immortal cells of Henrietta Lacks
Here are some amazing facts about the immortal cells of Henrietta Lacks.
10 April 2016, 14:02 PM
Diabetes and gallbladder problems connections
The evidence that people with diabetes are at greater risk of gallstones is clear, but no specific cause is known. Perhaps it is because
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Beat diabetes
Diabetes is one of the largest global health emergencies of the 21st century. Each year more and more people live with this condition,
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Free health camp for waste pickers
Repon Chowdhury, Executive Director of Bangladesh Occupational Safety, Health and Environment (OSHE) Foundation addressing
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Reconstructing new oesophagus tissue in a critically ill patient
Writing in The Lancet, US doctors report the first case of a human patient whose severely damaged oesophagus was reconstructed using
9 April 2016, 18:00 PM