World Liver Day 2026 – “Solid Habits, Strong Liver”
19 April 2026, 09:21 AM
Star Health
New research challenges long-held childhood obesity theory
19 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Healthcare
Did You Know? / Pancreatic fat raises alarm over childhood obesity risks
19 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Healthcare
Food for thought / The dangerous escape of emotional eating
19 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Healthcare
A broken heart is not just a feeling, it’s a medical emergency
19 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Healthcare
Junk food trap / Ultra-processed meals linked to rising teen obesity
19 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Healthcare
Pain today, disability tomorrow? The risk of ignored joint injuries
19 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Healthcare
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
Seminar on “E-Commerce in Bangladesh”
Bill Gates had once quoted, “If your business is not on the internet, then your business will be out of business”.
17 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Excitement at new cancer treatment
A therapy that retrains the body's immune system to fight cancer has provoked excitement after more than 90% of terminally ill patients reportedly went into remission.
16 February 2016, 13:17 PM
Railways Minster Mujibul Haque falls sick at JS session
Railways Minster Mujibul Haque was admitted to a hospital in the capital as he fell sick while replying to lawmakers' queries in parliament yesterday evening.
15 February 2016, 18:00 PM
All teens should be screened for depression!
All primary care doctors, including pediatricians and family physicians, should screen adolescents routinely for depression, new
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM
10 benefits of carrots
Forget about vitamin A pills. With this orange crunchy power food, you get vitamin A and a host of other powerful health benefits
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Know your symptoms: Prostate cancer
As men get older their prostate gland often enlarges. This is usually not due to cancer. It is a condition called benign prostatic
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Zika virus, microcephaly and protection
Although symptoms associated with Zika virus are generally mild, a possible association has been observed between the unusual rise
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Devices that matter most for the elderly and disabled
Morten Bjorkman is 92 years old and lives in Stockholm. Since his wife died, when he was 77, he has lived on his own. While his 2
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Zika virus may hide in organs protected from immune system
The Zika virus may be particularly adept at entrenching itself in parts of the body that are shielded from the immune system, making it harder to fight off and possibly lengthening the timeframe in which it can be transmitted, top US experts say.
13 February 2016, 06:31 AM
Domestic help injured falling off rooftop
A domestic help was critically injured after she had jumped off the roof of a three-storey building in Dinajpur town on
12 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Study: Neanderthal DNA may influence modern depression risk
Researchers find evidence that one bit of Neanderthal DNA can boost the risk of tobacco addiction, while others can slightly raise or lower the risk of being diagnosed with depression.
12 February 2016, 05:09 AM
Zika virus: 'Strongest evidence yet' of effect on babies
One of the US's most senior public health officials has revealed the "strongest evidence to date" of the effect on babies of the Zika virus.
11 February 2016, 04:52 AM
Emergency treatment for all critically injured in all hospitals, clinics
The High Court yesterday directed the government to take necessary steps for providing emergency medical services
10 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Zika virus: Pregnant Queensland woman tests positive
A pregnant woman living in Queensland, Australia has tested positive for the Zika virus, say health authorities.
10 February 2016, 10:46 AM
Govt to bear treatment cost if anyone is found with Zika virus
If anyone is detected with Zika virus, the government will bear the cost of their treatment, Health Minister Mohammad Nasim says. Bangladesh government has taken all necessary steps to control the spread of the Zika virus, he tells reporters at the health ministry.
9 February 2016, 08:30 AM
Poor rural families to get 50,000 improved latrines
The government will provide about 50,000 improved latrines to rural poor households in 33 districts to help them improve their sanitation standard.
7 February 2016, 18:00 PM
'3,100 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus'
Over 3,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, President Juan Manuel Santos says.
7 February 2016, 09:48 AM
Hidden health benefits of green apples
Apples are not only tasty and juicy but also offer countless medicinal values. Out of the many varieties of apples, perhaps green apples offer the most health as well as cosmetic benefits.
6 February 2016, 18:00 PM
'War' declared on deadly mosquitoes
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has declared war on mosquitoes responsible for spreading the Zika virus in a recorded TV message to the nation, reports BBC.
6 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Know the symptoms of Gout
Gout is a condition that was first identified as early as 2640 BC by the ancient Egyptians. In the 5th Century BC, Hippocrates, the legendary Greek physician, referred to gout as "unwalkable disease," noting links between the condition and certain lifestyle habits.
6 February 2016, 18:00 PM