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
Sleepwalking
Yesterday I got a very interesting case. According to a mother, her son is okay in all respect. His intelligence, dietary habit, social relationship, school performance are good.
10 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Managing knee pain
Knee pain is a common symptom in people of all ages. It may start suddenly, often after an injury or exercise. Knee pain may also begin as a mild discomfort, then slowly worsen.
The knee is one of the largest joints in the body which carries our body weight. The surface of the bones inside the knee joint is covered by articular cartilage, which absorbs shock and provides a smooth, gliding surface for joint movement.
10 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Wash your hands, keep 13 diseases away
You can save a child’s life if you simply teach him how to wash hands.
10 October 2015, 10:59 AM
Heart attack test 'cuts hospital stays'
A blood test can more than halve the number of people admitted to hospital with a suspected heart attack, say doctors.
8 October 2015, 07:55 AM
Fast-tracked skin cancer drug pembrolizumab gets approval
A new drug for advanced skin cancer should be made available on the NHS in England, experts recommend.
7 October 2015, 05:33 AM
Umbrella rally on Int. Day of Older People
Governments at 70th UNGA promised to make sustainable development of older people too with the newly adopted SDGs. They discussed in the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing, that a new convention is required.
2 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Talk on World Mental Health held at IUB
The School of Public Health of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organised a public talk on World Mental Health recently at IUB campus in Dhaka.
2 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Asthma steroids could stunt growth!
Young children given asthma medication before the age of two may not grow to their full height in later life, a preliminary report suggests.
2 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Improving blood safety worldwide
Transfusion medicine is a fast-moving and exciting field of research. But worldwide access to its life-saving interventions is limited to relatively few. In many regions of the developing world access to these treatments is simply not available.
2 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Seven greetings
1. Wake up early (whole house); morning has a very special flavour – promise! You will not regret.
2 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Don't delay repairing your hernia
A hernia occurs when an organ or fatty tissue squeezes through a weak spot in a surrounding muscle or connective tissue called fascia. The most common types of hernia are inguinal (inner groin), incisional (resulting from an incision), femoral (outer groin), umbilical (belly button), and hiatal (upper stomach).
2 October 2015, 18:00 PM
'Good bacteria' key to stopping asthma
Being exposed to "good bacteria" early in life could prevent asthma developing, say Canadian scientists.
1 October 2015, 06:16 AM
Age of menopause 'controllers' found
Sections of DNA that control when women go through the menopause have been identified by scientists.
30 September 2015, 11:06 AM
Top five foods for keeping your heart healthy
To achieve a happy and healthy life, it's important to include heart-healthy foods in one's daily routine so as to keep diseases at bay.
29 September 2015, 06:44 AM
Lab-grown kidneys work in animals
Scientists say they are a step closer to growing fully functioning replacement kidneys, after promising results in animals.
22 September 2015, 05:54 AM
Hope for faster treatment of urinary tract infections
Urinary tract infections can be treated more quickly using a new DNA sequencing device, according to research.
21 September 2015, 07:04 AM
Moni Begum to attend the UNGA70
Moni Begum, 16, studying in class 10, attending United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 70 to advocate for ending child marriage and
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Bulimia, an eating disorder
Last week I received a female patient of 12 years old with a lean and thin body. According to her mother, she eats a lot and soon after
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Addressing NCDs in emergencies
In the shadow of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, people are struggling to receive treatment for their non-communicable diseases
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Hope for faster treatment of UTI
Urinary tract infections can be treated more quickly using a new DNA sequencing device, according to research, reports BBC.
19 September 2015, 18:00 PM