World Liver Day 2026 – “Solid Habits, Strong Liver”
19 April 2026, 09:21 AM
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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
From farm to plate, make food safe
New data on the harm caused by foodborne illnesses underscore the global threats posed by unsafe foods...
4 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Occupational therapy to manage Autism
Most of the people are not aware about autism. Autistic children are increasing day by day. Parents are very anxious about their children and also proper treatment.
4 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Improving newborn survival
The implementation of Comprehensive Newborn Care Package (CNCP) in Kushtia district has been recently launched in Dhaka by the Directorates of Health Services (DGHS) and Directorates of Family Planning (DGFP) with technical support from Saving Newborn Lives Programme of Save the Children in Bangladesh.
4 April 2015, 18:00 PM
The best exercise-2
A lot of us feel that we have little time to go outside for walking or to the gym. But most of our multi-tasking household works can burn a lot of fat.
4 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Is fish oil safe during chemotherapy?
Fish oil supplements might make cancer chemotherapy less effective — but many people with cancer were taking those supplements in a recent survey, reports Reuters.
4 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Children’s hospital builds sleep app
A free app to improve children's sleep has been launched by doctors at the Evelina Children's Hospital in London.
2 April 2015, 12:37 PM
Experimental Ebola vaccine safe, prompts immune response
An early-stage clinical trial of an experimental Ebola vaccine found that the vaccine, called VSV-ZEBOV, was safe and elicited robust antibody responses
2 April 2015, 07:33 AM
Food adulteration: Nasim slams inspectors
Health Minister Mohammed Nasim heavily criticises Bangladesh’s sanitary inspectors saying they are not playing due role in curbing food adulteration and contamination while addressing the 8th One Health Bangladesh Conference in Dhaka.
29 March 2015, 12:04 PM
Vision loss increases risk for thoughts of suicide
Vision loss was linked with suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts, in a new study from South Korea.
28 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Eat rice cold for fewer calories
Scientists say they have found a way to make rice less calorific — boil it with coconut oil and then refrigerate for half a day before eating.
28 March 2015, 18:00 PM
The best exercise
Swimming? Running or walking for 30 minutes every-day? Or going to Gym to work on a treadmill or cross trainer? Certainly, these are
28 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Stem cell transplant and cord blood banking
Patients suffering from blood related disorders like Leukaemia (blood cancer) are on the rise. We often hear about stem cell transplant
28 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Taking care of your back in the workplaces
Md Junaid Ahamed (not a real name), 35 years old gentle man works in a private bank for 5 years. For the last 6 months, he has been
28 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Hero without a uniform
It is always the risk-takers that get rewarded with success. But success is not only limited to the risk-takers. When we speak of making a
26 March 2015, 18:51 PM
Milk not so healthy really
Studies show that drinking milk, which has been a staple food in every household for better growth and nourishment, might not be good for your health and may cause bone fractures in adults.
25 March 2015, 07:42 AM
Cabinet okays proposal for 2 more medical universities
Government approves in principle drafts of two acts for establishing two medical universities in Rajshahi and Chittagong in a bid to create more specialised doctors
23 March 2015, 07:21 AM
Another step forward towards saving children
Bangladesh has introduced the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) in their Expanded Programme of Immunisation (EPI). It was
21 March 2015, 18:31 PM
Prenatal diagnosis and Thalassaemia
Thalassaemia is the most common congenital disorder in Bangladesh. Treatment facilities are limited due to high cost of drugs and
21 March 2015, 18:30 PM
The voice of harmony
One of the major factors for a healing environment is our voice expressions. Bad speaking habit will obstruct to make a healthy
21 March 2015, 18:26 PM
New global fund to help countries defend tobacco control
A new global fund is being launched to help developing countries fend off challenges to tobacco control measures by cigarette makers,
21 March 2015, 18:22 PM