We all want children to be healthy. But sometimes, we misunderstand what constitutes as healthy and what does not.

The average adult has about 100,000 to 150,000 hair on the head. We lose up to 100 of them a day naturally. So, finding a few stray hairs on your hairbrush or your shoulder and back is not usually a cause for alarm.

Everyone loves vacations. But how many of us know its positive impacts on health?

Doctors have postponed the surgery to separate two-year-old conjoined twins -- Labiba and Lamisa -- at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).

Chest Disease Clinic and Hospital (CDCH) in Faridpur is plagued with manpower crisis and necessary equipment shortage for a long time, much to the suffering of the patients.

Evercare Hospital Dhaka, the first JCI-accredited hospital in Bangladesh, announced at a press meet that they have successfully completed their 50th bone marrow transplant (BMT). They now have a record of conducting the highest number of allogeneic BMTs in the country.

A national consultative meeting on “Community Paramedics: A Skilled Healthcare Workforce in Rural Bangladesh” was organised by Achieving Sustainability Towards Healthcare Access (ASTHA), a project of Swisscontact Bangladesh, in Dhaka recently.

Do your ears really need cleaning? If they do, how to do it without causing damage?

A lot have been said about flossing your teeth. Some say it is as important for your oral health as brushing, whereas others say it is even more crucial.

Due to longer working hours during work from home, we have been spending a lot of time staring at the screen over the past couple of years. Too much screen-time can cause digital eye strain and thus be a recipe for discomfort and complications.

As the saying goes: prevention is better than cure. As winter approaches, we can all adopt some habits and precautions to stay healthy during the colder and shorter days.

Cirrhosis is a prevalent disease worldwide. It is also known as liver cirrhosis or hepatic cirrhosis, and end-stage liver disease.

Eczema, also known as dermatitis, is inflammation of the skin. It is typically characterised by itchiness, redness, rash, and sometimes small blisters.

First JCI-accredited hospital of Bangladesh, Evercare Hospital Dhaka, has recently reported the successful completion of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), a complex procedure in cardiovascular surgery, says a press release.

A sinus stack usually involves pain in the forehead or between the eyes, upper teeth ache, heavy full face feeling, stuffed and congested nose. In addition, you may have a common complaint that sends many people to a doctor’s office.

Antibiotic resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest public health challenges of our time.

A mouth ulcer is a small lesion which can develop on lips, tongue, gums, cheeks or on the roof of the mouth.

A cyst can grow almost anywhere on your body or under your skin. It is a sac-like pocket of membranous tissue containing fluid, air, or other substances.

Farhana Sultana, assistant scientist at International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), has won the grand prize at a global competition, for her proposed innovation -- developing a machine to produce jute cellulose-based sanitary pads.

Farhana Sultana, Assistant Scientist at International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) has won the grand prize at a global competition, for her proposed innovation -- developing a machine to produce jute cellulose-based sanitary pads.