The health directorate yesterday ordered seven private hospitals, diagnostic centres, and a blood bank in the capital to close down all activities after it found widespread anomalies in those establishments during a recent inspection.

The health directorate has suspended all operations of six clinics and dialogistic centres, and a blood bank, located in Muktijoddha Tower at Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area for various irregularities.

In only nine days of August, the number of dengue-infected hospitalisations have crossed the 2,000 mark across the country.

FIFA has launched #ReachOut, a campaign designed to raise awareness of the symptoms of mental health conditions, encourage people to seek help when they need it, and take actions every day for better mental health.

All human beings go through puberty, and no one’s experience is exactly alike. During puberty, your body will grow faster than any other time in your life.

The health directorate has suspended all health service activities of Praava Health -- a private healthcare organisation that provides healthcare services in person or at home -- due to “anomalies”.

Breastfeeding is one of the best investments for saving lives and for the socioeconomic development of a nation. It significantly improves the wellbeing of both the children and their mothers. Optimal breastfeeding is vital to their lifelong good health and wellbeing.

In the past 12 years, the lone tissue bank of the country has helped a total of 8,300 people who have had organ transplantations.

A total of 8,300 people have had organ transplantations in 12 years, benefited by the lone tissue bank in the country.

Electronic cigarettes and similar devices are dangerous to health and must be regulated to curb the tobacco industry's tactics to get young people hooked on nicotine, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday.

The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Tangail General Hospital, damaged after catching fire, has yet to resume functioning eight days into the incident.  

A man’s health before conception can distort sperm in such a way that it can affect his children’s health. This includes the father’s age, his habits — alcohol and drug use, smoking — as well as his exposure to chemicals at home, work, and in the environment.

The UN General Assembly has unanimously adopted the first ever resolution on vision impairment, committing access to eye health for the 1.1 billion people living with preventable sight loss by 2030.

The demand for medical oxygen has risen to 270 tons daily, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.

The United Nations General Assembly has unanimously adopted the first-ever UN resolution on vision impairment, committing access to eye healthcare for the 1.1 billion people living with preventable sight loss by 2030.

Some 179 metric tonnes of oxygen were imported from India through Benaple land port on emergency basis today, amid closure on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims.

Fifty-five-year-old Zamila Begum lost vision in her right eye three years ago. She has been experiencing pain, redness, watering in the other eye over the last six months. Her doctor has advised her to replace the cornea in the functioning eye as soon as possible. She has been waiting for the cornea transplantation for last six months.

The Star Health recently was in a conversation with Dr Sanjay Kisanrao Pathare, Director – Medical Services and Mr Kaiser Chowdhury, Director – Human Resources at Evercare Hospital Dhaka. Here is a snapshot for the readers.

Annually approximately 15 million babies are born prematurely worldwide. More than one million of them die shortly after birth and many suffer from various physical, neurological, or intellectual disabilities afterwards. In Bangladesh, the neonatal mortality rate is 30 per 1,000 live births, accounting for 67% of all under-5 deaths. 19% of these deaths are from premature births.

Australian scientists say they have developed the "holy grail" of blood sugar testing for diabetics, a non-invasive strip that checks glucose levels via saliva.