World Health Day 2026 / Together for health. Stand with science.
5 April 2026, 00:36 AM
Healthcare
Beyond the classroom door Ensuring inclusion for Autistic students
5 April 2026, 00:34 AM
Healthcare
World Autism Awareness Day 2026 / Bridging the gap in Autism care
5 April 2026, 00:29 AM
Healthcare
Why doctors no longer want their children to follow them
5 April 2026, 00:25 AM
Healthcare
Flow Fest redefines
5 April 2026, 00:21 AM
Healthcare
Power without conscience
5 April 2026, 00:15 AM
Healthcare
Global health milestone: single-dose pill for sleeping sickness gains EU support
15 March 2026, 00:16 AM
Healthcare
Empty clinics, ailing villages: Bangladesh’s quiet rural health crisis
15 March 2026, 00:14 AM
Healthcare
Global partners launch $54m effort to boost maternal nutrition in Africa
15 March 2026, 00:12 AM
Healthcare
Bangladesh’s CHRF wins prestigious Wellcome grant to study severe viral pneumonia in children
15 March 2026, 00:11 AM
Healthcare
Final piece of type 1 diabetes puzzle solved
Scientists finally reveal a complete picture of the areas that the immune system attacks to cause type 1 diabetes.
24 April 2016, 11:59 AM
How your diet affects your risk of colon cancer
A new study finds that eating foods known to promote inflammation may increase the chances of colon cancer.
24 April 2016, 09:06 AM
Call for Asbestos free South Asia
The South Asia Strategic meeting on ban of asbestos took place in Brac Inn in Dhaka yesterday. The strategic meeting brought
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Best poster award in APOA congress
The 19th Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association Congress was held in Melbourne, Australia recently. Numerous orthopaedic
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Common over-the-counter drugs can hurt your brain
From allergies to insomnia, there is a pill for just about every problem. The problem is, those pills often come with a lengthy list
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Preventing disease through healthy environments
The main message emerging from a new comprehensive global assessment of World Health Organization (WHO) is that
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM
MSF to increase access to more affordable vaccine
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, international medical organisation Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Roundtable to observe World Autism Day
Institute of Paediatric Neurodisorder and Autism (IPNA) under Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) organised a
23 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Poor quality drugs: 20 companies to lose licences
Health and Family Welfare Ministry decides to cancel licences of 20 drug companies for failing to ensure quality of their products.
21 April 2016, 13:53 PM
Zika virus: 2.2 billion people in 'at risk' areas
More than two billion people live in parts of the world where the Zika virus can spread, detailed maps published in the journal eLife show.
21 April 2016, 03:38 AM
Skin cancer: Pair of drugs 'eliminate 20% of tumours'
A fifth of people with advanced melanoma have no sign of tumours in their body after treatment with a pair of immunotherapy drugs, a study shows.
19 April 2016, 15:04 PM
74.8% tobacco products sold without pictorial warnings: Study
Around 74.8 percent tobacco products are being marketed without any pictorial health warning violating law, according to a study.
19 April 2016, 07:13 AM
'I was born without a womb, cervix and vagina'
Joanna Giannouli, 27, has a condition which means she has no womb, cervix and upper vagina. Here, she explains the challenges of a syndrome that affects around one in 5,000 women.
19 April 2016, 04:35 AM
New vaccine in push to eradicate polio
More than 150 countries have begun switching to a different polio vaccine - an important milestone towards polio eradication, health campaigners say.
17 April 2016, 04:45 AM
Facebook lets blind people 'see' its photos
As the internet becomes dominated by images, Facebook is launching a system which can "read" photos and tell visually impaired people
16 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Swollen feet
This is usually a temporary nuisance caused by standing too long or a long flight - especially if you are pregnant.
16 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Investing in treatment for depression/anxiety
Every US$ 1 invested in scaling up treatment for depression and anxiety leads to a return of US$ 4 in better health and ability to work,
16 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Keep your joints healthy
Joints form the connections between bones. They provide support and help you move. Any damage to the joints from disease or injury
16 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Screening of cancers in the reproductive organs
Women experience various types of cancers. Among them, the cancer in the reproductive organs has a frequency of 14%. This can be
16 April 2016, 18:00 PM
E-skin 'can monitor body's oxygen level'
Scientists say they have developed ultra-thin electronic "skin" that can measure oxygen levels when stuck to the body.
16 April 2016, 05:29 AM