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
The growing challenge of rare tumours — and the centres built to treat them
15 March 2026, 00:19 AM
Healthcare
Study links e-cigarettes to higher blood pressure risk
15 March 2026, 00:08 AM
Healthcare
Women Deliver / Gender equality goals at risk without community-led solutions – WD2026
4 March 2026, 08:03 AM
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IWD 2026 / Women Deliver calls for community-centred global reform
24 February 2026, 10:30 AM
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Women Deliver / Rewriting global development through a feminist lens
17 February 2026, 22:15 PM
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From Kigali to Narrm: How Women Deliver is advancing global feminist accountability
9 February 2026, 12:50 PM
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Want to nap better? Just drink coffee!
According to the Japanese, they conducted a survey where people took coffee naps, i.e. by consuming 200 mg of coffee and then take a 20-minute power nap or rest.
7 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Giving smartphones to kids? Think twice!
As a Paediatrician I often find parents coming with their kids aged between 3-5 years having a problem with conversation, lack of concentration, social relationship, sleep disturbances, irritable, not interested in outdoor games, books or teachers, etc. On query, parents inform that there was no problem with pregnancy, delivery and after delivery. All parameters were OK but recently they noticed the problem as mentioned earlier.
7 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Winterise your diet: Vitamin D is key in the cooler months
Temperatures are dropping, and the days are getting shorter. Shorter days mean less sun and vitamin D. So, in addition to pulling out the wool sweaters, we need to winterise our diets to make sure we get the vitamin D we need this season.
7 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Wisdom for inner peace
What was Socrates’ most famous saying? Some say, “Know thyself” and some mention, “There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.” Socrates taught us that people should care less about their bodies and possessions and more about their souls, saying, “Wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth.”
7 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Plant-based eating can transform health in surprising ways
In recent years, there has been a noteworthy shift towards plant-based eating patterns, with more and more people choosing to include more fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, and nuts into their diets. This trend is not without good reason, as there are numerous health benefits associated with plant-based eating. This article will explore six critical ways in which plant-based diets can support good health and well-being.
7 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Blaming others is a sickness
“He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is halfway there. He who blames no one has arrived.” – Chinese Proverb
31 December 2022, 18:00 PM
A national policy is needed to deal with dementia
Dementia is not a mental illness. It is a disease of the brain. But due to a lack of adequate knowledge, people have many superstitions and misconceptions about this disease. Initiatives are needed to remove them. Besides, the country needs a national
31 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Resolutions for healthy new year
Changing your lifestyle and giving up bad habits are great ways to improve your health and well-being at the beginning of a new year. While only a small percentage of people actually keep their resolutions, here are some steps you may follow to get healthier in the new year and achieve your health goals.
31 December 2022, 18:00 PM
How to protect your skin this winter
From dry hands to chapped lips to cracked heels, see the top cold-weather threats to your skin - and what you can do about them.
31 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh launch of the Lancet countdown report on health and climate
Climate change is threatening the health of people in Bangladesh. It is no longer a future problem; it is a problem of now. To present this problem with data and create a platform for discussion with leading experts, the first in-person Bangladesh launch of the 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change took place on Thursday, 22 December 2022 at the Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF).
24 December 2022, 18:00 PM
DNA vaccination: A challenging cancer therapeutic strategy
Immunotherapies have gained much attention nowadays in the treatment of cancer. Among them, therapeutic DNA cancer vaccines are now considered a very promising strategy to activate the immune system against cancer tumour.
24 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Helplessness is deeper than sadness
Feeling helpless is like ‘pearls are of no value in a desert’ . Trying to hide pain increases powerlessness. Helplessness can sometimes feel psychologically paralysing. It creates a sense of being unable to act or react to a negative situation. It may be associated with anxiety, phobias, and loneliness. It is easier to say, ‘My head is spinning’ than to say, ‘My heart is broken.’ People often feel helpless.
24 December 2022, 18:00 PM
A new approach to treating resistant hypertension
Many patients have resistant hypertension, which isuncontrolled byavailable drugs and behavioural interventions.
24 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Eating and staying healthy in old age
Nutrition deserves special attention as people reach an older age and is essential for good health. Healthy ageing is associated with physiological, cognitive, social, and lifestyle changes that influence dietary intakes and nutritional status. The process of ageing involves changes in every tissue and all vital organs.
24 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Reducing antibiotic use for terminally ill patients
Antimicrobial use is common in patients with terminal cancer because of the concern for infection due to severe immunocompromise; moreover, various complications frequently mimic infection.
17 December 2022, 18:00 PM
The wisdom we ignored
Leonardo da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
17 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Cervical cancer burden remains high in many countries, scale-up needed to meet WHO’s 2030 elimination target
Cervical cancer is largely preventable due to HPV vaccination and screening. In 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced a target to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem,
17 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Mass rapid transit to improve the health of masses
In the Air Quality Index of November 2022, Dhaka again ranked as the world’s most polluted city,
17 December 2022, 18:00 PM
What you need to know about the seasonal flu
Seasonal influenza is an acute respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses which circulate in all parts of the world.
17 December 2022, 18:00 PM
FIFA and WHO marked International Human Rights Day with anti-discrimination message
On the International Human Rights Day (December 10), the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), and the World Health Organisation (WHO) both talked about how discrimination has no place in football or in society.
10 December 2022, 18:00 PM