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Healthcare
Can AI predict suicide?
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Healthcare
Health records could help spot diabetes early
1 February 2026, 05:04 AM
Healthcare
Meeting clean air targets could curb the diabetes burden in Bangladesh
1 February 2026, 05:01 AM
Healthcare
7,000 steps a day could be the sweet spot for better health!
1 February 2026, 04:58 AM
Healthcare
Silent threats before birth: Air pollution and climate risks for infants
1 February 2026, 04:55 AM
Healthcare
AI in colonoscopy: A helpful tool or a risk to doctors’ skills?
1 February 2026, 04:52 AM
Healthcare
3,200 doctors to join field services in 10 days
1 February 2026, 04:05 AM
Hospitals
Take urgent action to curb unnecessary C-sections
29 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Injected with 'wrong medicine': Nurse suspended after child’s death at Suhrawardy hospital
28 January 2026, 18:27 PM
Healthcare
Global Fund approves strategy 2017-2022
The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria recently approved a Strategy 2017-2022 to maximise
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Preparation of antibiotic syrup
Now a days, use of antibiotic is very common. We very often say about the rational use of antibiotic, but we care less about
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM
All about heat stroke
If someone becomes too hot and loses water and salt from the body, leading to tiredness, weakness and muscle cramps, this
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Pain in the big toe
Gout is a notorious cause of sudden pain in the big toe joint, along with redness and swelling. Osteoarthritis is another culprit
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Worsening depression may predict dementia risk
Symptoms of depression that steadily increase over time in older age could indicate early signs of dementia, scientists have said.
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh at high risk of HIV/AIDS: Experts
Although the prevalence of HIV/AIDS is low in the country, Bangladesh is still at high risk of the deadly disease spreading due to its demographic transition and easy access to drugs, say experts.
28 April 2016, 13:02 PM
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
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
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
Masters of Ideation 2016 wraps up
The Grand Finale of Masters of Ideation, the inter-university case solving competition organised by Young Entrepreneurs Society (NSU YES!), took place this Monday, April 18.
21 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