Black rice is being called a superfood for being rich in nutrients.

A day without traffic congestion cannot be imagined by Dhaka city dwellers.

Paediatric Cardiology Department of Apollo Hospitals Dhaka organised a seminar on “Heart diseases of children - can’t take the smile away” on Wednesday, 26 February 2020 at Banani Club Limited.

Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) recently launched End the Neglect, a year-long campaign set to ignite a global movement to raise awareness and inspire action to end NTDs, says a press release.

Macrolide antibiotics (azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythromycin, spiramycin, telithromycin etc.) carry a higher risk for major foetal malformations than penicillins when taken during pregnancy, according to a study in the BMJ. This is consistent with prior studies.

Collagen is a protein your body makes naturally. It makes up about a third of all of the protein in your body.

A national summit on Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) has been organised in Dhaka by the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh in collaboration with the Interactive Research and Development, Bangladesh with support from the United States Agency for International Development recently, says a press release.

Virtually everyone knows that a healthful lifestyle — never smoking, normal body-mass index (BMI), moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, moderate alcohol intake, and a higher-quality diet — is good for their health. What very few people know is just how much benefit they get from achieving all these lifestyle goals.

Teens become more sedentary as they age — and the more sedentary they are, the more likely they are to develop depressive symptoms — according to a study in the Lancet Psychiatry.

You get this problem when stomach acid moves into a tube called the oesophagus, which carries food from your mouth to the stomach.

No single country is adequately protecting children’s health, their environment and their futures, finds a landmark report released by a Commission of over 40 child and adolescent health experts from around the world. The Commission was convened by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and The Lancet.

A government probe committee has found the negligence of five officials of National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital (NICRH) in preserving and protecting hospital equipment, including intensive care unit ventilation.

A single dose of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is associated with a significant reduction in cervical disease, according to a retrospective study in Cancer. The CDC generally recommends two doses for those vaccinated between ages 9 and 14, and three doses for those vaccinated later.

Adults who start blood pressure- or lipid-lowering therapy may use these medications as substitutes for healthy lifestyle changes, according to a study in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

The clinical spectrum of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection is still being defined. Now, investigators describe the characteristics of 99 people with confirmed 2019-nCoV pneumonia who were admitted to one infectious diseases specialty hospital between January 1 and 20, 2020, in Wuhan, China.

Coronavirus is the latest topic globally and people are becoming scared day by day. It indeed is a matter of concern, but you do not have to be scared about it so much.

For the first time, researchers managed to make intact human organs transparent. Using microscopic imaging they could reveal underlying complex structures of the see-through organs at the cellular level.

The 14-day quarantine for the 312 Wuhan-returnee Bangladeshis at Ashkona Hajj Camp ends.

People returning to the Chinese capital Beijing from extended holidays are ordered to undergo a 14-day self-quarantine to help prevent spread of the new coronavirus, as hard-hit Hubei province reports more than 2,400 new cases.

A further 39 people on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the Japan coast have tested positive for the new coronavirus, authorities say, as thousands more steel themselves for a second week in quarantine.