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World Leprosy Day 2026: Time to put an end to stigma as disease remains curable
25 January 2026, 02:06 AM
Five minutes that could change everything!
25 January 2026, 02:03 AM
Menstrual migraine: The hormone-linked headache many dread
25 January 2026, 01:58 AM
Kidneys in silent mode: Early signs you should not ignore
25 January 2026, 01:54 AM
The silent health threat many people carry alone
25 January 2026, 01:49 AM
Vaping, smoking and teenage wellbeing: Understanding a growing mental health concern
18 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Why does digestion often feel slower in winter?
18 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Did You Know? / We might inhale lung-penetrating microplastics daily!
18 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Which therapy really helps knee arthritis?
18 January 2026, 00:00 AM
First guideline on digital health interventions
The World Health Organisation (WHO) released new recommendations on 10 ways that countries can use digital health technology, accessible via mobile phones, tablets and computers, to improve people’s health and essential services.
20 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Why Do Mental Health Patients Not Seek Help?
Many mental health patients don't seek help for their mental health.
17 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Judging yourself with the Dunning-Kruger effect
“One of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision.”
17 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Wine has cancer-causing potential of cigarettes
Drinking a bottle of wine a week (less than one drink a day) is equivalent to smoking 5 to 10 cigarettes in terms of the absolute increase in cancer risk, according to a study in BMC Public Health.
13 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Osteoporosis treatment guidelines issued
The Endocrine Society has recently released new guidelines on the pharmacologic treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
13 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Traffic-related air pollution associated with 4m new cases of childhood asthma every year
The first global estimates of their kind suggest that more than one in ten childhood asthma cases could be linked to traffic-related air pollution every year,
13 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Painless normal delivery
A pregnant lady took admission with 37 weeks of pregnancy with a ruptured membrane in my hospital. Her elder child was born in another hospital almost five years ago by traditional normal delivery which was painful.
13 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Uneven access to health services drives life expectancy gaps
Women outlive men everywhere in the world – particularly in wealthy countries. The World Health Statistics 2019 – disaggregated by sex for the first time – explains why.
13 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Start therapy early for autism to maximise benefits
My child does not talk! He doesn’t like socialising with other children. She avoids looking at me in the eye. My child plays with his toys in repetitive ways.
10 April 2019, 05:19 AM
The rise in the popularity of yoga
If the body is stiff and the mind is rigid, what life can one live? The practice of yoga is to remove weeds from the body so that a garden can grow. Yoga stretches and strengthens the mind, body and spirit. No wonder yoga is the top choice for people living healthy lifestyles.
6 April 2019, 18:00 PM
NOWW to improve nutrition for women RMG workers in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Knitwear manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) and Nutrition International jointly launched a new initiative 'Nutrition of Working Women (NoWW)' to improve nutrition of women workers of garment factories in Bangladesh recently, says a press release.
6 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Promoting better glucose management for type 2 diabetes
Among patients with type 2 diabetes who use insulin, many have difficulty reaching their targets for glycaemic control.
6 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Globally, one in five deaths are associated with poor diet
People in almost every region of the world could benefit from rebalancing their diets to eat optimal amounts of various foods and nutrients, according to the Global Burden of Disease study tracking trends in consumption of 15 dietary factors from 1990 to 2017 in 195 countries, published in The Lancet.
6 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Health for all: everyone, everywhere
Key to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) is ensuring that everyone can obtain the care they need, when they need it, right in the heart of the community.
6 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Arsenic-laced water may cause more young deaths: study
Chronic exposure to higher arsenic concentration through drinking water may cause more deaths in young adults in a number of different diseases, says a new study.
6 April 2019, 06:11 AM
Forever young: Protein that keeps skin youthful
Beauty might only be skin deep, but for those wondering how to keep that skin young, scientists may have found an answer in the form of a protein that encourages cell competition.
4 April 2019, 09:13 AM
Wearable device could offer biopsy alternative for cancer
Biopsy is currently the most accurate means of diagnosing cancer. But, as Daniel F Hayes MD – senior author of the paper, published in Nature Communications – explains, "nobody wants to have a biopsy."
4 April 2019, 04:44 AM
2bn people lack water at health facilities: UN
A quarter of the world's health facilities lack basic water services, impacting 2 billion people, the United Nations says, warning that unhygienic conditions could fuel the global rise of deadly superbugs.
3 April 2019, 10:54 AM
Even a little bit of exercise could help
Just 10 minutes of exercise a week might be better than no physical activity in terms of mortality risk, according to a study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. And very high levels of exercise are more protective.
30 March 2019, 18:00 PM
AstraZeneca to bring life-changing medicines in Bangladesh
AstraZeneca, a leading global science-led biopharmaceutical company of Swedish-British origin, announced its partnership with MGH Healthcare Limited to provide convenient and reliable access to AstraZeneca medicines in Bangladesh — says a press release.
30 March 2019, 18:00 PM