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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
Colistin: the last weapon
Antibiotic is the most loyal weapon against the disease caused by bacterial infection. Each antibiotic has their own way to fight off bacteria.
1 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Why the HIV epidemic is not over
1 December 2018 marks the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day – a day created to raise awareness about HIV and the resulting AIDS epidemics.
1 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Global study predicts more than 20% rise in insulin use by 2030
The amount of insulin needed to effectively treat type 2 diabetes will rise by more than 20% worldwide over the next 12 years,
24 November 2018, 18:00 PM
New drug approved for travellers' diarrhoea
The oral antibacterial Rifamycin (marketed as Aemcolo) has been approved to treat travellers' diarrhoea driven by non-invasive strains of
24 November 2018, 18:00 PM
People with paralysis control tablet devices
An investigational brain-computer interface (BCI) can enable people with paralysis to directly operate an off-the-shelf tablet device by thinking about making cursor movements and clicks, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.
24 November 2018, 18:00 PM
The threat of undiagnosed diabetes in Bangladesh
Diabetes is not only a health crisis but also a burden on the health sector and the economy as it causes devastating personal suffering and drives families into poverty.
24 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Putting stalled malaria control efforts back on track
Reductions in malaria cases have stalled after several years of decline globally, according to the new World malaria report 2018.
24 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Executive director of icddr,b wins Prince Mahidol Award
Prof John D Clemens, executive director of International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), wins this year’s Prince Mahidol Award for his contribution to the development of oral cholera vaccines that have revolutionised cholera control efforts globally.
23 November 2018, 11:31 AM
Disciplined life crucial for checking diabetes: experts
Health experts and medical practitioners at a seminar in Rajshahi observe that maintaining discipline, taking prescribed diets and medicines and regular physical exercise are very important for the patients suffering from diabetes.
18 November 2018, 07:00 AM
Invest in your hair to keep them healthy and shining
Your precious lock of hair always is exposed and is prone to dehydration during winter, infection during summer and damage during the spring and autumn season. Here are a few suggestions to take care of your hair and keep them healthy.
17 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Like a phoenix: living with HIV for 32 years
It was the hottest day of summer Europe ever experienced in the the last 40 years and I was eagerly waiting to meet Mr. Haerry David from Switzerland, co-author for www.hivrestrictions.org.
17 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Global leaders promise to achieve universal access
The fifth International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) concluded with remarks from government officials, global leaders, advocates
17 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Influenza: are we ready?
When 100 passengers on a flight from Dubai to New York in September 2018 fell ill with respiratory symptoms, health officials were
17 November 2018, 18:00 PM
A new oral antibiotic for the treatment of gonorrhoea
Zoliflodacin is a promising investigational oral antibiotic for the treatment of urogenital gonorrhoea.
17 November 2018, 18:00 PM
World Antibiotics Awareness Week: How we can prevent antibiotic resistance
World Antibiotics Awareness Week, which takes place November 12 to 18 and is managed by the World Health Organization, aims to increase global awareness of antibiotic resistance and prevent it spreading further. Here we round up some facts and figures on antibiotic resistance and why it is important we all play our role in fighting against it.
15 November 2018, 08:40 AM
Use of modern contraception: Number of women growing slowly in Bangladesh
Bangladeshi women shows a slow performance in using modern contraception in the world. In a wider perspective, an ambitious goal to boost the number of women using modern contraception by tens of millions by 2020 is falling far behind, said experts.
13 November 2018, 04:53 AM
Review questions wisdom of limiting salt intake in heart failure
It is not clear whether lowering dietary salt intake actually helps patients with heart failure, according to a review in JAMA Internal Medicine.
10 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Artificial intelligence improves wrist fracture detection
Missed fractures are a common category of diagnostic errors and can cause malunion, osteonecrosis, and arthritis, with consequent
10 November 2018, 18:00 PM
World Vasectomy Day 2018
World Vasectomy Day (WVD) is a worldwide movement about starting conversations, helping men and their families become more
10 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Global progress in health not inevitable anytime soon
The latest global estimates for the state of the world's health from the Global Burden of Disease study (GBD), published in a special issue of The Lancet, highlight that global progress in health is not inevitable.
10 November 2018, 18:00 PM