The weaponisation of health care

Marking six years since the start of the Syrian conflict (15 March), a study in The Lancet provides new estimates for the number of
18 March 2017, 18:00 PM

A guide to brain cancer

Like any other part of your body, your brain can have a tumour, which happens when cells grow out of control and form a solid mass.
18 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Global campaign for gender equality unveils high-level leaders

Deliver for Good, a global campaign powered by Women Deliver in coordination with 10 founding partners that applies a gender lens
18 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Apollo Hospitals celebrates World Kidney Day

Apollo Hospitals in the capital Dhaka arranges various awareness programmes in collaboration with East West University and Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Limited in order to celebrate World Kidney Day on March 9, 2017.
13 March 2017, 09:59 AM

Ways to improve the quality of care in health facilities

There is increasing global awareness that good quality care is key to keeping mothers and babies alive and well.
11 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Praava Health announces PCR lab in Dhaka

Praava Health is going to launch its first outpatient health center in Dhaka, featuring family doctors and diagnostics.
11 March 2017, 18:00 PM

1.7 million child deaths a year

More than 1 in 4 deaths of children under 5 years of age are attributable to unhealthy environments.
11 March 2017, 18:00 PM

The association between type 2 diabetes and risk of death from cancer

A new study published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) reveals that type 2 diabetes
11 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Heart diseases of the children and its management

Rehnuma came to a paediatrician to consult about her 7 months old baby with the complaints of frequent cough and cold since birth,
11 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Healthy lifestyle can prevent kidney disease: experts

Unhealthy lifestyle leads to increase in kidney ailment as Bangladesh is hugely suffering from the disease due to rapidly changed food habit and way of life, health experts say.
9 March 2017, 13:22 PM

CSOs revitalised in Dhaka on immunisation

The Gavi CSO constituency arranged a collaborative meeting of the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the Asia Pacific Region recently
4 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Health benefits of ridge gourd

Ridge gourd or sponge gourd is popularly known as ‘Jhinga’ in Bangladesh. Biologically ridge gourd is referred to as Luffa acutangula.
4 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Secrets of anti-ageing

If you are new to the world of age reversal, you may wonder why your skin would need one. That means it is time to start your daily
4 March 2017, 18:00 PM

E-health records: A way for better health outcomes

Health Policy 2011 emphasised to establish a computer based “Integrated Management Information System” which helps to implement
4 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Exercise may cancel out heart risks if you are overweight & middle-age

Exercise may cancel out the heart risks of being overweight or obese if you are middle-age, a new observational study in the Netherlands
4 March 2017, 18:00 PM

Virtual reality hopes to treat mental health problems

Virtual reality headsets are often associated with video games and fun, but companies are also working to use them for mental health therapies, to treat phobias, anxiety or addictions.
4 March 2017, 06:12 AM

New ‘brain training’ era for mental illnesses

Recent research into the brain is gaining attention, showing that preferences for facial features can be unconsciously changed by manipulating brain activity.
4 March 2017, 04:55 AM

H7N9 bird flu virus might become drug-resistant: Experts

The new strain of H7N9 bird flu virus confirmed earlier this month could become drug-resistant, experts say, while a leading specialist in respiratory diseases warns that it might be resistant already.
27 February 2017, 10:33 AM

Why eat beets?

Although beets have the highest sugar content of all vegetables, most people can safely eat beet roots a few times a week enjoying not
25 February 2017, 18:00 PM

Modern contraceptive options in Bangladesh

While the fertility rate in Bangladesh is slowly declining, overpopulation remains a national concern. Access to effective contraceptives
25 February 2017, 18:00 PM