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Dhaka wakes up to run towards a healthier tomorrow
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AI can help, but should doctors trust it blindly?
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The technology changing hip and knee surgery
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3 more children die with measles symptoms as toll reaches 750
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2 more die with suspected measles, toll reaches 747
9 July 2026, 19:18 PM
Disease
Heat-triggered 'grenades' hit cancer
Scientists have designed microscopic "grenades" that can explode their cancer-killing payload in tumours.
31 October 2015, 08:54 AM
SCF demands withdrawal of AI statement on war crimes
Sector Commanders Forum (SCF) today demanded that Amnesty International withdraw its October 27 statement regarding the trials of two condemned war criminals -- Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
31 October 2015, 07:16 AM
'Milestone' prostate cancer drug
The first drug that targets precise genetic mutations in prostate cancer has been shown to be effective in a "milestone" trial by UK scientists.
29 October 2015, 05:11 AM
Processed meats do cause cancer: WHO
Global health experts are to release guidance about the possible cancer risks of red and processed meats.
26 October 2015, 11:41 AM
One in three older women suffer from Osteoporosis
Around the world, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men are at risk of an osteoporosis fracture, says the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF).
20 October 2015, 08:35 AM
Arm mole count 'predicts skin cancer risk'
Having more than 11 moles on one arm indicates a higher-than-average risk of skin cancer or melanoma, research suggests.
19 October 2015, 04:44 AM
Health benefits of cinnamon
Cinnamon is a highly delicious spice. It has been prized for its medicinal properties for thousands of years. Modern science has now
17 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Screening and early detection to prevent cancer
Prevention is better than cure. For cancer management, prevention has a very significant role. Much before early detection of cancer,
17 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Launch of the nation's smallest and most advanced first aid kit
Apollo Hospitals Dhaka has announced the city-wide release of their first aid kit, the nation's first international standard on-the-go size
17 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Cure for cancer might accidentally have been found
Scientists might have accidentally made a huge step forward in the search for a cure for cancer — discovering unexpectedly that a malaria
17 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Down to the 'dirty' business: infants' bowel movements
A frequently expressed concern by new parents is whether their baby's bowel movements are normal: are there too many? Too little? Is this the normal color? What about the consistency? Are there differences between the stools of formula-fed and breast-fed infants?
17 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Antioxidants could lead to faster growth of cancer cells
Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center found is that antioxidants can work their magic on cancerous cells, too—turbo-charging the process by which they grow and spread.
17 October 2015, 13:00 PM
Fears grow over increased antibiotic resistance
More than 6,000 deaths a year could be caused by a 30% fall in the effectiveness of antibiotics in the US, a report in The Lancet suggests.
16 October 2015, 12:16 PM
Govt provides 19,000 Rajshahi slum families with healthcare
Around 19,000 poor and extremely poor families living in slums in Rajshahi city have been receiving health and
15 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Celebrities join Dettol’s ‘Give Life a Hand’ campaign
Sharmin Nahar Lucky, Iresh Zaker, Munmun, Mithila and Kankan have joined the Dettol Bangladesh's ‘Give Life a Hand’ campaign with their picture of soap-cleaned hands and video messages on Dettol Bangladesh’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
15 October 2015, 10:39 AM
Ashkona burn victim dies at DMCH
A domestic help who sustained burn injuries in an explosion at her employer’s flat at East Ashkona in Dhaka on Sunday, dies at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
15 October 2015, 05:07 AM
War crimes: Condemned Mojaheed, SQ Chy seek review
Jamaat-e-Islami leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and BNP’s Salauddin Quader Chowdhury have sought review of Supreme Court verdicts that upheld their death penalties for war crimes. Mojaheed has filed a 38-page review plea citing 32 grounds while the BNP leader has moved a 108-page petition.
14 October 2015, 04:43 AM
Myanmar militants refuse ransom, deny abduction link
Myanmar's militant group Arakan Liberation Party that had claimed responsibility for the abduction of three Bangladeshis earlier, refuses the ransom and denies their involvement in the incident.
12 October 2015, 12:16 PM
First 'in womb' stem cell trial to begin
The first clinical trial injecting foetal stem cells into babies still in the womb has been announced.
12 October 2015, 08:10 AM
Fidgeting while you work might be good for you
People who can’t resist fidgeting while they work may want to stop trying to kick the habit, because a new study suggests all that toe tapping and pencil rapping may be good for their health.
10 October 2015, 18:00 PM