US and Brazilian researchers are heading to João Pessoa in the state of Paraíba on Monday to recruit mothers and babies in one of the biggest government-led studies to understand whether the Zika virus is linked to microcephaly, a rare birth defect.

A member of detective branch (DB) of police is injured as alleged miscreants attacked a team of DB in North Badda of Dhaka.

Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) yesterday expressed deep concern about the ongoing murders of children, abduction and torture on them.

A man died after "falling sick" at the capital's Kafrul Police Station yesterday.

Freedom fighter Taramon Bibi, who was undergoing treatment at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH), was

Bill Gates had once quoted, “If your business is not on the internet, then your business will be out of business”.

A therapy that retrains the body's immune system to fight cancer has provoked excitement after more than 90% of terminally ill patients reportedly went into remission.

Railways Minster Mujibul Haque was admitted to a hospital in the capital as he fell sick while replying to lawmakers' queries in parliament yesterday evening.

All primary care doctors, including pediatricians and family physicians, should screen adolescents routinely for depression, new

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As men get older their prostate gland often enlarges. This is usually not due to cancer. It is a condition called benign prostatic

Although symptoms associated with Zika virus are generally mild, a possible association has been observed between the unusual rise

Morten Bjorkman is 92 years old and lives in Stockholm. Since his wife died, when he was 77, he has lived on his own. While his 2

The Zika virus may be particularly adept at entrenching itself in parts of the body that are shielded from the immune system, making it harder to fight off and possibly lengthening the timeframe in which it can be transmitted, top US experts say.

A domestic help was critically injured after she had jumped off the roof of a three-storey building in Dinajpur town on

Researchers find evidence that one bit of Neanderthal DNA can boost the risk of tobacco addiction, while others can slightly raise or lower the risk of being diagnosed with depression.

One of the US's most senior public health officials has revealed the "strongest evidence to date" of the effect on babies of the Zika virus.

The High Court yesterday directed the government to take necessary steps for providing emergency medical services

A pregnant woman living in Queensland, Australia has tested positive for the Zika virus, say health authorities.

If anyone is detected with Zika virus, the government will bear the cost of their treatment, Health Minister Mohammad Nasim says. Bangladesh government has taken all necessary steps to control the spread of the Zika virus, he tells reporters at the health ministry.