Nationwide Vitamin A Plus campaign set for June 28
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16-member task force formed to review maternal and child health situation
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Anti-venom shortage puts patients at risk
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Two more die of dengue
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Measles deaths reach 680
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Interim govt's negligence behind measles vaccine shortage; no probe needed: PM’s aide
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7 more die with measles-like symptoms
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Take fatty liver disease seriously
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AIDS treatment to be free of cost: Nasim
The government has taken initiatives to provide treatments and medicines free of cost to HIV positive patients at
20 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Stents and surgery equally durable, safe to reduce stroke risk: Study
Study finds doctors can choose a treatment option between stents and surgery to reduce stroke risk based on ease, comfort and best fit for a patient's individual medical condition.
20 February 2016, 14:11 PM
CDC, Brazil start big study to test Zika link to birth defects
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.
20 February 2016, 06:28 AM
Detective hurt in Badda attack
A member of detective branch (DB) of police is injured as alleged miscreants attacked a team of DB in North Badda of Dhaka.
19 February 2016, 17:37 PM
Violence against children worries MJF
Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) yesterday expressed deep concern about the ongoing murders of children, abduction and torture on them.
17 February 2016, 20:39 PM
Man dies after 'falling sick ' at Kafrul Police Station
A man died after "falling sick" at the capital's Kafrul Police Station yesterday.
17 February 2016, 20:19 PM
Taramon Bibi shifted to Dhaka CMH
Freedom fighter Taramon Bibi, who was undergoing treatment at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH), was
17 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Seminar on “E-Commerce in Bangladesh”
Bill Gates had once quoted, “If your business is not on the internet, then your business will be out of business”.
17 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Excitement at new cancer treatment
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.
16 February 2016, 13:17 PM
Railways Minster Mujibul Haque falls sick at JS session
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.
15 February 2016, 18:00 PM
All teens should be screened for depression!
All primary care doctors, including pediatricians and family physicians, should screen adolescents routinely for depression, new
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM
10 benefits of carrots
Forget about vitamin A pills. With this orange crunchy power food, you get vitamin A and a host of other powerful health benefits
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Know your symptoms: Prostate cancer
As men get older their prostate gland often enlarges. This is usually not due to cancer. It is a condition called benign prostatic
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Zika virus, microcephaly and protection
Although symptoms associated with Zika virus are generally mild, a possible association has been observed between the unusual rise
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Devices that matter most for the elderly and disabled
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
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Zika virus may hide in organs protected from immune system
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.
13 February 2016, 06:31 AM
Domestic help injured falling off rooftop
A domestic help was critically injured after she had jumped off the roof of a three-storey building in Dinajpur town on
12 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Study: Neanderthal DNA may influence modern depression risk
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.
12 February 2016, 05:09 AM
Zika virus: 'Strongest evidence yet' of effect on babies
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.
11 February 2016, 04:52 AM
Emergency treatment for all critically injured in all hospitals, clinics
The High Court yesterday directed the government to take necessary steps for providing emergency medical services
10 February 2016, 18:00 PM