The World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging countries to accelerate access to cataract surgery, a simple and highly effective procedure that can restore sight and prevent avoidable blindness.

A recent study suggests that coordinating activity between two brain areas can increase altruistic behaviour. Researchers from East China Normal University and the University of Zurich found that stimulating the frontal and parietal lobes together made people more likely to act unselfishly.

We often admire dynamic duos in movies—Sherlock and Watson, or the Avengers—working together to achieve the impossible.

Calls for fair prices during Ramadan

The prices of key Ramadan items edged up yesterday, the first day of the fasting month, with those of lemon and cucumber spiralling to a level that many consumers termed irrational.

On average, the increase ranged from 10 to 30 percent

Sexual fantasies are something many people experience but rarely talk about openly.

Every year on 15 February, countries around the world mark International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) — a global campaign dedicated to raising awareness about cancers affecting children and adolescents.

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common but frequently misunderstood mental health condition that affects women after childbirth—and its consequences can be serious if left unrecognised and untreated.

Hard-won sexual and reproductive rights are facing fresh political threats, according to global advocacy group Women Deliver.

Nipah virus is a rare but potentially deadly disease that has caused repeated outbreaks in parts of South and Southeast Asia, including Bangladesh.

Changes in food insecurity may quickly affect mental health, according to new research published in PLOS Mental Health.

Almost four in ten cancer cases worldwide could have been prevented, according to a major new analysis by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and its cancer research arm, the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

Cataracts are on the rise as populations get older, with age being the main risk factor

The government has, for the first time, formulated a posting and transfer guideline for government doctors to make human resource management in the health sector more effective, transparent and people-orientated.

World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day, observed every year on 30 January, shines a spotlight on a group of preventable and treatable diseases that continue to affect the world’s most vulnerable people.

The United States has formally notified the World Health Organisation of its withdrawal, prompting serious concerns over the future of global health security.

The health and wellbeing of the world’s adolescents are at a critical turning point, according to a major new analysis published by The Lancet.

Rupan Bhumij (54), a tea-leaf plucker at Patrokhola Tea Garden in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar district, was diagnosed with leprosy around 2020.

Women with dense breast tissue face a higher risk of breast cancer and may not get full protection from standard mammograms, a new study shows.