First global recommendations issued on quitting smoking with type 2 diabetes
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United Healthcare performs Bangladesh's first robotic surgeries
31 August 2026
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Eat today, protect tomorrow
30 August 2026
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Study points to the need for more effective TB screening strategies in people with HIV
30 August 2026
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The fracture forecast / AI spots risk years ahead
30 August 2026
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If Ebola crosses borders, is Bangladesh prepared?
30 August 2026
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The doctor who swallowed bacteria to prove medicine wrong
30 August 2026
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Too young for type 2? Not anymore
30 August 2026
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Step carefully: Protecting your feet from diabetes
23 August 2026
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Small ways to stop stress stealing your day
23 August 2026
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Chickenpox overview: Myths and realities
Let us try to dig deep into the myths and realities of chickenpox, the tropical disease of the season, with the help of experts.
31 May 2018
How to stay healthy this Ramadan
Each year, Muslims worldwide eagerly wait for Ramadan -- the holy month of fasting which is followed by one of the biggest celebration in Islam, Eid-ul-Fitr. During this month, our lifestyle becomes subject to many changes. For most part, it is the food habit that goes through a drastic change.
29 May 2018
Childhood obesity: 5 prevention tips for parents
Here are five tips for parents designed to help protect children from the dangers of the global epidemic of child obesity.
28 May 2018
Don’t eat bitter pumpkin, study warns after women lose hair
A doctor warns Friday that bitter-tasting pumpkins and squashes can contain potent toxins, after two women were poisoned by their dinners and lost most of their hair.
27 May 2018
Health Awareness Night in Farrer Park Hospital for Bangladeshi community
An exclusive Health Awareness Night was recently organised for the Bangladeshi community in Singapore, at One Farrer Hotel & Spa Ballroom, with Md Mustafizur Rahman, High Commissioner of People’s Republic of Bangladesh in Singapore and Mohd.
26 May 2018
‘Blueprint to beat cancer’ launched
Overweight and obesity increase cancer risk. A new report published recently by World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) shows that
26 May 2018
Simple food-based score predicts long-term obesity risk
Spanish researchers have developed a new food-based score that is strongly associated with long-term risk of overweight or obesity across adulthood, according to new research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Vienna, Austria.
26 May 2018
Plight of poor patients in the hospitals
The situation of the increasing distrust between a doctor and a patient is increasing gradually.
26 May 2018
First-ever WHO list of essential diagnostic tests
Today, many people are unable to get tested for diseases because they cannot access diagnostic services.
26 May 2018
Depression could speed up brain aging
A new UK review finds that those who have depression or anxiety could also show an increased rate of cognitive decline later in life.
25 May 2018
Brain engineering initiative in Bangladesh
The goal of the ‘brain engineering’ initiative is a comprehensive understanding of brain structure and function through the development and use of computing tools.
19 May 2018
World Family Doctor Day: Bangladesh perspective
May 19 had been declared as the World Family Doctor Day by the World Organisation of Family Doctor (WONCA) and is recognised by
19 May 2018
International Nurses Day 2018 observed at United Hospital
United Hospital observed International Nurses Day recently, keeping in line with the global occasion to encourage the nursing profession to maintain the spirit of serving humanity, says a press release.
19 May 2018
Asgar Ali Hospital commemorates International Nurses Day 2018
Asgar Ali Hospital commemorated International Nurses Day 2018 on May 12, 2018, says a press release. To celebrate this occasion, the hospital held day-long events along with scientific workshop.
19 May 2018
Very low-carb diet benefits patients with type 1 diabetes
A very low-carbohydrate diet might be effective in managing type 1 diabetes, suggests a small ‘Pediatrics’ study, but the findings are too preliminary to recommend a change in diabetes care.
19 May 2018
Oral antibiotics associated with increased risk for kidney stones
Use of five classes of antibiotics is associated with increased risk for nephrolithiasis (kidney stone), suggests a case-control study in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
19 May 2018
Importance of fish for heart health stressed
A new scientific advisory reiterates the American Heart Association's recommendation that eating fish twice a week is good for heart health.
19 May 2018
World Hypertension Day 2018: How to prevent, control high blood pressure
May 17 marks World Hypertension Day 2018, which aims to raise awareness of hypertension, which is more commonly known as high blood pressure.
17 May 2018
Apollo Hospitals Dhaka celebrates the World Hand Hygiene Day
‘World Hand Hygiene Day’ has been celebrated at Apollo Hospitals Dhaka recently, says a press release. Every year on the 5th of May,
12 May 2018
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital holds a medical seminar in Dhaka
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH) of Mumbai, India, brought its renowned doctors to Bangladesh for the first time for a
12 May 2018