7 more suspected measles deaths reported in 24 hours
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Disease
Progress under pressure: Bangladesh’s healthcare challenges
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Healthcare
Stand up for your health: why sitting less matters
5 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Smart health or smart spending?
5 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Pregnancy after 35: balancing choice, hope and reality
5 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
The Bangladeshi professor who changed newborn care worldwide
5 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Perimenopause: the life stage nobody talks about
5 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Health
Two more die with suspected measles; combined toll reaches 731
4 July 2026, 20:22 PM
Disease
With 5 more deaths, Bangladesh’s measles-related toll rises to 729
3 July 2026, 18:47 PM
Disease
WHO declares cruise ship-linked hantavirus outbreak over
2 July 2026, 21:36 PM
World
How to look after your mental health naturally
Here we round some tips on how we can all take steps each day to boost our mood and look after ourselves mentally.
12 October 2017, 11:16 AM
World Arthritis Day 2017: Facts and figures about the condition
World Arthritis Day falls on October 12 this year and aims to raise awareness of the condition, as well as the importance of early diagnosis.
12 October 2017, 06:32 AM
US scientists engineer corn to boost protein
US scientists find a way to genetically engineer corn to produce an amino acid contained in meat, boosting the nutritional value of one of the world's most important crops.
11 October 2017, 06:31 AM
Child obesity grows tenfold since 1975: study
The world had 10 times as many obese children and teenagers last year than in 1975, but underweight kids still outnumbered them, a study says.
11 October 2017, 04:33 AM
Japan scientists grow drugs in chicken eggs
Japanese researchers genetically engineers hens whose eggs contain drugs that can fight serious diseases including cancer, in a bid to dramatically reduce the cost of treatment, a report says.
9 October 2017, 13:52 PM
Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2017: What we know now about prevention
October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which aims to increase knowledge of how we can help beat one of the most common cancers in women. As more and more research focuses on what we can do to reduce our risk of the disease, here we round up five everyday lifestyle changes that women can make.
8 October 2017, 05:12 AM
25.5 million unsafe abortions take place worldwide every year
Every year, of the 55.7 million abortions that take place worldwide, 25.5 million are unsafe according to a new study published in The
7 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Apollo Hospitals Dhaka marked World Heart Day
Apollo Hospitals Dhaka in collaboration with Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd. organised activities to mark World Heart Day, says a press release.
7 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Partnership to improve access to diabetes care in Bangladesh
To address the need for increased screening, diagnosis, and treatment, Medtronic and the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh jointly aim
7 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Ultra fast-acting insulin got approval from the US FDA
Novo Nordisk announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Fiasp® (fast-acting insulin aspart), a new fast-
7 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Ending child marriage critical to achieving SDGs
As the world marks International Day of the Girl Child on 11 October, Girls Not Brides is calling upon the international community to
7 October 2017, 18:00 PM
The world is running out of antibiotics
A report, Antibacterial agents in clinical development — an analysis of the antibacterial clinical development pipeline, including
7 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Drinking plenty of water helps prevent UTIs in women
American researchers may have found a simple way to prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs), finding that drinking an additional three pints (or 1.42 liters) of water a day could help keep the infections at bay in women who are prone to them.
7 October 2017, 09:07 AM
Primary HPV screening detects more lesions
Human papillomavirus (HPV) screening — compared with cytology-based screening — is associated with higher detection rates for
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Twice-daily aspirin could lead to more cardiovascular benefits
Taking aspirin twice daily, rather than the current recommendation of once daily, could enhance cardiovascular protection in people with
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Pioneering cancer access programme for people in lower-income countries
Novartis announced a new collaboration with The Max Foundation to support continued access to treatment at no cost for nearly
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Comprehensive efforts needed
Every year close to 800,000 people take their own life and there are many more people who attempt suicide. Every suicide is a tragedy
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Share the power
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the world’s most common cause of death. 31% of global deaths are from CVDs. By 2030, over 23
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Nearly half of abortions 'unsafe': study
Close to half of the approximately 56 million abortions which is performed every year worldwide are unsafe, researchers says in a study.
28 September 2017, 06:29 AM
Bangladeshi patient sings during brain surgery in UAE
A 50-year-old Bangladeshi surgical patient sings and talks to doctors all through a complicated brain surgery as doctors remove a tennis-ball sized tumour at a hospital in Ajman of UAE.
27 September 2017, 05:50 AM