Type 1 diabetes could affect 2.7 million more people by 2049
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World physiotherapy day 2026 / A healthy heart starts with movement
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Can doctors prescribe friendship instead of medicine?
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Planning for parenthood? Could tobacco be getting in the way?
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When “gastric” is not just gastric
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World food prices at highest since 2022 as supply risks mount, FAO says
4 September 2026
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First global recommendations issued on quitting smoking with type 2 diabetes
2 September 2026
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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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Yeast infection fails first US uterus transplant
The first uterus transplant in the US fails because of yeast infection, Cleveland Clinic, a multispecialty academic hospital located in Cleveland, Ohio, revealed on Friday.
9 April 2016
Chinese medicine plant secrets probed
Scientists have unravelled one of the secrets of a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine.
9 April 2016
Patients suffer as Rangpur medical interns on strike
Patients at Rangpur Medical College Hospital continue to suffer for the second consecutive day today as interns are observing an indefinite strike protesting mugging incidents on the campus.
9 April 2016
Govt rejects HRW report on arsenic
LGRD Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain terms Human Right Watch report on arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh as a blatant lie and says no-one dies of arsenic poisoning recently.
7 April 2016
80 lakh Bangladeshis suffering from diabetes: State minister
Around 80 lakh people in Bangladesh are suffering from diabetes, State Minister for Health Zahid Malik says.
6 April 2016
Vitamin D 'heals damaged hearts'
Vitamin D supplements may help people with diseased hearts, a study suggests.
5 April 2016
Discussion on cancer awareness and counselling
Centre for Cancer Prevention and Research (CCPR) organised a di
2 April 2016
`Pharma Fest’ held at North South University
North South University (NSU) organised a ‘Pharma Fest’ with
2 April 2016
Cure for HIV reportedly 3 years away
A cure for HIV and AIDS reportedly could be just a few years away after scientists have been able to successfully snip away the virus from
2 April 2016
While at the hospital
Ask some essential questions, particularly before undergoing a surgery or any procedure. This is a universal right - even when you go outside of your country. Feelings of uneasiness are not uncommon, but you would not get a chance after the operation. Educate
2 April 2016
Is knuckle cracking harmful?
The straight answer is "No". Many people have misconception about it. The interphalangeal and the metacarpophalangeal joints in the
2 April 2016
Diabetes in children
The term diabetes mellitus describes as a metabolic disorder of multiple etiologies characterised by chronic hyperglycemia with
2 April 2016
Lab-grown skin sprouts hair and glands
Scientists in Japan have successfully transplanted mice with lab-grown skin that has more of the organ's working parts in place than ever before.
2 April 2016
More obese than underweight, study says
There are now more adults in the world classified as obese than underweight, a major study has suggested.
1 April 2016
Ending TB by 2030
World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling on countries and partners to 'Unite to End Tuberculosis' on the occasion of World TB Day, observed on 24 March, 2016.
26 March 2016
World’s most unwanted settings!
People consider doctors as next to God. But do not forget they are just human beings and they can make mistakes unwittingly. Today it
26 March 2016
Cancer scans minimise risky operations
Using a scanner rather than a scalpel could spare hundreds of thousands of cancer patients from risky surgery, a study suggests. Head and neck tumours are treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy, but then need an operation to visually check whether the growth has gone.
26 March 2016
Improving health in cities worldwide
Hundreds of researchers, educators, community leaders, practitioners, and policy makers from all regions of the world will convene in
26 March 2016
Brazil to launch anti-Zika app for Olympics
Brazil's health ministry says it will launch a smartphone application to track the Zika virus during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and help visitors detect the disease.
25 March 2016
6,000 TB deaths in 2015: Govt report
Tuberculosis is still a persisting cause of mortality in Bangladesh as a government report reveals today it caused 6,000 deaths in 2015 alone.
23 March 2016