Type 1 diabetes could affect 2.7 million more people by 2049
6 September 2026
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Health
World physiotherapy day 2026 / A healthy heart starts with movement
6 September 2026
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Health
Can doctors prescribe friendship instead of medicine?
6 September 2026
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Health
Planning for parenthood? Could tobacco be getting in the way?
6 September 2026
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Health
When 'gastric' is not just gastric
6 September 2026
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Health
World food prices at highest since 2022 as supply risks mount, FAO says
4 September 2026
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Food
First global recommendations issued on quitting smoking with type 2 diabetes
2 September 2026
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Health
United Healthcare performs Bangladesh's first robotic surgeries
31 August 2026
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Health
Eat today, protect tomorrow
30 August 2026
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Health
Study points to the need for more effective TB screening strategies in people with HIV
30 August 2026
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Health
Lung cancer therapy is 'milestone'
A lung cancer therapy can more than double life expectancy in some patients, a "milestone" trial shows.
30 May 2015
Menstrual hygiene day observed
Global Menstrual Hygiene Day 2015 was observed first time in the country on Thursday with a call to create awareness about menstrual hygiene management.
29 May 2015
Community engagement to further improve maternal health stressed
The maternal and child health situation of Bangladesh can further improve if the best practices are scaled up through community engagement, observed speakers at an experience sharing meeting in the capital yesterday.
26 May 2015
Maternity and poverty: Fistula in Bangladesh
Fistula needs a concerted and collective effort. A fistula-free Bangladesh claims all of us. Awareness is not all, but only a small step.
23 May 2015
Dos and don'ts of contact lenses
Specialists have noticed a rise in eye infections among contact-lens wearers and are warning users to take extra care.
23 May 2015
Do you really need a CT scan?
Medical imaging (Computed Tomography or CT scan, X-rays, MRI etc.) tests have become increasingly concerned about their overuse,
23 May 2015
Summer tips for a healthy heart
The arrival of spring and summer means days at the pool, family picnics and other outdoor activities. Here are some tips from the
23 May 2015
Depression makes heart failure worse
People with heart failure must be screened for signs of depression and offered counselling, scientists say.
23 May 2015
Heart failure victims require depression counselling
People with heart failure must be screened for signs of depression and offered counselling, scientists say.
23 May 2015
German woman Annegret Raunigk, 65, has quadruplets - media
65-year-old German woman gives birth to quadruplets after undergoing an artificial insemination procedure, Germany's RTL television reports.
23 May 2015
Baby-to-baby talk could spur speech development: study
Babies prefer one another's babble over that of adults, according to a new study.
17 May 2015
Indians drinking alcohol up 55pc in 20 years
A global study has found out that alcohol consumption in India has risen by 55 percent over a period of 20 years.
17 May 2015
Indian doctors join hands against practice of unwanted tests
Several doctors from all over India and across disciplines are joining hands to fight against the menace of unnecessary investigations.
17 May 2015
Hirsutism may be a sign of serious medical condition
Hirsutism or frazonism is the excessive hairiness on women in those parts of the body where terminal hair does not normally occur or
16 May 2015
The power in your hand!
The chances of having a heart attack, stroke or dying young may be hidden in the palm of the hand, a study suggests.
16 May 2015
Eat your water
Eating a diet that is rich in whole, plant-based foods is a good way to stay hydrated in hot scorching summer. Fresh fruits and
16 May 2015
Exercise buys five years for elderly
Regular exercise in old age has as powerful an effect on life expectancy as giving up smoking, researchers say.
16 May 2015
Public health experts call for more investments
Public health experts yesterday called for more investments to improve the health status of the urban poor.
16 May 2015
Dealing with congenital anomalies
Congenital anomalies are important causes of childhood death, chronic illness and disability.
16 May 2015
Eight alleged abductors arrested in Mymensingh
Detectives arrested eight people, including a woman, for their alleged involvement in an abduction case.
13 May 2015