People who regularly snack on a variety of nuts may face a lower risk of heart disease than people who don't, says the largest study of its kind. .

Human brain is a marvel. We still have so little information about it, yet depend so much on it. Our brains are astonishingly perfect.

Praava Health, a health startup focusing on patient-centric care, organised a seminar yesterday on the breakthrough CAR T Cell

Muhammad Faid started smoking at age 17 and smoked five sticks a day with his friends. He is now 24 and is one of the youngest patients in Malaysia to have been diagnosed with oral cancer.

A week after doctors found the existence of a tumour in an artery of her arm, Muktamoni undergoes a “successful” operation at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).

Zhao Yuedong, a 39-year-old villager from China's Liaoning province, becomes a hero to a leukemia patient in the US city of Los Angeles when he became the first international bone marrow donor from Shenyang.

After the reported outbreaks of H5N1 and H1N1 virus, schools located within a 10-km radius of the infected area in Dawei Township of Myanmar from August 1 to 7 have been ordered closed.

Apologising for his yesterday’s comment on chikungunya, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq says he could not express himself properly.

Recent research into the brain is gaining attention, showing that preferences for facial features can be unconsciously changed by manipulating brain activity.

The new strain of H7N9 bird flu virus confirmed earlier this month could become drug-resistant, experts say, while a leading specialist in respiratory diseases warns that it might be resistant already.

Infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi; the diseases can be spread,

Image-scanning software developed at Stanford University can distinguish deadly skin cancers from benign ones as accurately as top dermatologists, according to a study.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released new guidelines on HIV self-testing to improve access to and uptake of HIV diagnosis.

Thalassaemia is the most common congenital disorder in the world including Bangladesh, but one of the least known diseases

At present time, there is an increasing awareness in the society about breast cancer, which is the second most common cancer

World Heart Day was founded in 2000 to inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading

US government researchers say they have begun their first clinical trial of a Zika vaccine while the Obama administration told lawmakers funds to fight the virus would run out in the coming weeks due to congressional inaction.

Ahead of World Hepatitis Day, 28 July 2016, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging countries to take rapid action to

A stye is a small, painful lump on the inside or outside of the eyelid. If you have a stye, your eye may also be watery and you

Foresight Prenatal Clinic has introduced NT scan (OSCAR / first trimester scan) and performing triple marker test in Bangladesh.