A deep neural network using smartwatch data detected atrial fibrillation (AF) accurately in cardioversion patients but less so in ambulatory people.

A trial supports self-monitoring over clinic readings for titrating antihypertensive therapy. Many physicians review patient-collected blood pressure (BP) readings when titrating antihypertensive medications, but evidence supporting this approach has been mixed.

Parents’ diets and health can have profound implications for the growth, development, and long-term health of their children before their conception, according to a series of three papers published in The Lancet.

Standard Chartered Bank is collaborating with Friendship to perform 400 eye-cataract surgeries for people in the remote coastal areas of Bangladesh for the marginalised population who otherwise would not have any opportunity for the cure from mostly the preventable types of blindness.

Limb lengthening or height increase with Ilizarov technique has been used successfully in both femur and tibia. Bilateral lower extremity lengthening has been used to increase stature.

Long-term use of certain anti-depressants is linked to dementia in a large British study, researchers say, though they could not definitively conclude that the drugs are the cause.

​New international research has found more evidence to suggest that exercise can prevent the onset of depression, and could be beneficial in people of all ages.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has named April 25th as World Malaria Day, which aims to raise awareness of the condition and how the disease can eventually be eradicated.

University Grant Commission (UGC) has approved “Establishment of Institute of Paediatric Neurodisorder and Autism (IPNA)” as full-fledged, first ever and only institute in the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Bangladesh.

Bed nets coated with a long-lasting chemical called piperonyl butoxide (PBO) combined with pyrethroid insecticide reduced the

It is ironic that a country which is renowned for its scenic greenery has its capital labelled as the 2nd most polluted city in the world in terms of air quality. According to the Global Air Report of 2017, the poor air quality in Dhaka and across Bangladesh claims over 1,22,400 lives every year.

The news on the pre-qualification of Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on January 3, 2018 and endowment by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance have dawned a unique beginning for the entire field of public health.

New horizon of stroke treatment was unveiled through inauguration of ‘Hyper Acute Stroke Care Centre’ at the National Institute of

Praava Health hosted Continuing Medical Education (CME) events recently in Dhaka featuring Dr Varun Shetty, Cardiothoracic Surgeon,

The Paediatric Cardiology department of Apollo Hospitals Dhaka organised an awareness seminar on heart diseases of children recently, says a press release. Dr Tahera Nazrin, Consultant of Clinical and Interventional Paediatric Cardiology was the keynote speaker of the seminar.

The world's largest Lego replica of the doomed Titanic liner is built over 700 hours -- 11 months -- by a 10-year-old boy from Reykjavik, Iceland, who is on the autism spectrum.

New European research finds that those who survive a heart attack may be at a higher risk of a second one if they are divorced or have a low socioeconomic status.

New research suggests that if you want to boost your mental health, eating raw fruit and vegetables could be more beneficial than cooked, canned and processed options.

Jerome Hamon is getting used to his new soubriquet "the man with three faces".

More than 1,000 autistic children in Shanghai of China have been getting positive results from training that uses virtual reality technology to improve their perception of people and their surrounding environment.