Vitiligo in children may signal hidden risks of hearing loss
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Physiotherapy / Post Chikungunya joints and muscle pain management
18 October 2025, 20:08 PM
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Food upcycling: The missing link in our fight against food insecurity
18 October 2025, 20:07 PM
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New global guidelines target postpartum bleeding to save mothers’ lives
18 October 2025, 20:07 PM
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World Anaesthesia Day 2025 / Regional anaesthesia: A safer future for postoperative pain control
18 October 2025, 20:06 PM
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Entry tests for medical, dental colleges to be held on same day
13 October 2025, 13:25 PM
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Global tobacco use declined, but the epidemic persisted
11 October 2025, 18:06 PM
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The five sleep profiles that shape our mental health
11 October 2025, 18:01 PM
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Statin use in pregnancy: No increased risk of birth defects
11 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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World mental health day 2025: Protecting minds in humanitarian crises
11 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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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, 11:09 AM
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, 10:13 AM
Vitamin D 'heals damaged hearts'
Vitamin D supplements may help people with diseased hearts, a study suggests.
5 April 2016, 06:19 AM
Discussion on cancer awareness and counselling
Centre for Cancer Prevention and Research (CCPR) organised a di
2 April 2016, 18:00 PM
`Pharma Fest’ held at North South University
North South University (NSU) organised a ‘Pharma Fest’ with
2 April 2016, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
Diabetes in children
The term diabetes mellitus describes as a metabolic disorder of multiple etiologies characterised by chronic hyperglycemia with
2 April 2016, 18:00 PM
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, 06:40 AM
A shutterbug affair: The 4th AUW Photo Carnival
Being South Asia's first international all-women's liberal arts' university and home to students from 16 countries, international events with diversity are part of AUW's core values. Within days of the end of AUW-International Model United Nations (AUWIMUN), comes the 4th AUW Photo Carnival.
31 March 2016, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 09:03 AM
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, 10:01 AM
S Korea confirms first Zika case
South Korean health authorities say a man who recently returned home from Brazil has been confirmed to be infected with the Zika virus.
22 March 2016, 06:49 AM
7-minute fitness routine to get you in shape
Life is busy! With working overtime and struggling to make ends meet, its difficult take some time out of our hectic schedule and head for the gym.
20 March 2016, 05:47 AM
Philips continues to create awareness on sleep disorders
More than 100 million people globally suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder characterized by repeated
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM