The month of Ramadan is a special time for the Muslim where fasting and feasting are integral to religious life, social interaction and communal celebration. Understanding the spiritual significance of this month to the Muslim as well as the practical aspects can put the physician in a much stronger position to gain patient trust and facilitate communication.

International Nurses Week celebrated at Asgar Ali Hospital

Trials with people with newly-diagnosed colorectal and non-small cell lung cancer suggest that whole body Magnetic Resonance Imaging

More than 20 million babies were born with a low birth weight (less than 2500g; 5.5 pounds) in 2015—around one in seven of all

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and considered a major risk factor

Bangladesh has been planning to introduce the rotavirus vaccine for quite a long time. But it does not seem to be very fast. Children

The "blue light" in LED lighting can damage the eye's retina and disturb natural sleep rhythms, France's government-run health watchdog says.

World Health Organisation (WHO) welcomes the commitment by the International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA) to align with the

Living alone is positively associated with common mental disorders, regardless of age and sex, according to a recent study published in

A new study has found that combining malaria genetic data with human mobility data from mobile networks can help map and predict

Feeding mosquitoes sugar makes them less attracted to humans, a response that is regulated by the protein vitellogenin, according to a

The coverage of rural sanitation facilities is generally better in Bangladesh. Although water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) related

Obesity worldwide, including in Bangladesh, is increasing more quickly in rural areas than in cities, a study reports, challenging a long-held assumption that the global epidemic of excess weight is mainly an urban problem.

A recent study shows that emotional crying will help you lose weight because it is linked to hormones that heighten the cortisol level, which is induced when you have bottled up emotions.

The era of doctors prescribing patients powerful antibiotics while they wait for lab reports could soon be numbered, with a new device returning results within minutes instead of days.

In summers, dehydration of body is often common and is caused because of reasons such as insufficient intake of water or spending too much time outdoors under the sun. Dehydrated body leads to dehydrated skin which looks dull and dry. Few foods can help to keep skin hydrated and nourished during hot weather.

Use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) has led to substantial reductions in invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in high- and middle-income countries.

More than half of parents underestimated their children’s classification as overweight or obese-children themselves and health professionals also share this misperception, according to new research presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Apollo Hospitals Dhaka organised an awareness programme titled ‘Heart Disease Can’t Take the Smile Away’ recently in Dhaka, says a press release. The main objective of this awareness programme was to create awareness about child heart diseases.

Thalassaemia is the most common congenital disorder in Bangladesh. It is estimated that nearly 14,000 thalassaemic children are born every year in our country.