DHAKA: The intern physicians on Monday (March 6) called off work abstention. They came up with the decision after a meeting with health minister Mohammed Nasim at his Dhanmondi residence around 11:00 am. The interns also expressed sorrows for the sufferings of the patients caused by

DHAKA: Scientists have created "artificial embryos" using stem cells from mice, in what they believe is a world first. The University of Cambridge team used two types of stem cells and a 3D scaffold to create a structure closely resembling a natural mouse embryo, reports the BBC.

DHAKA: The High Court on Monday (February 27) directed the government to stop production and marketing of antibiotic, and hormone drugs of 28 companies by 72 hours. An HC bench comprising Justice Syed Muhammad Dastagir Husain and Justice Md Ataur Rahman Khan came up with the order

An experimental new type of male contraceptive that blocks sperm flow with a gel has been successful in monkey trials. Vasalgel acts as a physical barrier once injected into the tubes that sperm would swim down to the penis. The company behind it says a two-year trial, published in

An experimental new type of male contraceptive that blocks sperm flow with a gel has been successful in monkey trials. Vasalgel acts as a physical barrier once injected into the tubes that sperm would swim down to the penis. The company behind it says a two-year trial, published in

An experimental new type of male contraceptive that blocks sperm flow with a gel has been successful in monkey trials. Vasalgel acts as a physical barrier once injected into the tubes that sperm would swim down to the penis. The company behind it says a two-year trial, published in

DHAKA: World Health Organization congratulates India for launching one of the world’s largest vaccination campaign against measles, a major childhood killer disease, and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), responsible for irreversible birth defects. The campaign launched on Monday

The number of people facing “long waits” for hospital treatment in England has more than doubled in the past four years, figures show. Patients needing routine care such as knee and hip replacements are meant to be treated in 18 weeks under NHS rules. But the numbers waiting

DHAKA: Tonic, Grameenphone and Telenor Health’s digital health service, has recently surpassed the mark of two million subscribers. This is a remarkable feat given that Tonic has started its journey less than a year ago to create awareness regarding healthy living and provide health

DHAKA: Australian scientists hope a drug that mimics part of a shark's immune system may help treat an incurable lung disease. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) scars lung tissue, causing breathing to become progressively harder, reports the BBC. It kills more than 5,000

DHAKA: Virtual reality could be used to diagnose and treat visual vertigo, according to a team of Cardiff University psychologists. People with the condition suffer from dizziness and nausea and often cite places with repetitive visual patterns, such as supermarkets, as the trigger,

Enhanced efforts, renewed commitment, and an inclusive approach is needed to end the scourge of leprosy which continues to afflict thousands of people every year, the majority of them in the WHO South-East Asia Region. Leprosy affected 212 000 more people globally in 2015. Of them 60

DHAKA: Girls start to see themselves as less innately talented than boys do when they are only six years old. A group of US researchers has said this after conducting the study on 400 children, in the journal Science, that initially found both five-year-old boys and girls thought their

DHAKA: Health officials in Brazil say there has been a sharp rise in the cases of yellow fever in the country. They said there had been 63 confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne illness so far this year, up from seven in the whole of 2016. Most of the cases have been in rural areas

DHAKA: Artificial intelligence can identify skin cancer in photographs with the same accuracy as trained doctors. The Stanford University team said the findings were “incredibly exciting” and would now be tested in clinics. Eventually, they believe using AI could revolutionize

DHAKA: Bread, chips and potatoes should be cooked to a golden yellow colour, rather than brown, to reduce our intake of a chemical which could cause cancer, government food scientists are warning. Acrylamide is produced when starchy foods are roasted, fried or grilled for too long at

DHAKA: Salim (anonymous) can not remember how long ago he got injected pethidine for the first time. He has been visiting hospital over the last two years with breaks. Sometimes, he went away and come back again. He gets his treatment there, take medicine and move again. Senior nurse

DHAKA: Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim has ordered to constitute two probe bodies over alleged irregularities and mismanagement in two government hospitals in Dhaka. He also directed the authorities to order the committees to submit reports within seven working days.

DHAKA: A seminar was held in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on Thursday (January 19) to create awareness of cervical and breast cancer screening service. Director General of Health Services Dr. Abul Kalam Azad attended the program as special guest while professor

DHAKA: Terminal breast cancer patients have spoken of their distress after learning that a life-extending drug they had been told would be available to them looks set to be withdrawn. Advisory body NICE is reviewing drugs made available through the old cancer drugs fund, and has