DHAKA: Physicians of all government hospitals and health centers across the country will provide free medical services for three hours on August 15 marking the National Mourning Day. The services will be given from 9:00am to 12:00pm on the day. The decision was taken at a health

DHAKA: More than 170,000 people in the UK who were diagnosed with cancer up to 40 years ago are still alive, a report by Macmillan Cancer Support has suggested. People are twice as likely to survive for at least a decade after being diagnosed than they were at the start of the 1970s,

DHAKA: The first round of national campaign to feed Vitamin A-plus capsule to children aged between six months and five years got underway across the country on Saturday (July 16). The vaccination has been arranged at 1.40 lakhs centers across the country with the view to prevent

DHAKA: Being overweight or obese puts men at a greater risk of dying prematurely than women, the largest ever study on obesity and death suggests. Scientists say though the reasons behind the trend are unclear, the study supports others that suggest obese men are at higher risk of

DHAKA: Nearly three out of four couples that begin fertility treatment will eventually become parents, long-term studies suggest. The analysis of nearly 20,000 Danish couples found 65 percent had children within three years and 71 percent within five years. Doctors, presenting their

DHAKA: Director of HarvestPlus Howarth “Howdy” Bouis won the 2016 World Food Prize. It is joint venture by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Three scientists from the International Potato Center

DHAKA: If your child has eczema it is fine to give them a dunk in the bath every day, as long as you apply lots of moisturizing emollient cream to their skin afterwards. US researchers stated this while some experts have said infrequent washing might be better because too much washing

DHAKA: Local government, rural development and cooperatives minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain on Saturday (June 25) said around 12 percent of country’s population are living under the threat of arsenic poisoning from groundwater. The minister made the disclosure while responding to

DHAKA: The Southeast Asia Region of the World Health Organization (WHO) comprising 11 countries continues to be polio free. No child has been afflicted by wild poliovirus since the last case was reported from West Bengal, India, in January 2011. The countries in the Region are

DHAKA: The World Health Organization (WHO) says there is a "very low risk" of Zika virus spreading globally as a result of holding the Olympics in Brazil. There is no need to move the Olympics from Rio de Janeiro, or to postpone or cancel them, WHO experts said. The WHO reaffirmed

DHAKA: Banglalink, one of the leading digital communication service providers in the country, has brought a digital health app named “Banglalink Health Zone” for the first time in Bangladesh. The app will enable users to enjoy personalised health service, from the comfort of their

DHAKA: Thailand on Tuesday (June 7) received validation from WHO for having eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, becoming the first country in Asia and the Pacific region and also the first with a large HIV epidemic to ensure an AIDS-free generation. Thai health

DHAKA: When the doctor heard Ms Sayla Rahman had crossed the age 28, he marked her as a ‘High Risk Mother’ on the top of the prescription. Sayla said, ‘I had just completed my post-graduation and joined Bangladesh Civil Service, then I have decided to take a baby but you are saying

DHAKA: Eight out of 10 eighteen-year-olds believe young people are in danger of being sexually abused or taken advantage of online. Besides, more than five out of 10 think friends participate in risky behaviours while using the internet. A new UNICEF study, ‘Perils and

DHAKA: Scientists in the United States are trying to grow human organs inside pigs. They have injected human stem cells into pig embryos to produce human-pig embryos known as chimeras. The embryos are part of research aimed at overcoming the worldwide shortage of transplant organs.

DHAKA: Indian police say they have uncovered an illegal trade in human kidneys in one the leading private hospitals in the capital, Delhi. They say five people have been arrested so far, including two employees of the Apollo Hospital, reports the BBC. They are suspected of luring

DHAKA: Cancer is entering a ‘new era’ of personalized medicine with drugs targeted to the specific weaknesses in each patient’s tumor, say doctors. Precision medicine is one of the big themes at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Doctors say

DHAKA: A total of Tk 17,487 crore has been proposed for the Heath and Family welfare sector in the proposed budget for 2016-17 fiscal year. Finance Minister AMA Muhith made the proposal before the parliament while placing the budget on Thursday. Muhith said, “We have plans to open

DHAKA: Finance minister AMA Muhith in the budget for 2016-17 fiscal year on Thursday (June 2) proposed to increase the price of all tobacco produces including biri and cigarettes. The lowest slab of cigarette price has been set at Tk 23 which was Tk 18 last year, he said. The

DHAKA: A case was filed with Dhanmondi Thana against 1400 unnamed nurses for obstructing police from discharging duties. Police filed the case on Wednesday (June 1) night and two were detained in the case. Dhanmondi Thana Officer-in-Charge (OC) Nure Azam confirmed the matter to