Health

The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has said it is taking immediate steps to investigate reports of microplastics in toothpaste after a recent study by a private research organisation […]

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $5.5 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits in the United States alleging that its discontinued talc-based baby powder caused ovarian cancer, […]

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking an investigation into the reported presence of microplastics in toothpaste sold in Bangladesh. The petition was filed on Monday […]

BANDARBAN: A suspected measles outbreak has spread through the remote Ruma upazila of Bandarban, where seven Khumi children have died over the past 15 days, according to local residents. The […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Bangladesh remains one of the 10 countries with the highest number of people living with hepatitis C, urging the government and health […]

The government has reinstated the licence of Ad-din Medical College Hospital in Moghbazar, allowing it to resume operations under three conditions, about one and a half months after its suspension […]

News Desk Five more children died with measles symptoms across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, from Sunday 8:00 a.m. to Monday 8:00 a.m., bringing the total number of child […]

British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca on Monday said net profit rose in its second quarter, driven once again by strong growth in sales of its cancer drugs. Profit after tax climbed […]

A new study by the Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO) has found toxic microplastics in a majority of toothpaste brands sold in Bangladesh, raising fresh concerns over consumer health […]

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is worsening, with infections and deaths continuing to rise, deepening concerns over the country’s public health crisis. According to the […]