Health

Researchers at the universities of Liverpool and Leeds have found that non-nutritive sweetened (NNS) beverages, including diet soft drinks, performed similarly to water for weight loss and long-term weight management […]

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has assigned 54 officials to inspect hospitals and monitor healthcare services across the country, aiming to improve service quality, maintain administrative discipline and […]

“Brother, they killed my son,” cried a grieving father after his only child died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Dhaka. Four-year-old Avan died at Universal Medical College […]

Six more people have died of dengue in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 1,608 new patients have been hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease. The Directorate General of Health […]

A recent study has found significant involvement of minors in Dhaka’s illicit drug trade, with people aged 15 or younger accounting for 27.4 per cent of drug sellers surveyed. Children […]

Eight people died from measles-like symptoms across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The DGHS control room disclosed the information in […]

Dengue cases in Pakistan have begun rising sharply across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa with the change in weather. District Kohat has been declared a high-risk area after the number of dengue cases there […]

One person died of dengue in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 1,163 new cases were reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). […]

Four children died from measles and suspected measles across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while another 1,242 children were identified with the disease or its symptoms, the Directorate General […]

Strength training should form the foundation of exercise programmes aimed at healthy ageing because it can help maintain muscle strength, mobility and independence, according to research. Age-related loss of muscle […]