The number of heart-disease patients in Bangladesh has been rising alarmingly, mostly owing to hypertension, said speakers at a webinar yesterday. About one in every five (21 percent) adults... Read more

Health News Desk: Habit-forming starts from the first day of life. Why is it so important to build good habits in children? Any kind of bad habit formed is equal to a big consequence in the... Read more

ANI: Artificial sweeteners reduce added sugar content and corresponding calories while maintaining sweetness. A new study suggests that some artificial sweeteners are associated with increas... Read more

BBC: UK officials say they have found a confirmed case of a viral illness called Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in England. The woman, who is being treated at the Royal Free Hospital in Lo... Read more

ANI: According to a new study, infants whose mothers participated in a mindfulness-based program during pregnancy had healthier stress responses at 6 months old. The study was published in t... Read more

ANI: According to a new study, being confident in the kitchen is not only good for your taste buds, but it’s also good for your mental health. The research, led by the Edith Cowan Univ... Read more

COVID-19 can cause the brain to shrink, reduce grey matter in the regions that control emotion and memory, and damage areas that control the sense of smell, an Oxford University study has fo... Read more

ANI: It is a known fact that exercise is good for health. But a lot of questions plague people regarding exercise. How much exercise is beneficial? Who benefits the most from it? And when is... Read more

ANI: Alzheimer’s is a horrific disease to be diagnosed with, both for the people who have to suffer with it, as well as the people who are their caregivers. But does fitness have a pos... Read more

But scientists are studying one possible early warning indication: a link between Big C and type 2 diabetes Jane E. Brody: Pancreatic cancer is a nasty, stubborn killer that has thus far def... Read more

ANI: Since childhood, we have been told that a sufficient intake of vegetables is essential for maintaining a balanced diet and avoiding a wide range of diseases. But does a diet rich in veg... Read more

Like the body, the brain too can do with a daily workout to keep various ailments at bay ।। Dr Debanjan Banerjee ।। Heard about brain gym? The concept that compares brain function with that... Read more

Chandana Chandra: Migraine is a debilitating disease and more common in women than men. Chandana Chandra asks experts how to manage this condition well. Headache disorders were the most prev... Read more

Covax aims to break the Covid-19 pandemic in 2022 by ensuring a steady supply of vaccines at last for the world’s poorest countries — and swiftly getting them into arms. The glob... Read more

Health Desk: Anti-biotic resistant infection killed 1.2 million people in 2019, according to a study published in The Lancet. Titled ‘The overlooked pandemic of antimicrobial resistance’, it... Read more

BSS/AFP: Women vaccinated against Covid-19 saw a slight delay in their period of almost a day compared to those who were unvaccinated, a US government-funded study said Thursday. But the num... Read more

Reuters: The more infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19 appears to produce less severe disease than the globally dominant Delta strain, but should not be categorised as “mild”,... Read more

UNB: Bangladeshi agency GD Assist, a subsidiary of Green Delta Insurance Limited, has paved the way for Bangladeshi individuals and corporate houses to receive treatment from the Malaysia... Read more

Pfizer’s drug, Paxlovid, was authorized on Wednesday for people aged 12 and older Reuters: The US on Thursday authorized Merck & Co’s antiviral pill for Covid-19 for certain... Read more