While we have praised probiotic over and over again, let us not forget about its equally amazing sibling prebiotic.

In this era of digitalisation one of the major obstacles for development of any developing nation is handicapped (mental and physical) manpower.

Apollo Hospitals Dhaka has recently introduced weight loss surgery clinic equipped with world class and cutting edge technology, says a press release.

Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) infect nearly 1.5 billion people around the world and can contribute to stunted growth and development in children.

Women who shun fruit or eat lots of fast food take longer to get pregnant and are less likely to conceive within a year, according to a study.

Sadia (her name and some others in this article have been changed), 24, while preparing for her upcoming wedding was also worrying about something else—what form of birth control to use. She had been warned by her aunt against using oral contraceptive pills because of the side-effects—that she would gain weight, experience hot flashes. Sadia herself was particularly worried about the hormonal changes due to the pill. Ahead of her wedding, she chose instead to stock up on emergency pills.

Nine out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of pollutants, shows new data from the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO).

The FDA has approved marketing of new software, called IDx-DR that utilises artificial intelligence to detect at least moderate diabetic retinopathy.

A deep neural network using smartwatch data detected atrial fibrillation (AF) accurately in cardioversion patients but less so in ambulatory people.

A trial supports self-monitoring over clinic readings for titrating antihypertensive therapy. Many physicians review patient-collected blood pressure (BP) readings when titrating antihypertensive medications, but evidence supporting this approach has been mixed.

Parents’ diets and health can have profound implications for the growth, development, and long-term health of their children before their conception, according to a series of three papers published in The Lancet.

Standard Chartered Bank is collaborating with Friendship to perform 400 eye-cataract surgeries for people in the remote coastal areas of Bangladesh for the marginalised population who otherwise would not have any opportunity for the cure from mostly the preventable types of blindness.

Limb lengthening or height increase with Ilizarov technique has been used successfully in both femur and tibia. Bilateral lower extremity lengthening has been used to increase stature.

Long-term use of certain anti-depressants is linked to dementia in a large British study, researchers say, though they could not definitively conclude that the drugs are the cause.

​New international research has found more evidence to suggest that exercise can prevent the onset of depression, and could be beneficial in people of all ages.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has named April 25th as World Malaria Day, which aims to raise awareness of the condition and how the disease can eventually be eradicated.

It is ironic that a country which is renowned for its scenic greenery has its capital labelled as the 2nd most polluted city in the world in terms of air quality. According to the Global Air Report of 2017, the poor air quality in Dhaka and across Bangladesh claims over 1,22,400 lives every year.

The news on the pre-qualification of Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on January 3, 2018 and endowment by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance have dawned a unique beginning for the entire field of public health.

New horizon of stroke treatment was unveiled through inauguration of ‘Hyper Acute Stroke Care Centre’ at the National Institute of

Praava Health hosted Continuing Medical Education (CME) events recently in Dhaka featuring Dr Varun Shetty, Cardiothoracic Surgeon,