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

DHAKA: At least 2,234 Indians have contracted HIV while receiving blood transfusions in hospitals in the past 17 months alone. The information was revealed by the country’s National Aids Control Organisation (Naco) in response to a petition filed by information activist Chetan

DHAKA: A project from Bangladesh won Civil Society Innovation Award-2016 sponsored by Australian government. Save the Children’s innovation to improve hand-washing in schools uses environmental cues and nudges, said a press release on Monday (May 31). It is more cost effective

DHAKA: A team of ophthalmologists has found previously unreported eye problems in infants born to mothers who showed signs of Zika virus infection during pregnancy. The researchers from Brazil and Stanford University observed unreported eye problems like retinal lesions, haemorrhaging

DHAKA: “Ride-shares averaged almost three times more germs than a toothbrush holder,” while the number of microorganisms in both ride-shares and rental cars was more than that found on toilet seats and in coffee pot reservoirs, a study said. The recent study suggests that taxis,

DHAKA: President Barack Obama has criticized the US legislature for failing to back his request for a $1.9bn fund to fight the spreading Zika virus. According to Obama, the country could face ‘bigger problems’ in the future and he warned for that, BBC reports on Saturday (May 21).

DHAKA:  Scientists have arrived with an explanation for why some teenage boys go throughout a clumsy stage. Research suggested that the brain struggles to cope with the body's change in height during a sudden growth spurt, BBC published on Friday (May 20). Italian scientists

DHAKA: Superbugs will kill someone every three seconds by 2050 unless the world acts now, a hugely influential report says. The global review sets out a plan for preventing medicine “being cast back into the dark ages” that requires billions of dollars of investment, reports the

DHAKA: WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh in a media statement urged the nations to address the worsening urban air quality as a priority. “Improving air quality must be a top health and development priority in countries of WHO South-East Asia Region

DHAKA: One in four pregnancies ends in an abortion each year, global estimates from the World Health Organization and Guttmacher Institute suggest. The report in the Lancet said 56m induced abortions take place annually - higher than previously thought. Researchers acknowledge rates

DHAKA: The International Nurses Day-2016 is being observed in the country on Thursday (May 12) with the view to raise awareness about the role of nurses in the healthcare and in society. Every year the Day is observed around the world on May 12, the birth anniversary of Florence

DHAKA: The mosquito-borne Zika virus may be even more dangerous than previously thought.   Quoting scientists in Brazil, BBC reports that Zika could be behind more damaging neurological conditions, affecting the babies of up to a fifth of infected pregnant women.   Rates of

DHAKA: A genetic therapy has improved the vision of patients who would otherwise have gone blind. A clinical study by British scientists has shown that the improvement is long-lasting and so the therapy is suitable to be offered as a treatment, reports the BBC. The researchers will

DHAKA: Junior doctors will walk out of both routine and emergency care from 08:00 to 17:00 BST in the NHS’s history later. It is the first time services such as A&E, maternity and intensive care have been hit in the long-running dispute, reports BBC. NHS bosses believe plans are

DHAKA: More than two billion people live in parts of the world where the Zika virus can spread, detailed maps published in the journal eLife show. The Zika virus, which is spread by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, triggered a global health emergency this year. Last week the US Centers for

DHAKA: More than 150 countries have begun switching to a different polio vaccine - an important milestone towards polio eradication. Health campaigners say, reports the BBC. The new vaccine will target the two remaining strains of the virus under a switchover 18 months in the