DGHS suspends all services of Praava Health over ‘anomalies’
The health directorate has suspended all health service activities of Praava Health -- a private healthcare organisation that provides healthcare services in person or at home -- due to “anomalies”...
‘Sharing the responsibility’ for protecting breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is one of the best investments for saving lives and for the socioeconomic development of a nation. It significantly improves the wellbeing of both the children and their mothers....
Country’s lone tissue bank gets Tk 174cr boost
In the past 12 years, the lone tissue bank of the country has helped a total of 8,300 people who have had organ transplantations.
Kangaroo Mother Care: Learning from nature to sustain
Annually approximately 15 million babies are born prematurely worldwide. More than one million of them die shortly after birth and many suffer from various physical, neurological, or intellectual...
Evercare Hospital Dhaka committed to providing end-to-end quality patient care
The Star Health recently was in a conversation with Dr Sanjay Kisanrao Pathare, Director – Medical Services and Mr Kaiser Chowdhury, Director – Human Resources at Evercare Hospital Dhaka. Here is a...
Australian scientists develop pain-free blood sugar test for diabetics
Australian scientists say they have developed the "holy grail" of blood sugar testing for diabetics, a non-invasive strip that checks glucose levels via saliva.
DGHS suspends all services of Praava Health over ‘anomalies’
The health directorate has suspended all health service activities of Praava Health -- a private healthcare organisation that provides healthcare services in person or at home -- due to “anomalies”...
‘Sharing the responsibility’ for protecting breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is one of the best investments for saving lives and for the socioeconomic development of a nation. It significantly improves the wellbeing of both the children and their mothers....
Country’s lone tissue bank gets Tk 174cr boost
In the past 12 years, the lone tissue bank of the country has helped a total of 8,300 people who have had organ transplantations.
Tissue bank helped 8,300 organ transplantations in 12 years
A total of 8,300 people have had organ transplantations in 12 years, benefited by the lone tissue bank in the country.
WHO sounds the alarm on 'harmful' e-cigarettes
Electronic cigarettes and similar devices are dangerous to health and must be regulated to curb the tobacco industry's tactics to get young people hooked on nicotine, the World Health...
Tangail hospital fire: Burned ICU yet to be restored after eight days
The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Tangail General Hospital, damaged after catching fire, has yet to resume functioning eight days into the incident.
Reproductive health of men: Why is it important?
A man’s health before conception can distort sperm in such a way that it can affect his children’s health. This includes the father’s age, his habits — alcohol and drug use, smoking — as well as...
First UN resolution on visual impairment adopted unanimously
The UN General Assembly has unanimously adopted the first ever resolution on vision impairment, committing access to eye health for the 1.1 billion people living with preventable sight loss by 2030.
Oxygen demand now 270 tons daily: Health minister
The demand for medical oxygen has risen to 270 tons daily, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.
First UN resolution on vision impairment, introduced by Bangladesh, adopted unanimously
The United Nations General Assembly has unanimously adopted the first-ever UN resolution on vision impairment, committing access to eye healthcare for the 1.1 billion people living with preventable...