World Hand Hygiene Day is observed every year on 5 May. In 2025, the World Health Organisation (WHO) commemorated 17 years of the global “SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands” campaign, which underscores the crucial role of hand hygiene in infection prevention and control (IPC).
As the 8th UN Global Road Safety Week takes place from 12 to 18 May, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has introduced a new toolkit aimed at assisting governments in promoting active mobility, with the theme “Make walking and cycling safe”.
The future of the healthcare sector of Bangladesh highly depends on its medical education system. The demand for highly skilled doctors, researchers and healthcare professionals is increasing with a growing population and evolving healthcare needs.
Heart disease remains a leading cause of death worldwide, yet one of its major risk factors—high cholesterol—often goes unnoticed. With no visible symptoms, high cholesterol can quietly damage your arteries for years before showing any warning signs. That is why understanding and managing cholesterol is essential for protecting your heart health.
Ultra-processed foods—like sugary drinks, packaged snacks, instant noodles, and frozen ready meals—are increasingly dominating diets around the world. Though convenient and often affordable, a growing body of global research shows that high consumption of these products may significantly reduce lifespan.
April 24, 2025, marks the worldwide observance of World Hormone Day, with this year’s powerful theme: “Because Hormones Matter”. While dedicated days exist for specific hormone-related conditions like diabetes, thyroid disorders, and PCOS, this comprehensive initiative addresses all hormonal health aspects holistically.
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is an eye disease in some premature infants born before 31 weeks (a full-term pregnancy is about 37 to 42 weeks).
The World Health Organisation (WHO) released a new guideline aimed at preventing adolescent pregnancy and its related health complications.
Artificial trans fat will have to disappear from the American diet, according to the US Food and Drug Administration, reports CNN.
Nestle says it will destroy more than $50m worth of its hugely popular Maggi noodles, following a ban imposed by India's food safety regulator.
At every moment water escapes the body through sweat, urination, defecation or exhaled breath, among other routes, replacing these lost stores is essential but rehydration can be overdone. There is such a thing as a fatal water overdose.
A local delicacy in north-east Thailand, made from raw fish, has been found to be behind a high incidence of liver cancer in the area, and doctors are trying to educate people about the risk.
A promising cereal formula has been invented by Bangladesh experts to fight deadly acute malnutrition in children. The ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) is made of locally available ingredients.
The physical consequences of a disaster are more prominent than the emotional effects. Health effects in changing climatic conditions such as respiratory and cardiovascular
Authorities in Wales recently proposed a new public health law that would ban e-cigarettes in enclosed spaces like offices and restaurants following similar moves in Ireland and elsewhere.
Every year, on 14 June, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day. The event serves to thank voluntary unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of
A boy who was born without ears has been granted his wish of wearing sunglasses for the first time, reports BBC.
