Managing diabetes effectively involves not just what you do during the day but also the habits you maintain before bedtime.
“Cortisol belly” is a buzzword used to describe belly fat linked to chronic stress. While it is not a medical diagnosis, people often associate it with high cortisol levels—the stress hormone produced by your adrenal glands. However, experts caution that chronic stress alone is not a proven cause of belly fat.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published its first position paper on immunisation products to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the leading cause of acute lower respiratory infections in children worldwide.
Hypertension (HTN) is a leading global risk factor for death and disability, posing a serious and persistent public health threat. In the South-East Asia Region alone, more than 294 million people live with hypertension.
On May 31, the World Health Organisation (WHO) marks World No Tobacco Day 2025 with a bold call: ban all flavours in tobacco and nicotine products to protect youth from addiction and disease.
In Bangladesh’s corporate world, men are increasingly falling victim to sedentary routines, high stress, and poor dietary choices. With the economy growing, corporate demands are intensifying—often at the expense of health. As a result, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and mental health issues are on the rise.
“He doesn’t say ‘Mama’ yet, but he can unlock my phone.” This statement has become increasingly common in therapy centres and among worried parents. A silent concern is growing: Why isn’t my child talking?
After completing cancer treatment, many patients undergo regular scans and blood tests to check for a return of the disease.
Two forms of oxygen therapy may help manage two types of debilitating headache pain, a new research review suggests.
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Research shows that boosting levels of potassium in the diet may lower a person's risk of developing high blood pressure and may decrease blood pressure in people who already have "hypertension."
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The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to put a one-year ban on new fast-food restaurants in one of the city's poorest areas, marking the latest effort by a municipality to fight rising obesity rates.
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Persistent insomnia may perpetuate depression in elderly patients receiving standard care by primary care providers, according to study findings reported in the journal Sleep.
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Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16), which has been linked to cervical cancer, can be detected in human breast milk collected during the early period after a woman delivers her baby, doctors from Finland report.
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A scientific workshop on "Joint Replacement Surgery" was held in the United Hospital Limited recently to discuss about possibilities and ways to overcome problems of joint replacement in the country. Renowned orthopaedic surgeon Professor N S Laud, consultant of Shusrusha Citizen's Co-operative Hospital, Dadar and also Breach Candy Hospital & Research Center and Laud Clinic, Mumbai, India and Professor Harish Bhende, Course Director of National Arthoplasty Course, India spoke on various aspects of joint replacement. Renowned orthopaedic surgeons and other doctors congregated in the workshop to exchange their views.
