Health
Plants can be game-changers in cancer treatment
By Dr Nidhi Didwania Medicinal plants play a key role in cancer research. As scientific understanding grows, they may increasingly…
US patient ‘happy again’ after brain implant treats epilepsy and OCD
DE Online Desk PORTLAND: American Amber Pearson used to wash her hands until they bled, terrified by the idea of…
1.3m non-smokers die annually due to tobacco
DE Online Desk The World Health Organization says at least 1.3-million people around the world lose their lives due to…
New cancer cases to soar 77pc by 2050: WHO
DE Online Desk GENEVA: The number of new cancer cases will rise to more than 35 million in 2050 --…
New DGHS policy on disclosure of unborn child’s identity
DE Online Desk The DGHS submitted this policy to the bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Kazi Zinat Hoque…
WHO DG congratulates Saima Wazed as regional director
DE Online Desk World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has extended congratulations to Saima Wazed, a strong…
ILO acknowledges Bangladesh’s efforts in occupational safety, health for safer workplace
DE Online Desk Occupational safety and health frameworks are proving to be effective means of preventing and addressing violence and…
Cameroon rolls out world’s first malaria vaccine
DE Online Desk Cameroon is rolling out the world's first routine vaccine programme against malaria, in a global fight projected…
New study shows exercise can boost brain health
DE Online Desk A group of clinical researchers from the Brain Health Center at Providence Saint John's Health Center at…
How COVID-19 affects your heart, brain and other organs
DE Online Desk It's easy to be complacent about COVID-19. Most people experience only mild issues - fever and coughing,…