Health

Eight more children died in the past 24 hours till Monday morning—seven from measles-related symptoms and one from a confirmed measles case. In addition, Bangladesh reported 1,092 new suspected measles cases and 93 confirmed infections in a 24-hour span, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin. The DGHS said that since 15 March, the total number of ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain today said Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical sector is steadily strengthening its position in the global market, with locally produced medicines now being exported to more than 140 countries. “The export of medicines to over 140 countries reflects a significant advancement in the country’s healthcare and pharmaceutical capabilities,” he told journalists in the ministry’s ...

Patients across Bangladesh are being driven into financial distress amid growing allegations of collusion between doctors, diagnostic centres and pharmaceutical company representatives, with many being prescribed unnecessary medicines, medical tests and even caesarean operations for commission-based incentives. Investigations conducted in several districts revealed that government directives aimed at curbing the influence of medical representatives (MRs) in hospitals are being widely ...

NHS hospitals are using a new way of diagnosing bladder cancer that is faster, more accurate and more convenient for patients than the existing test. Doctors said the Galeas bladder test was a major breakthrough because it involved a urine test taken at home rather than an invasive procedure done at hospital which was uncomfortable for patients. Growing numbers of ...

Intern doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) have joined an indefinite work strike from Sunday morning in solidarity with a nationwide movement led by the Bangladesh Combined Intern Doctors’ Unity Council, pressing a six-point set of demands. The decision came after the DMCH Intern Doctors’ Society issued an emergency notice on Saturday night, declaring their participation in the ongoing ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain has said legal action would be taken against Ad-din Hospital if its reply to a show-cause notice over the deaths of six newborns is not found satisfactory. He said this at a press conference at his official residence on Minto Road in the capital on Saturday. “The Ad-din Hospital authorities have ...

Bangladesh recorded 915 new suspected measles cases and three more deaths in the past 24 hours, the country’s health authorities said on Saturday. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin, 117 cases of measles were confirmed between 8am Friday and 8am Saturday, with no confirmed deaths during the same period. The DGHS said that since 15 March, ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain today said mobile courts will be conducted within the next two to three days as part of efforts to prevent dengue. “Institutions where Aedes mosquito larvae are found will face penalties. Mobile courts will be conducted after two to three days to strengthen dengue prevention measures,” he said. The minister made ...

Artificial intelligence has been used to develop a “fundamentally new” type of vaccine that could protect against large swathes of viruses and prevent pandemics, say researchers. The team at the University of Cambridge say it is the first time a vaccine’s key component has been designed entirely by AI and then trialled in people. The vaccine was engineered to work ...

The family of a girl left brain-damaged at birth have agreed to accept £28m in damages after the NHS trust involved admitted that its mistakes led to the tragedy. Barking, Havering and Redbridge university hospitals NHS trust failed to monitor the baby’s heart rate while her mother was in labour or ask an obstetrician to review the case, either of ...