Health

Deaths among children due to measles and related symptoms have crossed 600 in just over two and a half months, according to an updated released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Wednesday. Seven new deaths from measles-like symptoms were recorded in the 24 hours till 8am on Wednesday. No death from confirmed measles case was reported over ...

Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain said on Wednesday that the government has launched a nationwide initiative to upgrade 492 upazila health complexes from 50-bed facilities to 101-bed hospitals as part of efforts to strengthen healthcare services across Bangladesh. He revealed the information at a press conference at the Health Ministry office at the Secretariat. The health minister said Prime ...

Doctors are hailing a drug that spares bladder cancer patients “life-changing” surgery and stops tumours coming back. Bladder cancer is the ninth most common cancer in the world. Advanced or aggressive forms are often treated with surgery to remove the entire bladder, with patients left having to find alternative ways to pass urine for the rest of their life. Now ...

A growing number of adult patients have been admitted to Sylhet hospitals with measles symptoms, a trend that has raised concern as the outbreak continues across the division. While measles is typically considered a children’s disease, physicians say they are increasingly treating teenagers, young adults, and some elderly patients. Recovery rates among adults, however, appear higher than among children. According ...

Ad-din Medical College Hospital, already under investigation following the deaths of six newborns last week, had not renewed its fire safety licence since 2023 and was operating without an approved fire safety plan, according to Fire Service and Civil Defence officials. The 700-bed private hospital had been instructed in January to submit a fire safety plan and comply with safety ...

Plans for a single patient record for the NHS in England will be debated for the first time by MPs on Monday. The aim is to combine GP, hospital and social care data so patients don’t have to keep repeating their medical history unnecessarily at appointments. A&E clinicians, who often cannot access GP patient records, will be able to quickly ...

Hypertension has quietly emerged as one of Bangladesh’s most serious public health threats. According to the Bangladesh NCD STEPS Survey 2022, around one in four adults in the country, or 23.5 percent, is living with hypertension. World Health Organization’s 2025 report presents an even more worrying picture: almost half of adults with hypertension remain unaware of their condition, only 39 ...

Two more children have died from measles-related symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 585 over the past 77 days. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) released the updated figures on Sunday afternoon, highlighting the continued severity of the outbreak. According to the DGHS Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room, ...

The rapid spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has created a “deeply alarming” situation, the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned. Speaking two weeks on from the outbreak being declared, MSF deputy director Dr Alan Gonzales said never before had “so many cases” been recorded so soon. His comments came as the head of the ...

Moving to music is proving to be one of the best ways for older adults to stay healthy, active and socially engaged, according to health experts in the United States. At a dance practice in Arizona, 87-year-old Carol Ross leads a group of women aged 50 and above in tap and jazz routines, smiling as she calls out steps. Ross, ...