Health

Scores of patients quietly fill a modest tin shed which serves as a waiting area at a cancer hospital in Silchar, in north-eastern India. Over the last few months, Cachar Cancer Centre in the state of Assam has seen an unusually high number of patients from nearby towns and villages. The reason: a quiet revolution that is making cancer drugs ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had been compelled to cancel a mission to bring medical supplies to northern Gaza on Sunday after failing to receive security guarantees. It was the fourth time WHO had had to call off a planned mission to bring urgently needed medical supplies to Al-Awda Hospital and the central drug store in northern Gaza ...

The six-day junior doctors’ strike is the longest period of industrial action by NHS workers in its history. We were warned it would pose a “serious threat to patient safety”. One hospital even told staff the situation could become as difficult as it was during the first wave of Covid. How does a hospital cope when a large proportion of ...

Patients’ lives are being put at risk because it is too easy to buy prescription-only medicines from online pharmacies, a leading pharmacist says. A BBC investigation found 20 online pharmacies selling restricted drugs without checks – such as GP approval. In total, we bought over 1,600 various prescription-only pills by entering false information without challenge. Regulator the General Pharmaceutical Council ...

NHS bosses have made more than 20 requests for striking junior doctors in England to be allowed to cross the picket line to help out services. None of the requests made on the first strike day have been granted so far by the British Medical Association (BMA). The union accused NHS bosses of misusing the system known as derogation and ...

Workers at a crisp factory in South Australia have complained that a spicy ingredient is affecting their health. The “flamin’ hot” seasoning, used for Doritos and Cheetos products, has caused sneezing, coughing, eye and skin irritation and breathing difficulties, a union has claimed. The United Workers’ Union (UWU) made a workplace safety complaint to the regulator after interviewing staff. PepsiCo, ...

The head of the World Health Organization on Tuesday said he deplored the strikes on the Palestine Red Crescent Society headquarters in Gaza, branding them “unconscionable”. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said health must never be a target during conflicts, adding that Gazans were facing a “dire humanitarian catastrophe”. The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that Israel twice struck ...

Honey has been cherished not only for its sweet taste but also for its medicinal properties. Rooted in ancient remedies and described in Ayurvedic as “Madhu”, honey has stood the test of time as a versatile elixir. Ayurvedic categorizes individuals into different constitutional types or doshas, namely ‘Vata’, ‘Pitta’, and ‘Kapha’. Honey is considered unique in its ability to balance ...

Psoriasis a chronic autoimmune condition which causes rashes and itchy, scaly patches on the skin and joints, most commonly the knees, elbows, trunk and scalp. It is a common, long-term disease with no cure. Explaining the causes of psoriasis, Dr Mandeep Singh, HOD-Plastic Surgery, Paras Health, Gurugram said, “The exact causes of psoriasis are not fully understood, but it is ...

Directorate of National Consumers’ Right Protection (DNCRP) has fined a pharmacy and a diagnostic centre Tk 50,000 in the capital for using date-expired materials. A team from the directorate, led by its Dhaka district assistant director Md Abdul Jabbar, on Sunday conducted raids in city’s Kamrangirchar area and imposed the fine. Of them, Zoha Medicine Park was fined Tk 30,000 ...