Health

It is a revolution that might just save the NHS – and the high street. Imagine being able to have your eyes tested, mole examined or get an appointment with a consultant without going to your local hospital – and maybe fit in some shopping or a cinema visit afterwards. That, increasingly, is what people in Barnsley are doing after ...

Lidl and Iceland have become the first companies to have ads banned after the introduction of rules cracking down on the marketing of junk food in the UK. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has been policing the ban on ads featuring junk food on TV before 9pm, and in paid online advertising at any time of the day, since 5 ...

One child died from measles and eight others from related symptoms in the 24 hours till Tuesday morning, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among the total nine deaths, six were reported in the Dhaka division. Since 15 March, the countrywide death toll from measles has hit 31, and deaths from measles symptoms have hit 164. Between 8am ...

Seven more children have died in the last 24 hours due to measles and suspected measles-related symptoms, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among them, two deaths were confirmed as measles cases, while five children died showing symptoms consistent with the disease. The information was released on Monday through an official notice published on DGHS website, covering data ...

To tackle the alarming outbreak of measles in the country, the scope of the special Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign has been expanded. Starting on, the program has begun simultaneously in Dhaka North and South City Corporations, Mymensingh City, and Barishal City. Dr Mohammad Shahriar Sajjad, deputy director of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), said that a target has been ...

Bangladesh recorded 888 new suspected measles cases and one more death in the past 24 hours, the country’s health authorities said on Saturday. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) health bulletin, 80 cases of measles were confirmed between 8am Friday and 8am Saturday, with one confirmed death during the same period. The DGHS said that since 15 ...

One of the most anticipated moments of Ramadan in many homes is iftar and its preparation. After a long day of fasting and prayers, naturally, everyone wishes to break their fast with their desired foods. However, to keep ourselves healthy this Ramadan, it’s essential for our iftar menus to focus on what the body needs for its recovery instead of ...

The NHS is coping well with the doctors’ strike in England, the head of the health service says. In a letter to health managers, NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey said while it was still early days in the six-day strike, which began on Tuesday, the NHS was in “as good a place as we could hope” after the ...

Recent research has highlighted significant shortcomings in the enforcement of tobacco control laws in Bangladesh, despite strong public awareness and support for smoke-free environments. The findings were presented at a dissemination conference organized by Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs (BCCP) and Bangladesh Tobacco Control Research Network (BTCRN), in collaboration with Institute for Global Tobacco Control (IGTC). The event took place ...

When Gen Blades set out to hike South Korea’s Namsan Dulle-gil trail, she didn’t expect to be slipping her boots off halfway along the track. An outdoor education lecturer and researcher based in Castlemaine, Victoria, Blades was tackling the 147km trail in Seoul when the terrain abruptly changed. Ahead lay a damp stretch of clay – known as “hwangto” – ...