Health

Bangladesh has no vaccine available for the newly detected sub-variants of the Omicron strain of Covid-19, although 3.2 million doses of older vaccines remain in stock with a few months’ shelf life, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Covid-19 infection rates have seen a recent uptick across the country over the past month. Data from the Institute ...

New Zealand on Wednesday approved the medicinal use of psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound notably found in so-called “magic mushrooms”. Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour said rules had been relaxed so psilocybin could be used to treat certain types of depression. Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychedelic compound found in some species of mushroom and can cause hallucinations and an altered ...

A total of 212 new dengue cases were reported across the country in 24 hours till this morning (18 June), raising the number of confirmed cases to 6,678 since the beginning of this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the new patients, 197 were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka and the rest outside it. Currently, ...

The government is planning to implement DNA-based testing as the primary cervical cancer screening method for women between 30 and 69 years old as a measure to achieve its target to eliminate the disease by 2030. Until now, most health facilities primarily use acetate acid (IVA) to detect human papillomavirus (HPV) and diagnose cervical cancer. The new plan would combine ...

A “Trojan horse” therapy that sneaks toxic drugs inside cancer cells is being made available on the NHS in England in a world first. It can halt the blood cancer myeloma for nearly three times longer than current therapies. The drug is an advanced form of chemotherapy that hits cancer with a bigger dose, while reducing side-effects. Paul Silvester, one ...

“We just wanted a relaxing conversation with our dad and we weren’t able to have one,” says Jack Blumenthal. “It was horrible. And it was constant.” Raw pain is etched on Jack’s father’s face as he finally realises how his undiagnosed mental illness – and erratic manic behaviour – hurt the ones he loves the most. In a new BBC ...

Bangladesh reported one death and 26 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning (15 June), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the latest figures, the death toll has risen to 29,503 and the total number of confirmed cases in the country has reached 20,51,833. A total of 291 samples were tested during the latest ...

A senior NHS leader has criticised the health service, saying his mother received a “black service, not an NHS service” as she died. Lord Victor Adebowale, chair of the NHS Confederation, which represents health managers, described his mother Grace’s death as “undignified”. The 92-year-old died in January of suspected lung cancer, although it was not detected until after her death. ...

National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital has resumed full services after a 17-day of closure following clashes. From Saturday morning, patient admissions resumed alongside outpatient consultations and surgeries. Dr Jane Alam, acting director of the hospital, said, “All disruptions in care have been settled. Everything is running normally. But for security purpose, we are having to run a hospital under ...

Authorities have intensified the screening of people returning from India through Darshana checkpost in a bid to prevent the spread of a new variant of Covid-19. To this end, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has issued an additional alert at the Darshana Joynagar checkpost as the rate of Covid infection continues to rise in the district. Immigration officials said ...