Health

Children vaccinated at age 12–13 against HPV (human papillomavirus) have close to zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before the age of 30, landmark new research reveals. The first study of its kind shows deaths have fallen sharply since school-age girls began being offered it in 2008, and around 200 lives have been saved in England so far thanks ...

Nearly two in three adolescent girls in rural Bangladesh suffer menstrual disorders, with painful periods disrupting their daily lives and forcing many to miss school, according to a new study conducted by icddr,b. The findings, presented at a dissemination seminar at the Canada Club in Dhaka on Wednesday, also revealed significant gaps in adolescents’ knowledge of sexual and reproductive health ...

State minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku today paid a surprise visit to Tangail Medical College Hospital and expressed strong dissatisfaction over alleged mismanagement, irregularities and the quality of services being provided there. The state minister arrived directly from Dhaka at noon and inspected various wards, the emergency unit, outpatient department and hospital toilets. During the visit, he ...

A former healthcare worker has been cautioned by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for trying to obtain and sell Catherine, Princess of Wales’ medical records. The ICO began their criminal investigation in March 2024, following a report that a member of staff at the London Clinic tried to access the princess’s notes while she was a patient there for abdominal ...

Four children died from measles and related symptoms in the 24 hours till 8am on Wednesday, taking the total death toll to 661 in just over three months. Furthermore, during 8am Tuesday-8am Wednesday, 1,077 people were diagnosed with measles and measles like symptoms, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in an update.

Ad-Din Foundation Executive Director Sheikh Mohiuddin has resigned from his post in the wake of the cancellation of a Dhaka-based hospital’s license over the deaths of six newborns. The Ad-Din Foundation confirmed Sheikh Mohiuddin’s resignation in a press release on Tuesday. Dhaka University’s (DU) retired professor Jamilunnesa has been appointed as the new executive director, the press release added. Jamilunnesa ...

Intermittent fasting, one of the most popular diet trends of the past decade, is facing renewed scrutiny after a large-scale study suggested it may be linked to higher cardiovascular mortality. The eating plan, embraced by tech entrepreneurs, celebrities and even former UK prime minister Rishi Sunak, involves restricting food intake to a narrow daily window – often eight hours – ...

Beximco Pharmaceuticals handed over TRIKO, a low-cost generic version of the breakthrough cystic fibrosis (CF) treatment Trikafta, to patients and their representatives from six countries at a ceremony held at the company’s manufacturing facility here. The medicine, a combination of elexacaftor, tezacaftor and ivacaftor, also known as ETI, was handed over to selected patients and representatives from the United States, ...

Health authorities in Congo have recorded one of the largest single-day increases in Ebola infections since the current outbreak was declared a month ago, highlighting both the rapid spread of the virus and improved disease surveillance efforts. According to the Ministry of Health, 72 new Ebola cases were confirmed over a 24-hour period, raising the total number of infections to ...

Four more children died from measles, and related symptoms in the 24 hours till 8am on Monday morning, taking the total death toll to 656 in three months. Over the 24-hour period, 1,036 people were diagnosed with infections: 64 with confirmed measles infection, and 972 others with related symptoms. The number of suspected measles cases from 15 March to 15 ...