Health

Depression often isolates people. It slows movement, dulls motivation, and disconnects individuals from their surroundings. But a growing body of research suggests that something as simple and human as dancing — especially with others — can help reverse that process. Not because it distracts the mind, but because it actively changes how the brain functions. Scientists are beginning to understand ...

Questions have emerged over the recent surge in measles infections and rising child deaths in the country, with an inquiry suggesting that the crisis is not solely due to vaccine shortages but also linked to controversial policy decisions taken during the tenure of the former interim government. Findings indicate that the situation stems largely from the sweeping authority exercised in ...

The nation’s health sector is in a state of disaster, opposition leader and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said on Saturday after visiting the country’s only specialized children’s hospital in the capital. Speaking to reporters following his inspection of Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dr. Shafiqur said the facility lacks critical diagnostic services such as MRI ...

More than 1,500 members of drug mafia networks who remain at large have become increasingly dangerous, while over a hundred foreign nationals are allegedly operating drug businesses in Bangladesh under the cover of legitimate professions. These findings have emerged from sources within the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC), the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and intelligence agencies. Recently, the DNC arrested ...

Three cases of meningitis B have been confirmed in the south-west of England, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), and young people in the area have been offered vaccinations against the disease. The cases, which have all been confirmed to have occurred between the 20 March and 15 April in Dorset, have been treated. Those affected are said ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain has announced that a nationwide measles vaccination campaign will begin on April 20, assuring that there is no shortage of vaccines in the country. He made the remarks on Friday during a press briefing at the ministry’s conference room at the Secretariat. “There is no shortage of vaccines in the country, ...

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 ...