Health

The government on Thursday said it recruited 3,263 doctors officers under a special BSC exam for the health cadre. A Public Administration Ministry statement said the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) health cadre officers were recruited at the entry level through the 48th BCS (Special) examination-2025. It said 2,984 of the officers were recruited as assistant surgeons 279 people as assistant ...

A coroner has warned that more babies could die without greater clarity and guidance over the role of home birthing assistants, after the death of a baby girl raised concerns about a doula delaying access to hospital treatment. Matilda Pomfret-Thomas died of a brain injury in November 2023, 15 days after her mother had a difficult home labour and was ...

Anyone who’s ever nodded off under the weight of a purring cat or snoring dog already knows how weighted blankets work. The warmth, the softness, the hefty pressure that renders you unable to fidget or indeed move. Worries subside, and you have no choice but to slide into slumber. Studies have demonstrated some success for weighted blankets as sleep aids, ...

Nearly a quarter of hospitals in England have seen waiting times worsen since the government published its plan to tackle the backlog a year ago, BBC analysis shows. Hitting the 18-week waiting target for treatments such as knee and hip operations was Labour’s key manifesto pledge for the health service, and last January it set out how it would get ...

JG Healthcare Limited has been appointed as the official representative of Malaysia’s Sunway Medical Centre Sdn Bhd in Bangladesh under a newly signed Service Agreement. The partnership positions JG Healthcare as the authorised local office for patient referrals, medical consultation, and treatment coordination for Bangladeshi patients seeking care at Sunway Medical Centre. Through this collaboration, patients in Bangladesh will receive ...

Despite growing awareness among parents about ensuring safe food for children, alarming levels of adulteration have been found in powdered milk sold in the market under the label of “reputed brands.” Recent laboratory tests conducted by different agencies revealed that several popular milk powder products contain extremely low levels of actual dairy ingredients, while harmful adulterants make up a dangerously ...

Black coffee sits on the stronger end of caffeinated beverages. A study published in The Journal of Nutrition in July 2025 found that black coffee consumption is linked to a lower mortality rate. In other words, drinking coffee without added sugar/cream was associated with a 14 per cent lower risk of all-cause mortality. The findings also reveal that the health ...

An artificial intelligence system co-developed by researchers at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence can predict who is at risk of dying from heart disease up to 12 years in advance — by analysing just two weeks of blood sugar data. Published recently in Nature, the study was co-led by MBZUAI Professor Eran Segal. It shows that continuous glucose ...

The Bangladesh Medical Education Fair-2026 has been held in Kathmandu to promote Bangladesh’s medical education among Nepali students. The Bangladesh Embassy in Kathmandu, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Private Medical College Association (BPMCA), organised the event, read a press release. Twenty private medical colleges from Bangladesh participated in the fair with the necessary information regarding medical education opportunities in Bangladesh ...

Young doctors across Bangladesh have urged Parliament to approve the Smoking and Tobacco Products Use (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 in its upcoming session and to impose effective taxes on all tobacco products in FY 2026–27 national budget, stressing that strong legal and fiscal measures are essential to achieve a tobacco-free Bangladesh. The call was made on Saturday at a workshop ...