Health

A knowledge gap around cervical screenings is currently “costing lives”, a cancer charity says. The Eve Appeal says more women need to know they can ask for adjustments to their cervical screenings, which can be painful, uncomfortable or distressing for some. The test is thought to save about 5,000 lives every year in the UK, but many women do not ...

A group of students of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) have been staging demonstration on the Central Shaheed Minar premises since Monday morning demanding cancellation of quota in medical entry test. They started the protest as the result of medical admission test was published on Sunday keeping the quota system. Around 10AM, the students started gathering near Shaheed Minar ...

A recommendation has been made to the relevant ministry to reduce the minimal VAT imposed on medicines, said Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum. She told this in response to questions after a discussion with teachers at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College on Saturday afternoon. She said that the government is increasing the VAT in various sectors to maintain the country’s overall ...

One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 8 this year. The death has been reported in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DNCC), according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). During the period, 40 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, ...

Bangladesh Health Watch (BHW) unveiled its ninth biennial report titled “State of Professional Public Health Education in Bangladesh” at a program held at BRAC Tower in the capital on Friday. The event, attended by distinguished guests, explored the current challenges and opportunities in professional public health education across the country. The program commenced with a welcome address by Dr. Ahmed ...

Bangladesh has confirmed the first death from the human metapneumovirus (HMPV). The victim was 30-year-old Sanjida Akter. She died around 6PM on Wednesday at the Infectious Disease Hospital in Mohakhali in the capital. Ariful Bashar, the hospital supervisor, confirmed the news to media on Thursday morning. Sanjida also had some other health complications, including obesity and kidney issues, he added.

The World Health Organization said Wednesday an outbreak of suspected Marburg disease has killed eight people in a remote part of northern Tanzania. “We are aware of 9 cases so far, including 8 people who have died,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement. “We would expect further cases in coming days as disease surveillance improves.” Like Ebola, ...

Patients are dying in corridors and pregnant women are miscarrying in side rooms as overwhelmed hospitals struggle to cope, nurses say. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said evidence provided by more than 5,000 of its members across the UK this winter also showed cupboards, car parks, bathrooms and nursing stations were being turned into makeshift areas for patients. Nurses ...

Shahedara Begum, a consultant pediatric ophthalmologist and strabismus surgeon of Bangladesh Eye Hospital, has been arrested in a case filed on charge of mistakenly operating the wrong eye of an 18-month-old child. Police arrested her from her Elephant Road residence around 2AM on Thursday, said Dhanmondi Police Station OC Ali Ahmed Masud. Shahedara Begum was sent to court after showing ...

Papaya is a versatile fruit consumed both ripe and raw. However, ripe papaya offers a variety of health benefits that many people may not be aware of. According to nutritionists and diet consultants, ripe papaya is rich in dietary fibre, vitamins A, C, E, and K, as well as minerals like magnesium, potassium, and calcium. Additionally, it contains beneficial antioxidants, ...