Health

Nearly 60 percent of all adults and a third of all children in the world will be overweight or obese by 2050 unless governments take action, a large new study said Tuesday. The research published in the Lancet medical journal used data from 204 countries to paint a grim picture of what it described as one of the great health ...

Kidney patients in Manikganj are bearing the brunt of badly needed dialysis service at the Manikganj 250-bed General Hospital as four, out of five, dialysis machines are now out of order, thanks to reluctance of the authorities concerned. Patients now have to pay nearly three times higher charges at private hospitals compared to government facilities for the same services. In ...

Scientists at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (Icddr,b) have identified the country’s first cluster of Zika virus cases. Five confirmed infections were detected among patient samples collected in 2023. The findings, published on the Icddr,b website on Monday, highlight a significant public health concern. The Zika virus, an emerging pathogen, was first recorded in humans in Nigeria ...

Overeating even the healthiest foods can negatively impact health. While nutritious foods provide essential vitamins, minerals, and macronutrients, excessive consumption can lead to imbalances, weight gain, digestive issues, and other health concerns. For example, too many healthy fats can cause calorie overload, excessive fibre can lead to bloating, and overconsumption of protein can strain the kidneys. Moderation is key to ...

“I just wanted to own a house and pay off my debts – that’s why I decided to sell my kidney,” says Zeya, a farm worker in Myanmar. Prices had soared after a military coup in 2021 triggered civil war. He could barely feed his young family and was badly in debt. They all lived in his mother-in-law’s house, in ...

Doctors in the Indian capital, Delhi, have performed a life-changing surgery on a 17-year-old boy to remove his “parasitic” twin that was attached to his abdomen. A parasitic twin is an underdeveloped conjoined twin that relies entirely on the host twin for survival. They are extremely rare, with less than one case occurring per 100,000 births. The teenager who had ...

A law to give terminally ill adults on the Isle of Man the right to end their own lives is entering its final stages, making it potentially the first jurisdiction in the British Isles to legalise assisted dying. Anyone over the age of 18 and with a prognosis of 12 months or fewer to live would be eligible, under the ...

Cholesterol plays a crucial role in assessing heart health, as it is a key factor in cardiovascular medical tests. While LDL cholesterol, often termed “bad cholesterol,” is widely recognized, emerging research suggests that another type—remnant cholesterol—may be a more precise indicator of heart attack and stroke risk. What is Remnant Cholesterol? Dr Sandeep Khasa, a cardiologist at Ujala Cygnus Group ...

Online pharmacies will now have to employ stricter checks to stop people who are already a healthy weight or have a history of eating disorders buying weight-loss jabs. They will no longer be able to dispense the medication, sold under brand names such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, to patients who have just completed online questionnaires or sent photos. In-person or ...

Chevron Bangladesh has donated a Frozen Section Machine to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (NIBPS), Dhaka. This machine is used for cancer diagnosis and detection. The official handover ceremony recently took place at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (NIBPS). The event was graced by the presence of Professor Dr. Nazmul Hossain, Director General of ...