Health

Measles cases have surged globally, with an estimated 10.3 million infections reported in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year, according to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The surge is primarily attributed to insufficient immunization coverage worldwide. Despite the availability of a highly effective vaccine, more ...

Screening men born with a high risk of developing prostate cancer, once they reach the age of 45, makes financial sense, a cancer charity says. But Prostate Cancer Research also acknowledges more accurate tests would be needed to justify screening all men. There is no prostate-cancer screening programme in the UK, unlike those for breast, bowel and cervical cancer. Instead, ...

Failing hospitals will be revealed in league tables and NHS managers sacked if they do not turn things around, the health secretary has told health leaders at a conference in Liverpool. Wes Streeting is promising a “no-holds-barred, sweeping review” of NHS performance in England. Hospitals can expect to be ranked on indicators such as care delivery and finances, so patients ...

Victims of July’s mass uprising surrounded the vehicle of Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum while she went to National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR) to visit them. She was accompanied by British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cook. The incident occurred on Wednesday at NITOR at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital when the health adviser and the British diplomat ...

The pandemic lockdown took a heavy toll on our mental and emotional health, but Sonia Hossain, a passionate dancer, turned to movement as her path to healing. Now, she’s sharing that path with others, using dance and yoga as tools for well-being and resilience. In this interview with Star Lifestyle, Sonia shares her journey from casual dancer to certified Zumba ...

Five more dengue patients died and 1,194 more people admitted to the hospitals across the country with the viral disease during the last 24 hours till Monday morning. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), with the latest casualties, the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease reached to 360 this year. Of them, two died in Dhaka South ...

The admission tests date of MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) for the 2024-2025 academic year have been announced. MBBS exam will be held on January 17, while the BDS will be held on February 28. Prof Dr Md Mohiuddin Matubbar, Director of Medical Education at the Directorate of Health Education, confirmed ...

# Dr. Asif mujtaba Mahmud, Dr. Kazi Saifuddin Bennoor # Lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally, claims millions of lives every year, and its prevalence is rising at an alarming rate in Bangladesh. As we observe Lung Cancer Awareness Month in 2024, we need to bring this pressing issue to light, educating communities and motivating individuals to ...

Five more people died from dengue and 466 others were hospitalised after being infected by the viral disease during the last 24 hours till Friday morning. With latest casualties, the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease reached 45 in the first eight days of the current month. This year dengue has claimed 342 lives so far. Of them, 134 died ...

A lung-cancer screening programme that sees mobile clinics visit local communities in England has detected the disease earlier in more than 5,000 people. Specially adapted lorries have been visiting supermarkets, football grounds and town centres in areas with the highest rates of the disease, as part of the biggest initiative of its kind in NHS history. Since the programme’s launch, ...