Health

The High Court on Monday directed the authorities concerned to take the initiative to prevent price hikes of medicines whimsically. The Director of Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) has been asked to implement this order. Following a writ filed earlier by the Consumer Association of Bangladesh (CAB), an HC bench of Justice Mostafa Zaman Islam and Justice Md Atabullah held a ...

The National Occupational Health and Safety Day was celebrated in Rangamati on Sunday with the theme of healthy workers, healthy working environment, will build a smart Bangladesh. On the occasion of the day, a discussion was held at the Rangamati Deputy Commissioner’s office in the morning presided over by the Rngamati DC Mosharaf Hossian Khan. The deputy commissioner said if ...

Ten more COVID-19 cases were reported across the country during the last 24 hours as of Saturday morning. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), a total of 219 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 4.57 percent. The country’s total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,494 as no further death was reported during the ...

Health outcomes vary greatly among the approximately 1.5 million Americans who survive a traumatic brain injury each year. Not only can these injuries cause loss of coordination, depression, impulsivity, and difficulties concentrating, but they also increase the risk of getting dementia in the future. The conspicuous lack of treatments for such a common ailment prompted Gladstone Institutes scientists to investigate, ...

A third of 11-year-olds and more than half of 13-year-olds in England have drunk alcohol – putting it top out of 44 countries examined in a report by global health experts. Girls were found to be more likely than boys to be drinking and getting drunk aged 15 in England, Wales and Scotland. The World Health Organization (WHO) report said ...

With an oppressive heatwave persisting throughout country, UNICEF remains deeply concerned about the health and safety of the children across the country due to sweltering temperatures. According to the UNICEF’s 2021 Children’s Climate Risk Index (CCRI), children in Bangladesh are at ‘extremely high risk’ of the impacts of climate change, reports BSS. “The unusual rise in temperatures poses grave risks, ...

The rising price of cigarettes is motivating more people – one in four adults in England – to give up smoking, research suggests. In a survey of nearly 6,000 people, health concerns were still the top reason for quitting. But highlighting the money that could be saved by stopping smoking could encourage even more quit attempts, the University College London ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen has said noted activist-economist Prof Anu Muhammad requires combined surgery. “After seeing the pictures sent by the doctors last night, I decided that Professor Anu Muhammad needs a combined operation for his injuries. For this reason, he has been brought from Dhaka Medical College Hospital to Sheikh Hasina Burn Institute,” he ...

Grindr, the world’s biggest dating app for the LGBT community, is being sued for allegedly sharing personal information such as people’s HIV status with third parties. According to the claim, lodged at the High Court in London, “covert tracking technology” was deployed, and highly sensitive information was illegally shared with advertisers. Law firm Austen Hays says there are more than ...

The deadline for the ongoing form fill-up process for the 2024 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) candidates has been extended to May 5 without any late fee charges. The Dhaka Education Board issued a notice on Sunday, stating that the deadline for filling out the forms for the HSC examination-2024 has been extended until May 5, without incurring any late fees. ...