Health

So far in 2025, four children in Bangladesh have been diagnosed with avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu. The children, aged between one and eight years, have all recovered after receiving treatment, confirmed Professor Dr Tahmina Shirin, director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR). Dr Tahmina Shirin warned, “The number of cases this year is ...

Martha’s rule, a way for families to seek an urgent second opinion if they are concerned about the care their loved ones receive, will be rolled out across all English hospitals delivering acute or short-term treatment. The telephone helpline, the result of a campaign by the parents of 13-year-old Martha Mills who died after serious failings in her care, has ...

A new generation of stethoscopes powered by artificial intelligence could transform how doctors detect heart disease, identifying serious conditions within seconds, according to researchers in the UK. The device, developed by US firm Eko Health, replaces the traditional chest piece with a sensor about the size of a playing card. It uses a microphone to pick up subtle variations in ...

Hypertension or high blood pressure is a condition where the force of blood against the artery walls is constantly high. Hypertension is one of the major contributors to heart diseases and other chronic conditions. While hypertension can be managed, it is essential to spot the early symptoms. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Naveen Bhamri, cardiologist at Max Super ...

Following assurances from Beijing, the government has submitted one formal proposal to China and is preparing another, seeking Tk3,425 crore in grant funding to build two major hospitals – one in Chattogram and the other in Rangpur Division. The total estimated cost of the projects is Tk4,107 crore, according to officials from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Planning ...

The country’s first robotic rehabilitation centre has opened at Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) in Dhaka. Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum inaugurated the centre on Sunday. The centre has been set up with a grant from the Chinese government, which authorities regard as a significant contribution to Bangladesh’s healthcare sector.Bangladeshi cuisine recipes Nurjahan Begum said, “The Chinese government extended support upon our ...

Bangladesh should stop serving as a lobbyist for foreign countries in the healthcare sector, said Dr AM Shamim, LabAid Group founder and managing director. He also stressed the need for greater recognition of private hospitals and clinics that serve the majority of patients in the country. Dr Shamim made the remarks at an event titled Bangladesh Health Conclave 2025: Improved ...

All young children in the UK will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS from January next year. It will be given as two doses, at 12 and 18 months of age, combined with the existing MMR jab which protects against measles, mumps and rubella. A catch up campaign is planned for slightly older children so they don’t ...

By vaccinating over 5 crore children in the past two decades, Bangladesh has prevented the deaths of approximately 94,000 children each year, according to the Shastho Shurokkha Foundation. In addition, the under-five child mortality rate has dropped by an impressive 81.5%, placing Bangladesh alongside Nepal, Rwanda, Vietnam, Ethiopia, and Malawi as one of six countries to achieve such a significant ...

More than two billion people worldwide still lack access to safely-managed drinking water, the United Nations said today (26 August), warning that progress towards universal coverage was moving nowhere near quickly enough. The UN’s health and children’s agencies said a full one in four people globally were without access to safely-managed drinking water last year, with over 100 million people ...