Health

A proposal has been given to increase the age limit for doctors appearing in the BCS examination from 32 to 34 years, said Prof Sayedur Rahman, special assistant at the Ministry of Health, on Thursday. The government has decided to recruit 2,000 doctors through a special Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination to address the shortage of medical professionals, he said ...

Doctors have withdrawn their work stoppage following a court verdict that ensured their professional dignity. A press released in this regard confirmed the matter early Thursday. Through the court order, the prime demand of the doctors and medical students has been fulfilled. The health ministry is working on the other demands and there was much progress, according to the related ...

Government hospitals’ doctors across the country have launched a work stoppage to press home their five-point demands. Most outdoor and indoor departments at hospitals are not providing any services to the patients. Doctors at the emergency department of the National Institute of Neuro Sciences and Hospital in Dhaka usually see patients from 9AM. On Wednesday, they started to see patients ...

Only MBBS or BDS graduates can use the title ‘doctor’ before their names, according to a High Court verdict on Wednesday. An HC bench of Justice Razik-Al-Jalil and Justice Sathika Hossain passed this order after hearing a writ petition filed earlier. Meanwhile, no steps will be taken against those who have already used the title, the verdict also said.  

New research suggests that having walnuts for breakfast may enhance brain function throughout the day. In a groundbreaking study, researchers from the University of Reading discovered that consuming a generous handful of walnuts (50g) mixed with muesli and yoghurt led to quicker reaction times during the day and improved memory later, compared to a calorie-matched breakfast without nuts. Published this ...

Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen has said the successful launch of a medical group from Bangladesh to China is an opportunity to expand collaboration across a broader spectrum. “We will further expand our cooperation, adding more Chinese cities and high-level hospitals to provide Bangladeshi patients with greater medical choices.” The Ambassador said on Monday while seeing off the first group of ...

New research suggests that having walnuts for breakfast may enhance brain function throughout the day. In a groundbreaking study, researchers from the University of Reading discovered that consuming a generous handful of walnuts (50g) mixed with muesli and yoghurt led to quicker reaction times during the day and improved memory later, compared to a calorie-matched breakfast without nuts. Published this ...

Receiving an assurances from the government, specialist doctors from the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS), (Health) cadre have called off their three-day work stoppage. But they warned that they would go on strike if their demands are not fulfilled within 12 weeks. The doctors began demonstrating outside the director’s office at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Saturday morning as part of ...

BCS (Health) Cadre Specialist Doctors’ Forum has announced a three-day work stoppage starting Saturday, demanding fair promotions and the elimination of all forms of discrimination in the healthcare sector. In a press release issued on Friday (March 7) and signed by Dr. Mohammad Al Amin on behalf of the forum, it was stated that the protest will take place daily ...

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 ...