Health

The government is considering announcing a new tax on vapes at the Budget next week. Currently, vaping products are subject to VAT – but unlike tobacco, they are not also subject to a dedicated levy. Tobacco duty could also increase at the Budget, to ensure that vaping remains cheaper. Ministers fear that the relatively cheap cost of vaping means that ...

“Advances in Medical Science, Research and Innovation in the 21st Century” conference was held at the InterContinental Dhaka on Monday. The event, a collaborative effort by the Bangladesh Private Medical College Association (BPMCA) and Tafida Raqeeb Foundation, witnessed the convergence of over 50 distinguished doctors from Europe and the UK with their Bangladeshi counterparts. Participants praised the effort to bring ...

A drug long used to treat asthma can help protect people from dangerous — even fatal — food allergies, a study published Sunday in the respected New England Journal of Medicine found. The randomized study, funded partly by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, tested the drug Xolair (chemical name omalizumab) on 118 children known to be allergic ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Samanta Lal Sen has said zero tolerance policy will be followed for child deaths due to negligence of hospital authorities and doctors. He also said raids to supervise the management of hospitals across the country will begin from February 27. The minister said this campaign is not only against private hospitals, but against any hospital ...

Can cotton candy give you cancer? Some Indian states think so and have banned the sale of the pink, wispy, sugary-sweet treat. Last week, the southern state of Tamil Nadu implemented the ban after lab tests confirmed the presence of a cancer-causing substance, Rhodamine-B, in samples sent for testing. Earlier this month, the union territory of Puducherry banned the sweet treat while ...

Two new but exceptionally rare Covid-19 vaccine side effects – a neurological disorder and inflammation of the spinal cord – have been detected by researchers in the largest vaccine safety study to date. According to a study involving over 99 million people from Australia, Argentina, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, New Zealand, and Scotland , the benefits of Covid-19 vaccines still ...

Health and Family Welfare minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen has directed to seal off JS Diagnostic and Medical Centre following the death of a child after circumcison procedure. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday morning shut down all the activities of the diagnostic centre situated at Malibagh Chowdhurypara in ...

Surgeons at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on Tuesday (February 20) successfully separated the conjoined twins Nava and Nova after over a 13-hour long surgery. “The operation of conjoined twins Nava and Nova has been successful . . . Such an operation requires Tk 1 crore to perform in India and other countries,” Health and Family Welfare Minister Professor ...

In a world obsessed with the latest beauty trends and fads, it’s easy to lose sight of the fundamental principles that truly contribute to ageless beauty. While innovative products and procedures may grab headlines, the importance of early skin care remains key. As witnessed through many accounts, there is a pressing need to understand the crucial role that collagen, glutathione, ...

Doctors across Gaza have described operating on patients without anaesthetic, turning people with chronic conditions away, and treating rotting wounds with limited medical supplies. “Because of the shortage of painkillers we leave patients to scream for hours and hours,” one told the BBC. The World Health Organization (WHO) has described the state of healthcare in Gaza as being “beyond words”. ...