Health

A federal court has thrust the issue of abortion back into the national spotlight, just months before the midterm elections. Voter anger about abortion rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 helped propel Democrats to a series of midterm victories that year. But when then-Vice President Kamala Harris lost the White House despite prioritizing abortion messaging, ...

Six more children died in the past 24 hours till Tuesday morning—four from measles-related symptoms and two from confirmed cases. In addition, Bangladesh recorded 1,186 new suspected cases and 259 confirmed cases of measles in a 24-hour span, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin. The DGHS said that since 15 March, the total number of confirmed ...

Three people have died and three are ill after a Netherlands-based cruise ship was hit by a suspected outbreak of hantavirus, a rodent-borne virus that can cause fatal respiratory illness, authorities and media reports said on Sunday. Netherlands-based Oceanwide Expeditions said in a news release it was “managing a serious medical situation” on a polar expedition ship, the MV Hondius, ...

Three of the world’s top health agencies issued a joint statement Sunday denouncing the international community’s failure to protect health care workers, hospitals and patients in conflict zones. The World Health Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders issued an “urgent call for action”. Their statement was issued 10 years after the UN Security Council ...

Ten more children died in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning—nine from measles-related symptoms and one from a confirmed measles case. In addition, Bangladesh recorded 1,166 new suspected cases and 95 confirmed cases of measles in a 24-hour span, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) health bulletin. The DGHS said that since 15 March, the total ...

Four children have died in the past 24 hours with symptoms resembling measles across the country, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The information was disclosed in a press release issued on Saturday. The DGHS said 72 new measles cases were detected in the last 24 hours, while 1,024 people were reported with measles-like symptoms. It added ...

The combined death toll from measles and related symptoms has reached 280 in one-and-a-half months with four new deaths due to measles symptoms reported in the 24 hours till Friday morning. No death from confirmed measles diagnosis was reported over the 24-hour period. Since the outbreak officially started on 15 March, 231 people have died from measles-like symptoms and 39 ...

More than 840,000 people die each year from health conditions linked to psychosocial risks at work, according to a report by the International Labour Organization (ILO). Factors such as long working hours, job insecurity, and workplace harassment are mainly associated with cardiovascular diseases and mental disorders, including suicide. The report, titled “The psychosocial working environment: Global developments and pathways for ...

Nine more children died from measles and related symptoms in the 24 hours till Tuesday morning, taking the total death toll past 270 since 15 March. During 8am Monday-8am Tuesday, three children died from confirmed measles infection and six others from suspected measles or measles symptoms, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Two more children died with measles-like symptoms in Sylhet on Sunday, raising the death toll to 10 in the region. A one-and-a-half-year-old child, Waziha, from Jagannathpur, died while undergoing treatment at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital. Besides, an eight-month-old infant, Taha, from Golapganj, also passed away in the same unit. The hospital’s director, ...