EnvironmentFamilies who lost homes, farms and livestock in the 2023 glacial lake flood remain in makeshift shelters in West Bengal, where 116 planned houses await state finance approval.
Dr Somen Chowdhury, a neurologist at Evercare Hospital Chattogram, cites the 2026 American Heart Association and American Stroke Association guideline: get a stroke patient to a suitable hospital the moment symptoms appear.
At least 350,000 children in Bangladesh have cerebral palsy, yet the national neuroscience institute's outpatient department treated only 3,300 last year; a pilot in Korail slum is serving about 300 children.
HealthPhysical medicine specialist Sakib Al Nahiyan explains how a medically supervised cardiopulmonary rehabilitation programme breaks the cycle of fear and weakness after a heart attack, a stent or bypass surgery.
At a meeting by Dhaka Ahsania Mission and ISSUP Bangladesh, psychiatrist Professor Dr M A Mohit Kamal said lasting recovery needs family support, aftercare and jobs as well as treatment.
HealthBurn patients who seem stable after first aid still risk lasting deformity; care by a burn and plastic surgeon, splints and regular exercise can prevent it, a specialist writes.
