Prostate cancer drugs: Life-saving drugs unavailable in England

Prostate cancer drugs charities have expressed anger and frustration at the NHS’s refusal to provide life-saving prostate cancer drug abiraterone in England. The drug has been available for two years in Scotland and Wales for high-risk patients whose cancer has not yet spread. But thousands of patients in England and Northern Ireland are being denied access to it. In a letter to Prostate Cancer UK, Health Minister Karin Smith said the decision by NHS England was made “based on overall financial capacity” after a lengthy review and “should not be…

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Sick father dies a day after raping 6-year-old girl

A six-year-old child has been allegedly raped in Baniachang Upazila of Habiganj. After the incident on Sunday afternoon, the police arrested two accused teenagers on Monday. The child was admitted to Habiganj 250-bed District Hospital in a critical condition. Meanwhile, the father of the victim child died around 11 am on Monday. The child’s maternal uncle said that the child’s father had been ill for some time. He started feeling unwell after hearing about his daughter’s incident on Sunday afternoon. At one point, he died at 11 am on Monday.…

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A fight broke out between a person injured in the coup

A fight broke out between the injured in the student-public uprising and the staff of the National Orthopaedic Hospital and Rehabilitation Center (Pangu Hospital). Eyewitnesses said that the incident took place in front of the hospital around 11:30 am on Monday. Due to this, the emergency department of the hospital was closed for about six hours from 11:30 am to 5:30 pm. This caused extreme suffering to people who came to the hospital for treatment. After the fight, army and police members were present at Pangu Hospital since morning to…

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Child victim of sexual assault in Magura still consciousness

The plight of the eight-year-old child, victimized in a harrowing sexual assault in Magura, continues to elicit deep concern and widespread attention. Despite advanced medical intervention, her condition remains critical and unchanged, leaving her family and the nation anxiously awaiting signs of improvement. The child’s ongoing unconsciousness and reliance on artificial respiration underscore the severity of the trauma she has endured. Initially treated at the pediatric ICU of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, the child was transferred to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka on Saturday evening, seeking more specialized…

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Mother slaps daughter with hot iron, father beats her

Mother slaps daughter with hot iron, father beats her In Taltoli upazila of Barguna, it has been alleged that mother Asma Begum beat her daughter with a hot iron and father Kamruzzaman Sikder beat her severely by tying her to a tree for running away from a madrasa. Locals said that the incident took place on Wednesday afternoon in Sawdagarpara village of Barobogi union of the upazila. The name of the child who was tortured is Lamia (9). She is the daughter of Kamruzzaman Sikder and Asma Begum from Sawdagarpara…

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