Health

Nadeem Khan Quetta: Before sunrise in Panjgur, Rahima Baloch begins her day fetching water from a distant well before the desert heat climbs above 45°C.  But the 32-year-old mother of four is already exhausted. Years of drought have…

News Desk Islamabad: A new study suggests that anger and aggressive behaviour during adolescence may be linked to accelerated biological aging later in life, with some individuals showing signs of faster aging by the age of 30.…

News Desk  Islamabad: Pakistan has reported its first case of wild polio in 2026 after the virus was detected in a four-year-old child from Bello Union Council in Sujawal district of Sindh, officials confirmed on Thursday. The…

News Desk  EU: Environmental pollution is contributing to a growing burden of mental health disorders across Europe, the European Environment Agency (EEA) warned on Tuesday, urging stronger implementation of environmental laws to reduce…

News Desk Islamabad: A molecule once thought to simply calm inflammation may hold the key to why women are more likely than men to develop chronic pain, according to a newly published study. Researchers have discovered that…

News Desk  Lahore: A sharp surge in cardiac emergencies in the provincial capital has placed unprecedented strain on the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC), with nearly 283,000 patients seeking emergency care over the past eight…

News Desk  Rawalpindi: The Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital has raised concerns over a growing risk of blindness among Pakistan’s premature infants, highlighting Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) as a critical health issue.  Around one…

News Desk  Islamabad: Declaring diabetes, HIV, Hepatitis C, neonatal mortality and malnutrition as national health emergencies, the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on National Health Services directed the government to shift focus…

News Desk  Islamabad: A mysterious illness has claimed four lives in a remote village of Sindh, prompting urgent intervention from health authorities as fear grips the local community. The fatalities occurred in the village of Atta…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (NHSR&C) has raised serious concerns over multiple deficiencies in Pakistan’s health sector, highlighting alarming gaps in HIV…