Health

APP/IRNA Mashhad: Iran has intensified the syndromic care surveillance for Mpox in the land and air borders of Razavi Khorasan to prevent the entry of suspicious people or those with a history of traveling to infected areas. Mashhad…

Jehangir Khan Tareen Multan: Rubella is a mild exanthematous infection that resembles a mild form of measles and can potentially lead to fetal infection and birth defects. According to Dr Imran Rafiq, Senior Medical Officer at Nishtar…

APP Peshawar: Provincial Health Minister Syed Qasim Ali Shah has ordered emergency measures after a 47-year-old man from Nowshera tested positive for Monkeypox. Isolation and screening wards will be set up at three hospitals which…

APP United Nations: The head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a united global effort to combat a new mpox outbreak, unveiling a response plan requiring at least $135 million over the next six months. "Let me be…

News Desk Islamabad: Health experts have voiced serious concerns about the growing trend of using unhygienic and reused cooking oil in outdoor food establishments, highlighting significant public health risks. They have called for…

APP  Islamabad: The Head of the Psychology Department at the National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Dr Ulfat, has called for the establishment of a regulatory body specifically for psychologists. This body would be…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Ministry of Health confirmed on Friday that Pakistan has reported its second case of Monkeypox.  According to a spokesperson from the Ministry, the patient arrived from the Gulf region and exhibited symptoms…

AFP/APP Bangkok: Thailand on Thursday confirmed Asia's first known case of a new, deadlier strain of mpox in a patient who had travelled to the kingdom from Africa. The patient landed in Bangkok on August 14 and was sent to hospital with…

AFP/APP Paris: As global concerns over mpox continue to rise, even seemingly straightforward questions—such as the level of danger it poses and the differences between its variants—remain complex and without clear answers. In July,…

APP Sargodha: Health experts urged people to take precautionary measures to avoid waterborne diseases during the monsoon season.  Dr Nasar Ranjha, a Senior Medical Specialist at DHQ Sargodha, emphasized the importance of awareness and…