Health

News Desk  Islamabad: Pakistan has kicked off its first polio vaccination campaign of the year, aiming to protect 45 million children under five, as part of the country’s final push to eliminate polio.  The week-long campaign will run…

News Desk Shakargarh: An elderly woman died at the Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital in Shakargarh after allegedly being administered a wrong injection by paramedical staff, according to a report aired by a private news channel on…

News Desk  Islamabad: The government on Monday launched a nationwide polio vaccination campaign aimed at immunising millions of children and eliminating the disease, with authorities urging communities to actively support the effort.…

News Desk  Mithi: Six more children have died at Mithi Civil Hospital over the past five days due to malnutrition and various illnesses, hospital sources reported on Saturday. According to officials, the children were undergoing…

News Desk  Mehar/Dadu: A suspected outbreak of a dangerous throat virus in Mehar, an area of interior Sindh, has claimed another young life, intensifying concerns over delayed referrals and gaps in healthcare response in the region.…

News Desk Islamabad: Reports of two new cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India have put health authorities across Asia on alert, prompting enhanced airport screening and surveillance measures to prevent cross-border spread.  In…

News Desk  London: Scientists in the United Kingdom have developed a “human lung-on-a-chip” built entirely from the stem cells of a single individual, a breakthrough that could transform how respiratory diseases are studied and treated.…

News Desk  The United States is poised to formally withdraw from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday, a move that has sparked warnings of legal violations at home and heightened risks for global health cooperation abroad.…

News Desk Lahore: The threat of monkeypox has intensified in Punjab after four new cases were confirmed in Lahore over the past 24 hours, raising concerns among health authorities. According to the Health Department, fresh cases of…

APP Muscat: A scientific study conducted at Sultan Qaboos University has revealed that several rare honey varieties produced in Oman contain exceptionally high levels of antioxidants, surpassing those found in well-known local honeys…