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News Desk  Islamabad: Leading neurologist Dr Ismail Khalid emphasized the importance of raising awareness and challenging the stigma surrounding Alzheimer's disease, particularly among elders aged 60 and above. He highlighted that…

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 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…

News Desk Islamabad: Liver diseases often remain asymptomatic until the liver is severely damaged.  As the largest internal organ, the liver is crucial for controlling blood clotting, excreting toxins, and producing bile. However,…

APP Peshawar: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa is experiencing a significant rise in gastroenteritis and diarrhea cases due to severe heat and humidity.  According to health department sources, 25,996 individuals have been reported affected in…

APP Hyderabad: Dr Zulfiqar Shaikh, a pediatrician, informed that Rotavirus diarrhea was not well understood in the ancient world, probably because its symptoms are primarily systemic and non-specific, rather than just diarrhea.…

APP Rawalpindi: The residents of different areas of Rawalpindi have urged the district administration to shuffle makeshift animal hide godowns from housing areas as they were spoiling the environment. Talking to APP, Ziarat Khan, a…

APP Rawalpindi: The citizens have been advised to adopt all possible precautionary measures to protect themselves from the Congo virus during Eid ul Azha.  In response, the Livestock Department, under the directives of Commissioner…

APP Karachi: Sindh Health Department clarifying media reports about the death of children due to measles on Thursday said that two out of 11 reported deaths were caused by measles while the remaining nine children lost their lives due to…

News Desk  Islamabad: The country's average life expectancy experienced a slight decline, dropping to 72.3 years in 2023 from 72.4 years recorded in 2022. Experts attribute this decline mainly to an increase in infectious and…