Health

News Desk Karachi: Karachi has reported its third death from Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the "brain-eating amoeba," this year, health officials confirmed. The latest victim, Muhammad Amjad, 44, a resident of Korangi No. 4,…

News Desk  Islamabad: A new study has found that younger generations may be aging faster at a biological level than their parents, a trend that could be contributing to rising cancer rates among young adults. Earlier this year,…

Nadeem Tanoli Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Dr Shazia Sobia Aslam Soomro has criticized the federal budget for FY2026-27, describing it as “public unfriendly” and inadequate in addressing the challenges of inflation,…

News Desk Islamabad: The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has welcomed Pakistan’s recent policy, fiscal, and institutional reforms aimed at strengthening its population and development agenda, describing them as a “significant step…

Dr Muhammad Sher Ali  Lahore: Every two seconds, someone in Pakistan needs blood. Despite extraordinary advances in modern medicine, from gene therapy to artificial intelligence, science has yet to create a substitute for human blood. No…

News Desk  Islamabad: Leading medical experts from across Pakistan have launched a landmark initiative to formulate the country’s first national consensus guidelines for the management of oral cavity cancer, a disease that represents a…

Basmah Nouman Islamabad: Violent extremism is most often discussed through the lenses of security, ideology, and geopolitics. Governments, policymakers, and media narratives tend to prioritise counterterrorism operations, law enforcement…

APP Lahore: The Punjab Health Department has suspended three lady doctors of the Services Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS) over alleged irregularities in the submission of medico-legal reports (MLCs) to the Lahore High Court.…

Qadeem Achakzai Quetta: Viruses remain one of the most persistent threats to human health, with each virus affecting the body in different ways. Some individuals develop clear symptoms, while others remain asymptomatic carriers for long…

Reuters  Congo: The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported a sharp rise in Ebola infections, with confirmed cases nearing 600 as health officials intensify efforts to contain one of the country’s largest outbreaks in recent years.…