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News Desk Islamabad: According to Dr Farah Monzur, an assistant professor of medicine and director of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Stony Brook Medicine, the average person should spend no more than five to ten minutes on the…

APP Islamabad: Healthcare specialists have issued a strong warning to residents of Punjab regarding the rising levels of smog and its detrimental effects on health, urging citizens to adopt protective measures to mitigate these risks. Dr…

APP Lahore: Hospitals in Lahore are witnessing a surge in patients suffering from respiratory issues due to intensified smog.  Common ailments include dry cough, asthma, and difficulty breathing, with influenza and viral infections…

APP Islamabad: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed the 43rd case of Wild Poliovirus Type-1 (WPV1) in Pakistan. This case was identified in a child from the…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: A team of doctors from Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) in Beijing has developed an artificial intelligence-based infrared thermography (AI-IRT) system for breast cancer screening. This innovative…

APP Lahore: The total number of dengue cases in Punjab has risen to 2,498 after 109 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours, according to the Punjab Health Department.  Most of the new cases were reported in Rawalpindi, which…

APP Rawalpindi: Rawalpindi has reported a significant surge in dengue cases, with 107 new positive cases identified in the last 24 hours.  Of these, 65 cases were reported from Potohar Town, making Chak Jalal Din the area with the…

News Desk MirpurKhas: A significant rise in malaria cases has been reported in Mirpurkhas, with over 13,000 people testing positive following the recent heavy rains in the district. District Health Officer Dr Jairam Das confirmed that the…

APP Karachi: Two new polio cases have been reported in Sindh, raising the country’s total count to 26 for the year amidst a concerning surge in the virus. According to media reports, a seven-year-old girl in Karachi East and a…

APP Lahore: The Punjab Health Department confirmed on Saturday that 70 new cases of dengue have been recorded across the province in the last 24 hours.  Of these, 60 cases were reported in Rawalpindi, three in Lahore, while Chakwal,…