Healthcare

News Desk  Lahore: As Eid-ul-Azha approaches, health experts have issued a warning about potential digestive and stomach ailments linked to meat consumption. A team of specialists from Lahore General Hospital, including Dr Laila…

APP Islamabad: During the Hajj season of 1445 H, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of Saudi Arabia diligently provided comprehensive healthcare services to over 77,000 pilgrims across a span of five weeks. According to a statistical report…

APP Islamabad: During Thursday's Senate session, lawmakers called on the government to prioritize relief for disadvantaged groups in the federal budget for 2024-25, advocating for tax reductions and increased funding for education and…

News Desk United Nations: More than one in four children under the age of five globally live in “severe” food poverty, according to a recent UNICEF report. This alarming statistic underscores the urgent need for action to address the…

APP Islamabad: There has been a significant increase in dengue cases, with 2,795 new cases reported nationwide in the past week.  According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), the rise in cases is linked to increasing…

APP Burewala: As many as 25 minors, suffering from measles, are admitted at Tehsil Headquarters Hospital during the last two days. Following an increase in the number of children with measles, Deputy Commissioner Syed Asif Hussain…

APP Multan: Approximately 90,000 cases of breast cancer are reported annually in Pakistan, with about 60,000 resulting in fatalities, revealed Dr Ahmed Masood Ejaz, a renowned cancer specialist, on Saturday.  Dr Ejaz made these…

AFP/APP Washington: A Pfizer lung cancer drug has been shown to greatly reduce tumor progression and improve survival outcomes for people in the advanced stages of a rare form of the disease, according to trial results published Friday.…

News Desk Islamabad: Recent research has shed light on two significant risk factors contributing to the rise in stroke cases among young individuals: excessive painkiller use and obesity. Published in the Morbidity and Mortality…

News Desk  Islamabad: Despite the consistently increasing number of patients due to prevailing environment-related issues, the medical and paramedical staff and facilities at Civil Hospital Quetta are shrinking, PenPk.com has learnet.…