Healthcare

APP Rawalpindi: The District Health Authority (DHA) has lodged 33 FIRs (First Information Reports), issued tickets to eight, sealed two premises, and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on violations of denbue SOPs. District Coordinator of…

News Desk Dhaka: The Bangladesh death toll from dengue fever has crossed the 900-mark out of 187,725 cases reported so far this year, the health department revealed on Sunday. The South Asian country recorded 16 more deaths and 3,008…

M Sohaib Khalid Lahore: Over the years, Punjab, the country’s most populous province with over 127.4 million inhabitants, has encountered with enormous challenges in the healthcare sector. Despite the province’s large number of…

APP Islamabad: Health activists urged the Minister of Health to inquire about the serious matter of the regularisation of heated tobacco products (HTPs) which are now openly sold everywhere in Pakistan. The decision to regularise…

APP Islamabad: The National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) has introduced a comprehensive six-month Certificate in Healthcare Professions Education (CHPE) to enhance the knowledge and skills of healthcare professionals.…

News Desk Islamabad: Toxic lead is having an ever-worse impact on global health, contributing to more than 5 million deaths and air pollution annually, according to a new study. According to a study done by the World Bank experts,…

News Desk Islamabad: Around 10 per cent of fathers around the world suffer from depression after the birth of their children (postpartum depression), according to a unique study. Published in the Journal of the American Psychological…

News Desk Islamabad: A recent study found that very low salt intake can protect against serious diseases such as heart disease and stroke. The experts researched 500,000 people in the UK; they asked questions and gave answers to these…

News Desk New York: A new coronavirus vaccine will be released next month to combat the new Omicron variant ‘Eris’ which became active last month. However, American health experts and analysts say it is likely to be coolly received even…

News Desk Islamabad: For a long time, researchers have claimed that walking 10,000 steps a day is healthy, but now new research has shown that walking at least 5,000 steps is enough to stay fit. According to the British Broadcasting…