Healthcare

APPRawalpindi: 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 DeskDhaka: 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 KhalidLahore: 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…

APPIslamabad: 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…

APPIslamabad: 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 DeskIslamabad: 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 DeskIslamabad: 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 DeskIslamabad: 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 DeskNew 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 DeskHyderabad: The medical practitioners urged the government to make a thalassemia test mandatory for a couple before solemnising marriage.They were speaking at a seminar organised by Pakistan Baitul Mal and Liaquat University…