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News DeskRawalpindi: A serious medical negligence allegation has emerged from Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, where the thumb of a 23-day-old baby girl was amputated while she was receiving treatment in the hospital’s nursery.…

Nadeem Khan Quetta: In Pakistan’s southwest city of Quetta, dust often hangs visibly in the air. For many residents, breathing has become a daily struggle, especially for children suffering from asthma.Outside the doctor’s room at…

News Desk Islamabad: Health experts have sought to calm fears over recent cases of Hantavirus linked to a Dutch cruise ship, stressing that the virus does not pose the same global pandemic threat as COVID-19 despite growing public…

News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan has reported its first case of wild polio in 2026 after the virus was detected in a four-year-old child from Bello Union Council in Sujawal district of Sindh, officials confirmed on Thursday.The…

News DeskLahore: The threat of monkeypox has intensified in Punjab after four new cases were confirmed in Lahore over the past 24 hours, raising concerns among health authorities.According to the Health Department, fresh cases of…

APPQuetta: The number of Tuberculosis (TB) cases witnessed a notable increase reflecting both growing awareness of the disease and expanded healthcare interventions across the province.Balochistan has made significant strides in…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: In the dusty corridors of District Headquarters Hospital Pakpattan, 20 children—most of them newborns—died between June 16 and June 22. The tragedy, though deeply personal to grieving families, now stands as…

APPLahore: High blood pressure and diabetes during pregnancy present significant risks not only to expectant mothers but also to the health of their babies, warned Dr Muhammad Al-Fareed Zafar, a leading gynecologist and Principal of…

APPLahore: 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…

News Desk Islamabad: Mental health disorders are increasingly prevalent, with estimates suggesting that 50 percent to 70 percent of the global population will experience a mental health issue at some point in their lives, said Dr Malik,…