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Md Jahidul Islam Dhaka: A study in Bangladesh has raised fresh concerns over the lack of standards for microplastics in everyday oral-care products after researchers detected plastic particles in more than three-quarters of toothpaste…

News Desk  Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that toxic air pollution and so-called “black rain” reported in parts of Iran after recent strikes on oil facilities could pose serious health risks, particularly…

News Desk Lahore: The provincial capital once again ranked as the world’s most polluted major city on Saturday morning after its air quality plunged into the “hazardous” category, according to Swiss monitoring platform IQAir. At…

News Desk  Lahore: Dry weather persisted in Lahore on Monday, with similar conditions expected to continue on Tuesday. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), continental air is prevailing over most parts of the…

APP Lahore:  Lahore once again topped the global pollution charts on Sunday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) soaring to a hazardous 358, placing the city among the most polluted in the world. According to air monitoring data, areas…

News Desk Lahore: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab on Saturday issued a smog alert for the province, warning that its intensity is expected to increase from November until December 20. According to PTV News,…

News Desk Islamabad: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a fresh heatwave alert, forecasting a sharp rise in temperatures across most plains of the country from today through May 24. This intense heat spell…

News Desk Bahawalpur: The Director of the Bahawalpur Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology (BINO), Dr Iftikhar Aalam, stated on Wednesday that 80 percent of chest lipomas are non-cancerous and pose no serious health risks.…

News Desk  Islamabad: Global experts are gathering in Islamabad for the one-day conference on ‘Sustainable Health Systems and Resilience: Challenges and Opportunities’, scheduled to take place on Tuesday at COMSTECH. Dedicated to the…

News Desk  Islamabad: Experts at a seminar highlighted that women experience climate impacts four times more intensely than men. The seminar titled “Climate Anxiety and its Impact on Women: Addressing the Silent Crisis”, was organized by…