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News Desk  Islamabad: Health experts have urged the public to understand the difference between common fever and malaria, warning that confusion between the two, especially during seasonal changes, can delay treatment and lead to serious…

News Desk  London: Scientists in the United Kingdom have developed a “human lung-on-a-chip” built entirely from the stem cells of a single individual, a breakthrough that could transform how respiratory diseases are studied and treated.…

Jehangir Khan Tareen Multan: Rubella is a mild exanthematous infection that resembles a mild form of measles and can potentially lead to fetal infection and birth defects. According to Dr Imran Rafiq, Senior Medical Officer at Nishtar…

News Desk  Islamabad: The country's average life expectancy experienced a slight decline, dropping to 72.3 years in 2023 from 72.4 years recorded in 2022. Experts attribute this decline mainly to an increase in infectious and…

News Desk Islamabad: Dr Halar Shaikh, a registrar at Jinnah Hospital in Karachi, has highlighted that adenovirus cases are on the rise in the city due to climate change. He emphasized that as the weather shifts, a significant number…

APP Hyderabad: During the winter season, many children suffer from pneumonia, an inflammation of the lungs typically caused by viral or bacterial infections. Symptoms include a cold, cough, fever, sore throat, and difficulty breathing.…

News Desk Islamabad: After the outbreak of the conjunctivitis virus in Karachi during the ongoing rainy season, a significant number of cases are being reported in public and private hospitals on a daily basis. Conjunctivitis is a…

News Desk Islamabad: Around a billion youngsters across the globe, including Pakistan, could be at risk of hearing loss because of unsafe listening habits through earphones, said ENT (ear, nose, and throat) Specialist Dr Saifullah Mir.…

News Desk Islamabad: At least one in 10 people infected with Omicron Covid-19 variant experienced the effects of long Covid in the six months following infection, a lower percentage than estimated for people infected with earlier strains…

News Desk Islamabad: The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is far less likely to cause long-term Covid than the variant that was prevalent during the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research. The study revealed that…