infectious diseases

Ali Nawaz Rahimoo Umarkot: Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest infectious diseases in Pakistan, silently claiming thousands of lives each year. Despite being both preventable and curable, TB continues to thrive in the…

News Desk Islamabad: Health Expert Dr Waqar Naeem has requested that citizens take proactive measures to prevent waterborne diseases as the monsoon season intensifies. Highlighting the risks of cholera, typhoid and dengue, Dr Naeem…

APP Islamabad: Federal Ombudsman (FO) Ejaz Ahmed on Sunday issued a directive instructing the managements of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) and the National Institute of Health (NIH) to take steps to ensure swift…

News Desk Multan: Eye expert has advised the populace to avoid crowded places and constantly wash their hands and faces with soap to prevent Pink Eye infection, popularly known as ‘Ashob-i-Chasm’. Pink Eye is an infection of the…

News Desk Islamabad: Seven new patients have been admitted to the hospital due to dengue in the last 24 hours and there have been no deaths so far in the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital. PIMS Executive Director…

News Desk Sydney: Despite having acutely low immunity levels, blood cancer patients have significant responses against SARS-CoV-2 following vaccination, on par with those of healthy individuals. Researchers at the University of…

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…

News Desk Islamabad: The federal government has installed a cutting-edge Elisa Analyser test machine at Federal Government Polyclinic (FGPC) hospital to diagnose various ailments. According to the Ministry of National Health Services,…

News Desk Islamabad: Long Covid is linked to decreased brain oxygen levels, deteriorated cognition, and increased levels of despair and anxiety, a recent study examining the effects of the coronavirus revealed. Researchers from the…

News Desk Islamabad: At least 37 new Covid-19 cases were reported nationwide during the last 24 hours, according to the data released by National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad on Wednesday. The case positivity rate is 0.77 per…