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News Desk Islamabad: As ovarian cancer cases continue to rise in Pakistan, medical experts are emphasizing the importance of early screening and raising awareness about the disease, particularly among women. Dr Khursheed Noorani, a…

AFP/APP Washington: A Pfizer lung cancer drug has been shown to greatly reduce tumor progression and improve survival outcomes for people in the advanced stages of a rare form of the disease, according to trial results published Friday.…

News Desk Islamabad: Special Assistant to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on #, Romina Khurshid Alam, has stated that there will be three heatwave spells in May and June. During a press conference in Islamabad, Romina Khurshid Alam…

News Desk Islamabad: TikTok has recently updated its community guidelines, introducing stricter rules regarding the display of potentially harmful content. This includes limitations on showcasing dating, drug use, sexual exploitation,…

News Desk  Islamabad: European experts have shown that individuals with genetic disorders can avoid additional medical problems and extend their lifespan by adopting a healthy lifestyle.  According to the study published in the…

News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan grapples with a significant challenge as widespread tobacco consumption affects over 31.9 million adults aged 15 years and above, comprising nearly 19.7 percent of the adult population. Annually,…

Qamar Naseem Peshawar: Whereas there is a worldwide acknowledgement that the use of tobacco adversely affects consumer health, the pro-tobacco lobby continues to vehemently resist any legislative attempts by governments to curtail its…

News Desk Islamabad: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting, and Parliamentary Affairs, Murtaza Solangi, said on Tuesday that tobacco smoking was not an addiction but rather a death pill and a threat to human lives at…

News Desk Islamabad: The recently launched National Survey of Blindness and Vision Impairment showed that avoidable blindness has been more than halved in the last decade for people over the age of 50 across the country. The survey while…

News Desk Islamabad: Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) organized a seminar to celebrate International Youth Day2022 on Friday. On this occasion, the Speakers highlighted the importance of banning novel…