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Trump administration launches COVID website criticising WHO, Biden
Sat, 19 Apr 2025 10:20:00 +05:00

The logo of the World Health Organisation is seen at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 28, 2025. — Reuters

WASHINGTON: The White House, under the United States President Donald Trump's administration, has launched a COVID-19 website blaming the origins of the...

US autism rate climbs to all-time high, now 1 in every 31 children
Fri, 18 Apr 2025 23:37:00 +05:00

Devonay Pena comforts her 13-month-old daughter, Jaqi Herrera, after Herrera received her first dose of the MMR vaccine at the City of Lubbock Health Department in Lubbock, Texas, US, February 27, 2025.— Reuters

The US government released new data this week showing that...

No polio case reported since Feb 10, PM Shehbaz informed
Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:25:00 +05:00

PM Shehbaz Sharif chairing a review meeting regarding eradication of polio in Islamabad on April 17, 2025. — PIDPM issues orders related to upcoming anti-polio drive.Says volunteers playing frontline role in fight against disease.Nationwide vaccination campaign to run from April 21 to...

'How to stop my inquisitive sisters-in-law from interfering in my life?'
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:37:00 +05:00

Hi Haya,

It's been a year since I got married but have been dealing with a rather common issue that many girls face after marriage. My husband lives abroad because of work, so I still live at my parents' home. However, my sisters-in-law are somehow still...

WHO says member states reach agreement to tackle future pandemics
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:56:00 +05:00

A view shows The World Health Organisation headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 28, 2025. — Reuters

Members of the World Health Organisation reached an agreement to prepare the world for future pandemics after more than three years of negotiations, the organisation said...

'Organ shortage resulting in up to 15 fatalities each day in Pakistan'
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:10:00 +05:00

A representational image showing doctors performing a surgical procedure. — Reuters/File

Driven by social misconceptions leading, tha scarcity of organ donations is leading to as many as 10 to 15 fatalities each day in Pakistan — the number reaching up to 20 for the United...

British-Pakistani elected chair of Royal College of Psychiatrists' MENA Division
Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:53:34 +05:00

British-Pakistani child and adolescent senior consultant psychiatrist, Dr Yasser Saeed Khan. — Reporter

LONDON/DOHA: Dr Yasser Saeed Khan, a British-Pakistani child and adolescent senior consultant psychiatrist based in Qatar, has been elected Chair of the Royal College of...

Hungary suggests possible 'biological attack' linked to foot-and-mouth outbreak
Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:58:00 +05:00

A worker shows the mouth of a cow at a cattle shop in Depok on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, June 14, 2022. — Reuters

BUDAPEST: Hungary suggested on Thursday a "biological attack" as a possible source of the country's first foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in more...

'My family's overwhelming financial expectations burden me. How to deal with it?'
Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:14:00 +05:00

Hi Haya,

I'm reaching out to seek advice on how to deal with my family's exceeding financial expectations from me, as the situation has become immensely taxing for me mentally.

My family members expect me to heavily contribute towards the household expenses,...

CII chief says organ donation by living, deceased persons permissible
Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:10:14 +05:00

Chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology Dr Muhammad Raghib Hussain Naeemi speaks at a meeting on October 9, 2024. — Facebook@Council of Islamic IdeologyMove aims to save lives of patients suffering from organ failure.Pakistan faces dire situation with thousands suffering from...

WHO sounds alarm over alarming birth-related deaths in Pakistan
Tue, 08 Apr 2025 14:31:00 +05:00

This representational image shows a baby holding an adult's finger. — Unsplash

ISLAMABAD/UNITED NATIONS: Every day in Pakistan, around 675 infants under one month old and 27 mothers lose their lives due to preventable complications, leading to over 246,000 newborns and nearly 11,000...

Pakistan among four countries making up half of global maternal deaths: UN report
Mon, 07 Apr 2025 19:16:00 +05:00

A mother carries her baby while waiting for medical assistance at a hospital, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Sehwan, Pakistan September 7, 2022. — Reuters

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan is ranked among four countries — together with Nigeria, India and...

Aid cuts could leave more women dying in pregnancy and birth, warns UN
Mon, 07 Apr 2025 08:54:39 +05:00

A view shows The World Health Organisation headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 28, 2025. — ReutersAid cuts result in "pandemic-like effects" on health systems.Can further have "more structural, deep-seated effect: Dr Aylward.Vital services for maternal, newborn, child...

School-age child dies in Texas measles outbreak
Mon, 07 Apr 2025 08:24:39 +05:00

Robert F Kennedy Jr speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, on the day he is sworn in as secretary of Health and Human Service in Washington, DC, US, February 13, 2025. - Reuters

WASHINGTON: A second child with measles has died in Texas, state officials said on Sunday, in an...

Study reveals sucralose in diet drinks increases appetite
Sun, 06 Apr 2025 15:35:30 +05:00

A person pouring sweetener into a drink. — Unsplash/ File

Mounting evidence has increasingly suggested a connection between diet sodas and other low- or no-calorie edibles and weight gain, leading the World Health Organisation to advise against using non-sugar sweeteners for...

Trump administration drops Biden's proposal of Medicare weight-loss drug coverage
Sat, 05 Apr 2025 18:30:00 +05:00

Wegovy presentation is displayed in New Columbia, Pennsylvania, US, November 13, 2023. — Reuters

The Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services said on Friday it did not move forward with a proposal put forth by the Biden administration for Medicare coverage of weight-loss...

Teenage girls' screen time linked to poor sleep, depression risk, shows study
Fri, 04 Apr 2025 22:38:00 +05:00

Representational image of a teenage girl using a mobile phone. — Unsplash/File

A teenage girl unable to get off her smartphone or other devices might be at risk of losing sleep and increase in depression, a new Swedish study says.

Teenagers who...

Angola's cholera crisis worsens as death toll surpasses 300: WHO
Sun, 30 Mar 2025 03:34:57 +05:00

Patients of cholera are seen receiving healthcare. — Embassy of the Republic of Angola in Nigeria

GENEVA: Angola’s cholera outbreak has killed more than 300 people since January, with thousands infected as the disease spreads rapidly across most of the country, the...

Crisis looms as WHO chief warns of crippling budget, job cuts post-US exit
Sat, 29 Mar 2025 22:13:17 +05:00

This photograph taken on December 7, 2021, shows a sign of the World Health Organisation at its headquarters in Geneva. — AFP

The World Health Organisation has proposed slashing a fifth of its budget following the US decision to withdraw, and must now reduce its reach and...

Chinese doctors successfully transplant pig liver into human
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:27:45 +05:00

Surgeons plumb the liver of a genetically modified pig into the blood supply of a brain-dead patient as an additional liver. — Xijing Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University

PARIS: Chinese doctors said on Wednesday that they have successfully transplanted a...

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