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Gilgit-Baltistan reports first case of poliovirus in toddler
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:01:00 +05:00

A health worker administers polio drops to a child during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in Karachi on August 7, 2023. — AFP

ISLAMABAD: The Gilgit-Baltistan region on Monday reported its first case of polio in 2025, marking a concerning emergence of the crippling disease in an...

How social media can 'trigger' eating disorders in young people
Sun, 01 Jun 2025 10:33:00 +05:00

Students use their mobile phones at a campus in Islamabad on July 12, 2018, — AFP

Social media can push vulnerable young people towards developing eating disorders by glorifying thinness and promoting fake, dangerous advice about diet and nutrition, experts warn.

Young...

WHO urges global ban on flavoured nicotine products on no tobacco day
Sat, 31 May 2025 13:28:00 +05:00

A man holds a cigarette in his hands in London, Britain April 11, 2023. — Reuters

As youth nicotine addiction surges in Pakistan and the country records an estimated 164,000 tobacco-related deaths each year, the World Health Organisation has urged the international community...

France to ban smoking outdoors in most places: minister
Thu, 29 May 2025 23:53:00 +05:00

A smoking ban in Paris parks set to be tested to teach about addiction — Reuters

France would ban smoking in all outdoor places that could be accessed by children — including beaches, parks and bus stops, the health and family minister announced on...

Pakistan sees fresh Covid-19 spike as global cases rise
Thu, 29 May 2025 12:18:00 +05:00

A woman holds a small bottle labelled with a "Coronavirus Covid-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken October 30, 2020. — Reuters

Covid-19 positivity reaches 17% in Pakistan.Four Covid deaths reported in Karachi hospital.NB.1.8.1 sequences have not...

'My mother can be toxic and discouraging. How do I maintain a healthy relationship with her?'
Wed, 28 May 2025 13:09:00 +05:00

Dear Haya,

I needed some practical advice regarding my relationship with my mother. My mother can be very toxic sometimes, discouraging and comparing me with other girls in the family and in family-friend circles. She often tends to dump all...

US drops Covid vaccine recommendation for healthy kids, pregnant women
Wed, 28 May 2025 09:31:00 +05:00

Vials labelled "VACCINE Coronavirus COVID-19" and a syringe are seen in front of a displayed U.S. flag in this illustration taken December 11, 2021. — Reuters

The United States Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr announced in a social media post on Tuesday that the US has...

4-year-old girl of cured thalassemia using Chinese gene-editing therapy
Tue, 27 May 2025 12:43:00 +05:00

A representational image shows a medical laboratory technician working in a research lab. — Reuters

A 4-year-old Pakistani girl suffering from severe thalassemia has been successfully treated using a Chinese-developed gene-editing drug, marking the first time the...

Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz launches insulin card for diabetic children
Mon, 26 May 2025 22:25:00 +05:00

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz hands over insulin card, insulin, glucometer BSR strips and a box of needles to a diabetic child on May 26, 2025. — Facebook/ Maryam Nawaz Sharif

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Monday formally launched a programme “CM...

Nationwide anti-polio drive launched to immunise 45 million children
Mon, 26 May 2025 11:22:00 +05:00

A health worker administers polio drops to school children for vaccination during a door-to-door poliovirus eradication campaign in Lahore on April 21, 2025. — AFPPM's focal person for polio eradication inaugurates campaign launch.Pakistan confirms 10 polio cases so far in 2025...

Anti-polio drive launched to vaccinate 45m children across country
Sun, 25 May 2025 19:09:00 +05:00

A polio worker administers vaccine to a child. — Reuters/File

ISLAMABAD: In a renewed push toward a polio-free Pakistan, the Pakistan Polio Programme has officially launched its third National Immunisation Days campaign.

The inauguration ceremony was held at...

Sindh Health Dept issues clarification on four deaths attributed to COVID-19
Sat, 24 May 2025 18:33:00 +05:00

A woman sits in a waiting area after having her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Karachi. — Reuters/FileHealth dept says deceased patients were above 60.Adds all of them were facing multiple complications."COVID-19 being regarded as common virus across globe."

The Sindh...

Health rounds: Researchers identify best drugs for severe Covid
Sat, 24 May 2025 10:43:00 +05:00

A member of the medical personnel works at a coronavirus disease testing site which is temporarily set up at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, December 15, 2020. — Reuters

A class of drugs known as Janus kinase, or JAK, inhibitors, which work by slowing down the immune...

Four dead in Karachi as Covid sees 'odd' summer surge
Fri, 23 May 2025 12:03:00 +05:00

Residents wait for their coronavirus disease vaccine doses, at a vaccination centre in Karachi, April 2, 2021. — ReutersCovid admissions up at Karachi hospitals, say doctorsVirus symptoms reappear in midsummer amid JN.1 fearsElsewhere in Pakistan, scattered cases have been...

Karachi sees spike in diarrhoea cases amid rising temperatures
Thu, 22 May 2025 11:33:00 +05:00

A representational image of an inside view of a hospital ward. — AFP/File

KARACHI: With the rising temperature in Karachi, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of diarrhoea patients, said Pakistan Pediatric Association Sindh President Dr Waseem Jamalvi on...

India's water politics pose 'grave health risk', Pakistan tells WHO forum
Thu, 22 May 2025 09:07:00 +05:00

People walk on the dry riverbed of the Indus River in Hyderabad on April 24, 2025. — ReutersIndian strikes damaged dispensary, disrupted health services.Pakistan reaffirms commitment to WHO health agenda.Islamabad backs global pandemic treaty adoption at WHA.

GENEVA: Health...

Pakistan reports two polio cases from KP, tally at 10
Wed, 21 May 2025 17:46:23 +05:00

Polio workers give polio vaccine drops to a child as police stand guard during a vaccination campaign in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.— Reuters/File

Of total, five cases are from KP, four from Sindh, and one from Punjab.No vaccination drive...

'My professional success seems to trigger my husband's insecurities. What should I do?'
Wed, 21 May 2025 12:57:00 +05:00

Dear Haya,

I wanted to seek some advice on dealing with my husband who is insecure of my professional achievements. Earlier in our marriage, he would often show how proud he was of my success and my independent attitude, but he has recently started acting strange. I have no idea...

COVID boosters now only for high-risk Americans, say US health officials
Tue, 20 May 2025 22:20:00 +05:00

Sister Barbara Sullivan, 84, receives a coronavirus disease vaccine at a vaccination drive for retired nuns at the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet independent living centre in Los Angeles, California, US, March 3, 2021. — Reuters

The United States will limit routine...

US surgeons perform world's first bladder transplant
Tue, 20 May 2025 11:10:00 +05:00

Dr Nima Nassiri with patient Oscar Larrainzar and Dr Inderbir Gill . — Instagram/@uscurology

WASHINGTON: Surgeons at a hospital in Los Angeles, California have successfully performed the world's first human bladder transplant, hospital officials said.

The surgery, performed...

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