Disease

HIV outbreak: Screening of dialysis patients made mandatory in Punjab

LAHORE: The Punjab government has made the HIV/AIDS screening of dialysis patients mandatory every after… Read More

After COVID, WHO defines disease spread ‘through air’

The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what… Read More

Causes of viruses

The globalised world is consistently experiencing breakouts of viruses of various kinds and shapes that… Read More

Heat, disease, air pollution: How climate change impacts health

Growing calls for the world to come to grips with the many ways that global… Read More

Pakistan’s first two monkeypox patients recover from disease

ISLAMABAD: Federal Ministry of Health said Sunday that the first two monkeypox cases reported in… Read More

Fact Check: What is monkeypox virus & should Pakistan fear it?

Since early May, the news of monkeypox outbreak across Europe and America have got people… Read More

Netizens make fun of baby with syndrome that affects body systems

Progeria causes extreme premature ageing that affects body systems Read More

Woman with mystery virus quarantined

A Chinese woman has been quarantined in Thailand with a mystery strain of coronavirus, authorities… Read More

Pneumonia kills a child every 39 seconds

Nigeria, India, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia accounted for more than half… Read More

Naegleria claims another life in Karachi, tally jumps to 15

A patient diagnosed with Naegleria passed away today while he was being treated, the virus… Read More

Dengue virus diagnosed in 16000 people across Pakistan

The dengue pandemic has raised serious concerns across the country with thousands affected, 690 reportedly… Read More

Owners penalised, places sealed under dengue act after infestations determined

Places apt for dengue to breed and multiply to be determined and cracked down against,… Read More

Indian spice mix recalled in US on salmonella contamination

Some batches of a spice mix sold by a top Indian cooking brand were taken… Read More

Can diet help cancer treatment? Study in mice offers clues

The study was published in the journal Nature. Read More

Rs2bn being spent annually to control hepatitis disease: CM Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that an amount of two… Read More

China proposed to launch disease free cattle districts in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: China has proposed Pakistan to launch foot and mouth disease-free zones in Pakistan in order… Read More

Japan team transplants stem cells into brain to treat Parkinson’s

Japanese researchers said Friday they have transplanted stem cells into the brain of a patient… Read More

Lou Gehrig’s disease may affect the mind

Even though the neurologic disorder known as Lou Gehrig’s disease has long been thought to… Read More

1.4 billion risk disease from lack of exercise: WHO

More than 1.4 billion adults are putting themselves at heightened risk of deadly diseases by… Read More

Deadly ‘long-lost disease’ rages through Rohingya camps

COX'S BAZAAR: In a makeshift bamboo clinic, small children struggle to draw breath through surgical… Read More