health

To mask or not to mask: confusion spreads over coronavirus protection

Conflicting messages have sowed confusion over how to protect against coronavirus that has claimed over… Read More

Health officials appointed at seven Pakistan airports for coronavirus awareness

Federal health authorities on Wednesday appointed focal persons at seven airports of the country aimed… Read More

WHO weighs science and politics in global virus emergency decision

The U.N. agency is seeking to balance the need to ensure China continues to share… Read More

Does saline solution kill coronavirus?

Multiple posts on Weibo, Twitter and Facebook shared in January 2020 claim that a top… Read More

Cancer patients denied free medicines as Punjab project faces funds’ delay

A Punjab government project aimed at treating and providing free medicines to the cancer patients… Read More

China locks down two cities at epicentre of coronavirus outbreak

China put on lockdown on Thursday two cities at the epicentre of a new coronavirus… Read More

Doctors treating Asif Zardari advise him against traveling

Doctors of a private hospital, where Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) President Asif Ali Zardari… Read More

People coming from China to be screened at Pakistani airports, border: sources

Healthcare authorities in Pakistan have revealed that there has been serious deliberation over a proper… Read More

Mystery SARS-like virus claims sixth victim

The World Health Organization (WHO) called a meeting for Wednesday to consider declaring a global… Read More

Australia to screen some flights, warns new virus difficult to stop

Australia will begin screening passengers arriving from a Chinese city in a bid to stop… Read More

Nawaz Sharif taken to Brompton Hospital for routine checkup

Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is being taken to Royal Brompton… Read More

Doctors average 16 minutes on the computer for every patient

For each patient they see, doctors spend about 16 minutes using electronic health records, a… Read More

Punjab Govt increased its health budget by 27 percent: Usman Buzdar

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Friday announced that the provincial government has increased… Read More

Karachi anti-polio drive begins today, 34 union councils to be visited

A two-day anti-polio vaccination drive in 34 sensitive union councils of the metropolis will commence… Read More

Eight deaths blamed on shrew-borne disease

Eight cases of the Borna virus, transmitted by shrews, have been identified in encephalitis patients… Read More

Dogs bite 8 in Sindh, no vaccines in local healthcare facility

Eight unfortunate individuals were bitten by alleged rabid dogs on Wednesday, three out of the… Read More

Cannabis edibles may present unanticipated dangers

With cannabis edibles becoming legal and available in more and more places, experts warn there… Read More

People who work closer to home have this health benefit!

People with full-time jobs who endure long commutes may be more likely to have sleep… Read More

Patient satisfaction may decline after hospital acquisition

“These findings challenge arguments that hospital consolidation, which is known to increase prices, also improves… Read More

Five new cases of polio surface in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

At least five new polio cases have been reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Thursday,… Read More