health

Scientists shed light on how brains turn pain up or down

A new study published in Cell Reports on Tuesday honed in on the brain circuitry… Read More

Mass vaccinations begin after polio returns

Years of falling vaccination rates, made worse by the botched rollout of a dengue vaccine,… Read More

Jahangir Tareen meets Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain to inquire after his health

PTI leader also met with Speaker Punjab Assembly, Chaudhry Pervez Elahi. 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

E-cigarette retailers sued over age verification

Some states, including New York, Michigan and Rhode Island, have moved to restrict the sale… Read More

At least 2.2 billion people have vision impairment or blindness

“Eye conditions and vision impairment are widespread, and far too often they still go untreated,”… Read More

Dengue fever cases continue to rise in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

At least 94 patients have been tested positive for the disease today in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Read More

Dengue fever kills two more in Rawalpindi, Karachi

At least 5,000 patients in Islamabad and 6,976 in Rawalpindi have been tested positive for… Read More

Doctors who deciphered body’s response to oxygen win Nobel Medicine Prize

The 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded jointly to William G. Kaelin… Read More

Australia to fund research on medicinal cannabis as demand grows

Health ministry data shows 78 companies now licensed to grow and harvest medicinal cannabis, up… Read More

‘Sehat Insaf Card’ to bring about a social revolution: SAPM Awan

SAPM Awan while addressing a gathering today said that PM Khan wanted to eradicate poverty… Read More

Integrated strategy against dengue, working: Zafar Mirza

SAPM Zafar Mirza says the dengue situation is improving in the federal capital due to… Read More

Sheikh Rasheed inquires health of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain

The minister said Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain is just like a big brother to him and… Read More

DRAP to start inspection of pharmaceutical companies

Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan has decided to start the inspection of pharmaceutical companies in… Read More

Vaping-linked lung injury kills 18, sickens 1,080

Eighteen people have died from illnesses associated with e-cigarette use since March, US health authorities… Read More

One more succumbs to dengue virus in Karachi, tally jumps to 13

Another patient loses there life in the metropolis to dengue virus which has become a… Read More

Kenyan islands await doctors by boat

Kiangwe and surrounding villages have been hard-hit by the Kenyan government's war with Somali extremist… Read More

Citing ‘unhealthy air’, country tells people to limit outdoor activities

Vietnam warned its people on Tuesday to limit outdoor activities because the air quality in… Read More

No evidence to term red meat ‘unhealthy’

The advice added that adults should also "continue current processed meat consumption. Read More

Addressing Population growth will help improve quality of life: Yasmin

Punjab Minister for Health Dr. Yasmin Rashid has said that control over the growing population… Read More