Category: 7. Health

A representational image shows a cancer cell (white) being attacked by two cytotoxic T cells (red), part of a natural immune response triggered by immunotherapy. — Reuters A study has suggested that people who give blood regularly are more likely to have genetic… Continue Reading

Osaka University Professor Michiya Matsusaki holds a Petri dish with cultured Wagyu beef at a lab at the university in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan October 5, 2021 on October 5, 2021. — Reuters Lab-grown meat, dairy, and sugar could be available for purchase in… Continue Reading

A medical worker in protective suit collects a swab from a resident at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site, following cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Shanghai, China March 11, 2022. — Reuters  GENEVA: Five years ago on Tuesday, the World Health… Continue Reading

A photomicrograph provided by the CDC depicts a case of primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a rare brain infection due to Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba. — Reuters KARACHI: Pakistan has reported its first fatality from Naegleria fowleri this year, as a… Continue Reading

Shot administered without prior lab testing, hospital sources reveal. Use of injection stopped; inquiry committee formed to investigate. Prof Dr Israr-ul-Haq leads committee; official notification issued. LAHORE: A female patient receiving treatment at Mayo Hospital died and 15… Continue Reading

A representational image of a teen sleeping. — Unsplash/File A new study has suggested that teens who sleep fewer than 7.7 hours each night are more likely to have high blood pressure issues. Similarly, those going through both insomnia and a lack of sleep are… Continue Reading

A nurse prepares a MMR vaccine at the City of Lubbock Health Department in Lubbock, Texas, US on February 27, 2025. — Reuters Texas and New Mexico on Friday reported an additional 59 cases of measles for a total of 228 known infections in those states, where an… Continue Reading

Muslim devotees buy Iftar food before breaking their fast on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, at a market in Lahore on March 12, 2024. — AFP  KARACHI: The excessive consumption of fried and sweet foods during Ramadan has led to a rise in… Continue Reading

Relatives sit next to patients suffering from dengue fever at a hospital. — AFP/File ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Health (NIH) has issued an urgent warning about the risk of a dengue outbreak following recent rainfall across the country, particularly in… Continue Reading