Category: 8. Health

Tampons can now detect HPV infection. — Unsplash/File A very common virus can be screened easily by women with the help of their tampon. Despite 99.8% of cervical cancers being caused by persistent high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infections, nearly a third of AFAB individuals aged 25-49 skipped their cervical smear in 2023, according to Metro…

The Overseas Employment Corporation (OEC), a department under the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, is gearing up to export approximately 100 female nursing staff to a healthcare firm in Malaysia. An official disclosed to APP on Thursday that the demand for female nursing staff in Malaysia has been steadily rising, attributed to…

Representational image of a healthcare staffer. — Unsplash ISLAMABAD: Amid surge in demand for healthcare workers in Malaysia, the Overseas Employment Corporation (OEC), an attached department of Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development would export around 100 female nursing staff to a health firm in the South Asian country. An official told APP…

In a world’s first, a bioengineering company announced today that it is working on a “head transplant system.” A startling video suggests transferring a patient’s brain and spinal cord to a donor body via robotics and artificial intelligence (AI). In as little as eight years, the prototype developed by BrainBridge may be prepared to carry…

World’s first head transplant might be possibility by Sergio Canavero. — HGAG/File A strange surgeon states that the ground-breaking operation of transplanting the head of a terminally ill man onto a recently deceased donor is near in the future. To criticise the work of Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero, many medical experts have weighed.  Bioethicist Paul…

More and more children are in hospitals because of heatwaves. — Unsplash/File As the weather becomes hotter, it is getting unbearable and triggering more hospital visits for children with asthma. Parallel to summers, symptoms of the lung condition, such as breathlessness and wheezing, are usually associated with cold weather, according to NewScientist. Morgan Ye at…

Mental health improvement may be linked with Keto diet. — Unsplash/File Keto diet comprises high fat, low carbohydrate, and moderate protein intake and is regarded potentially good for metabolism. After a 4-month ketogenic regimen and standard treatment, a recent pilot study from Stanford Medicine also reported improved symptoms in patients with severe mental illness. The…

Vegetarian diet is not solution to every health problem. — Unsplash/File Diet plays a key role in people’s well-being, however, sometimes it is difficult to tell the accurate effects of diet on health. While many people believe that a full vegetarian diet is healthy, it may not be the case. A recent study published in…

Following a dengue outbreak in the Capital city, an awareness campaign has been launched as a counteractive. The Capitol territory administration in collaboration with District Health Office has taken this initiative. The campaign was led by Deputy Commissioner, Irfan Nawaz Memon, and District Health Officer, Dr. Zaeem Zia. The execution of this was as follows: the…

Alzheimer’s has specific symptoms. — Unsplash/File Some patients with signs of Alzheimer’s disease are not likely to show any medical symptoms as they are living, as per a new study which may lead towards a better understanding of battling against the illness. A better understanding of how some people reach the age of 90 or…