Category: 8. Health
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Karachi witnesses rise in pneumonia patients
Parents wait with their children suffering from pneumonia at a hospital. — AFP/File KARACHI: The country’s financial hub has recorded a rise in pneumonia cases, primarily due to changing weather conditions, after witnesses a surge in vector-borne diseases and viral illnesses in recent days. Emergency in charge at the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) has revealed that as…
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WHO greenlights Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccine for ages 12-17
A clinician prepares a syringe with the mpox vaccine at the General Hospital of Goma, in Democratic Republic of Congo on October 5, 2024. —AFP WHO greenlights Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccine for ages 12-17 Children, adolescents and those with weakened immune systems have been particularly vulnerable to mpox The World Health Organisation has okayed…
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Dengue, Malaria, other viral infections rise in Karachi
Patients receive treatment at the Civil Hospital in Karachi on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. — PPI KARACHI: Hospitals in the port city have received an overwhelming number of patients complaining of cold, fever and body ache as cases of vector-borne diseases such as dengue, malaria, chikungunya and other viral infections increase. According to medical experts, both…
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Pakistan reports four new polio cases, bringing this year's tally to 32
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Rawalpindi patient catched viral infection, not MERS-CoV: official
A representational image of an inside view of a hospital ward. — AFP/File RAWALPINDI: The patient who was thought to have contracted Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Rawalpindi was actually suffering with a viral infection, said a health official on Saturday. Muhammad Ameen, who hailed from Punjab’s Kharian, had returned from a Middle Eastern…
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Medicine Prices Surge by 14.15% in Pakistan, Report Reveals
The cost of medicine in Pakistan has increased by 14.15%, according to an official report. The recent report highlights a significant annual rise in medication prices, making healthcare increasingly unaffordable for many citizens. Additionally, the cost of health facilities has surged by 15.22%, exacerbating the challenges individuals face in accessing medical… Continue Reading News Source:…
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What are symptoms of an anxiety attack?
A representational image depicting anxiety. — Unsplash/File An anxiety attack may be described as physical symptoms of anxiety which include faster breathing, nausea, dizziness, headaches and more. In addition to being feelings of fear and worry, it can be a reaction to stress. Moreover, people can also go through anxiety when there is no identifiable…
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PM Shehbaz urges sustained efforts to eliminate polio, hepatitis from Pakistan
PM Shehbaz urges sustained efforts to eliminate polio, hepatitis from Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday stressed the urgent need to eradicate polio and hepatitis in the country through sustained efforts, similar to the successful elimination of Trachoma, a contagious eye infection that causes inflammation on the inner eyelids. Speaking at a…
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Poliovirus tally climbs to 24 in Pakistan after latest case in Hyderabad
A lady health worker administers polio drops to students at school during a polio eradication campaign in Hyderabad on January 8, 2024. — Online KARACHI: Authorities on Saturday confirmed that a fresh case was reported in Sindh’s Hyderabad, taking the total number of polio cases of polio cases in Pakistan to 24 this year. While…
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Pakistan’s poliovirus tally surges to 23 this year after new case found in KP
A health worker administering polio drops to child at Nori Gate in Hyderabad on February 27, 2024. — APP ISLAMABAD: The total number of poliovirus cases in Pakistan climbed 23 after a 10-month-old baby girl in district Kohat of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was diagnosed with the virus. The infant from Tehsil Darra Adamkhel, which marked KP’s second…