Category: 8. Health
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PMD issues dengue virus warning for October after monsoon rains
A doctor treats a dengue patient at a hospital in the Provincial Capital on October 8, 2023.— Online KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Thursday issued a nationwide alert warning about the spread of dengue fever in 10 major cities by October after monsoon rains. The dengue outbreak is expected to spread in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar,…
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India reports first mpox case of rapidly spreading clade 1b variant
An undated colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (pink) found within an infected cell (yellow), cultured in the laboratory, captured at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. — Reuters NEW DELHI: India has reported an mpox case — a man from the southern state…
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KP reports first poliovirus case as three more diagnosed with disease
A health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child during a polio vaccination campaign at a slum area in Lahore on August 2, 2021. — AFP Khyber Pakhtunhwa has reported its first poliovirus case while two other children were also diagnosed with the disease pushing the country’s tally to 21 of this year. The…
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Pakistani conjoined twins successfully separated by Turkish doctors
Pakistani conjoined twin girls, Mirha and Minal, separate after successful surgery by Turkish doctors at Bilkent City Hospital, Ankara. — Anadolu Agency Turkish doctors successfully separated Pakistani twin girls, Mirha and Minal, who were conjoined at the skull after a marathon 14-hour surgery performed in two stages, according to state-run Anadolu news agency. The surgery…
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Study links cruciferous vegetables to lower systolic blood pressure
A new study shows a relationship between consuming cruciferous vegetables and lower systolic blood pressure. Cruciferous vegetables — a diverse group of vegetables — are a subset of Brassica plants. The group includes vegetables like Broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower to name a few. Generally, cruciferous vegetables contain vitamins and minerals like vitamins C, and K,…
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Pakistan’s mpox tally rises to 7 as another case reported
Vials of the JYNNEOS smallpox and monkeypox vaccine are placed on a table during a clinic offered by the Pima County Department of Public Health at Abrams Public Health Centre in Tucson, Arizona, US, August 20, 2022. — Reuters ISLAMABAD: A 44-year-old man, hailing from the Gujarat district in Punjab, has tested positive for monkeypox…
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Three possible mpox patients sent home as tests return negative
A test tube labelled “Mpox virus positive” is held in this illustration taken August 20, 2024. — Reuters Three suspected mpox patients were sent home in Karachi after one showed no symptoms and the tests for the other two came back negative, according to the Sindh health department. Geo News, citing sources, reported on Sunday…
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Authorities identify three suspected mpox patients at Karachi airport
This file photo shows a patient showing his hand with a sore caused by an infection of the mpox virus. — AFP KARACHI: As Pakistan continues to report fresh monkeypox cases, three more passengers travelling to Karachi were suspected of the disease, sources told Geo News on Sunday. According to the sources, the three passengers,…
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Health officials ‘concerned’ after mpox patient gets through screening at Islamabad airport
A representational image showing a patient showing his hand with a sore caused by an infection of the mpox virus, in the isolation area for mpox patients. — AFP/File Health Ministry officials have raised alarm bells over the performance of Border Health Services (BHS) personnel after a monkeypox patient went undetected at the Islamabad airport…
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KP reports another mpox case as tally reaches 6 in Pakistan
A test tube labelled “Mpox virus positive” is held in this illustration taken August 20, 2024. — Reuters PESHAWAR: Another case of the mpox, also known as monkeypox, was reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), pushing the tally of the virus to six in Pakistan, provincial Health Minister Syed Qasim Ali Shah said on Wednesday. Notably,…