Health

ISLAMABAD, June 22 (ONLINE): A new study involving more than 500,000 Medicare beneficiaries has found that older adults who received the recombinant shingles vaccine (RZV), marketed as Shingrix, had a significantly lower risk of developing dementia compared with those who were not vaccinated. Researchers found […]

ISLAMABAD, May 21 (ONLINE): A new study has found that people whose biological age is older than their actual chronological age face a significantly higher risk of developing dementia and may experience the disease earlier in life. The findings suggest that individuals with both accelerated […]

MIRPUR (AJK), Dec 15 (APP): Seasoned medical experts have highlighted the common causes of backache and spinal disorders, including age-related degenerative changes, trauma and injuries, muscle weakness, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, congenital abnormalities, infections, and occupational hazards. They emphasized the need for adopting preventive measures to […]

MULTAN, Dec 13 (APP):A three-day national polio vaccination campaign is set to begin in Multan from December 15, aiming to immunize children across the district. Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Nouman Siddiqe formally inaugurated the campaign at Shahbaz Sharif Hospital, where he administered polio drops to children […]

RAWALPINDI, Dec 12 (APP): Two environmental samples collected from Rawalpindi district have tested positive for Wild Poliovirus Type-1 (WPV1). The positive samples were obtained from Dhok Dalal and Safdarabad. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), District Health Authority Rawalpindi, Dr. Ehsan Ghani confirmed the detection to APP […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 11 (APP): Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal on Thursday inaugurated the final polio campaign of 2025, which aims to immunize more than 45 million children across Pakistan against the debilitating disease. He said the number of cases in the country had reduced […]

By Syed Hasnain Gradezi ISLAMABAD, Dec 7 (APP): Pakistan’s homeopathic sector is witnessing unprecedented expansion, both in education and in global market reach, as the National Council for Homeopathy (NCH) released its recent annual examination results for the four-year Diploma in Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery […]

Sargodha, Dec 02 (APP):A ceremony was held on Tuesday at the Sargodha Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) to mark the foundation stone laying of a Thalassemia hospital. The event was attended by international award-winning cricket umpire Aleem Dar, who also heads the Aleem Dar […]

Tokyo, Jun 25 : More than 31,000 people have caught whooping cough this year in Japan, a nearly eight-fold rise from last year that has already surpassed the annual record-high number logged in 2019, data by a national health research institute showed Tuesday. The country’s […]

ISLAMABAD, JUNE 25 (ONLINE): For many people, low back pain is chronic, meaning it is constant for at least three months. There are several risk factors for chronic low back pain, such as not getting enough physical activity. A new study found that increasing the […]