Merck’s Covid pill hailed after cutting hospitalizations by 50%

Washington, Oct 1 (AFP/APP):US pharmaceutical company Merck said Friday it will seek authorization of its oral drug molnupiravir for Covid-19 after it was shown to reduce the chance newly infected patients were hospitalized by 50 percent. A simple pill to treat the coronavirus has been […]

388 dengue fever suspects visit allied hospitals in last week

RAWALPINDI, Sep 30 (APP):As many as 388 dengue fever suspects have been brought to the allied hospitals of the city during the last one week, out of which, 47 were confirmed cases. District Coordinator Epidemics Prevention and Control, District Health Authority Dr Sajjad Ahmed told […]

Simple living best to avoid cardiovascular diseases

FAISALABAD, Sep 29 (APP):Renowned Cardiologist Dr. Habib Aslam Gaba has urged to create much needed awareness among masses to switch over to simple living to avoid fast increasing cardiovascular diseases. Addressing a ceremony on “World Heart Day”, he said that the heart was one of […]

Coronavirus: Latest global developments

Paris, Sept 28 (AFP/APP):Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: – Jabs for kids – Pfizer and BioNTech says they have begun submitting data to the US Food and Drug Administration for the highly anticipated authorisation of their Covid-19 vaccine in children aged […]

World heart day to be observed on September 29

HYDERABAD, Sep 26 (APP):Like other parts of the globe, world heart day will also be observed in Pakistan on September 29th with an objective to raise awareness among people about cardiovascular diseases(CVD) and measures for its control. According to a report of the World Health […]

Pakistan reports 1780 new Covid-19 cases, 42 deaths during 24 hours

Islamabad – September 26 (Online): Pakistan has reported 42 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 1,238,668. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 27,566 on Sunday. According to the latest figures by […]

Togo’s bishops condemn closure of churches over Covid-19

Lome, Sept 26 (AFP/APP):Bishops in Togo on Sunday condemned a recent decision by the government to close places of worship after a surge in Covid-19 cases. Last week the small West African nation extended a health state of emergency for 12 months and ordered the […]

Coronavirus: Latest global developments

Paris, Sept 25 (AFP/APP):Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: – Britain preparing temporary visas for lorry drivers – Britain’s government is looking at issuing temporary visas to allow foreign lorry drivers to work in Britain, reversing its earlier policy because of the […]

‘New wave of Alzheimer’s research’ looks to the liver for clues

Islamabad, SEP 25, (Online): In the race to gain a better understanding of the drivers behind Alzheimer’s disease, one research team looks to the link between the brain, the gut, and the liver. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting approximately 50 […]

National anti-polio campaign continues

ISLAMABAD, Sep 24 (APP):The national polio immunization campaign to vaccinate children under the age of five years continued on Friday in the federal capital and other cities of the country. According to official sources, the third nationwide polio campaign for the year 2021 already kicked […]