Five-day anti-polio drive from Sept 20

SIALKOT, Sep 19 (APP):A five-day anti-polio drive will be launched in the district from September, 20. During the drive, 5,55,996 children under the age of five years will be vaccinated against polio and vitamin-A dose also be given to boost their immunity. This was stated […]

Minister reviews measures to facilitate Thalassemia patients

LAHORE, Sep 18 (APP):Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid reviewed progress on University of Child Health Sciences and measures to facilitate Thalassemia patients in a meeting at the Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department here on Saturday. Present in the meeting were Additional Secretary Development […]

UN high-level meet and proof of vaccination explained

New York, Sept 18 (AFP/APP):The high-level 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly gets underway next week amid confusion about whether all delegates, including world leaders, have to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to attend. Here, AFP answers the key questions surrounding the snafu, which […]

Ukraine on verge of deadliest Covid wave: experts

Kiev, Sept 17 (AFP/APP):Ukraine is on the brink of its most deadly period of the coronavirus pandemic, medical experts in the ex-Soviet country warned Friday, with vaccination rates struggling and infections on the rise. The country of 40 million people and an ageing health care […]

US medical experts to vote on Pfizer Covid boosters

Washington, Sept 17 (AFP/APP):Leading US medical experts were meeting Friday to decide whether to recommend booster doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for the general population, a move which some researchers have said is not required at this time. President Joe Biden’s administration announced in August […]

France gets tough on vaccine rule for health workers

Paris, Sept 15 (AFP/APP):The French government faces a stand-off with tens of thousands of health workers and carers Wednesday over a new rule requiring them to receive a Covid-19 vaccine or face suspension without pay. Starting Wednesday, hospital staff, ambulance drivers, retirement home workers, private […]

ovt to eradicate polio from Punjab: Dr Yasmin Rashid

Lahore – September 15 (Online): Punjab’s health minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid has said that government is using all its resources to eradicate polio form Punjab. According to details, A delegation of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation of the United States called on Punjab Health Minister […]

3 Higher iron levels may protect arteries but raise clot risk

Islamabad, SEP 15, (online):Having higher natural levels of iron could be both good and bad for cardiovascular health, according to new research. On one hand, it may lower the risk of clogged arteries, but on the other hand, it may raise the risk of blood […]

Cigarette smoke increases superbug’s antibiotic resistance

Islamabad, SEP 15, (Online): New research analyzes the effect of cigarette smoke on MRSA strains and finds that it makes the bacteria more persistent, more invasive, and more resistant to certain antibiotics. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death across the world, with tobacco […]