COVID-19 medical staff experience insomnia and higher stress

ISLAMABAD, SEP 01 (Online): A new study has recently revealed the extent of insomnia and associated symptoms of anxiety, depression, and traumatic response among medical practitioners in China during the height of the COVID-19 outbreak. The research, which now appears in the journal Frontiers in […]

How to boost serotonin and improve mood

ISLAMABAD, SEP 01 (Online): Foods, including salmon, eggs, spinach, and seeds are among those that help boost serotonin naturally. Serotonin is a chemical found in the brain, blood, intestines, and connective tissues of the human body. It causes blood vessels to contract, helps transmit information […]

Richer countries winning Europe’s vaccine race

Paris, Aug 31 (AFP/APP):Europe may have fully vaccinated almost half of its population against Covid-19, but the richer countries are far outstripping the poorer ones. This disparity, often along West-East lines, has raised concerns from the European executive Commission in Brussels and the World Health […]

Australia’s Melbourne extends sixth virus lockdown

Melbourne, Aug 29 (AFP/APP):A lockdown of Australia’s second-biggest city Melbourne will be extended, authorities announced Sunday as they struggle to quash a stubborn coronavirus Delta variant outbreak. Almost seven million people in Melbourne and surrounding Victoria state were scheduled to exit a four-week lockdown on […]

In Sweden, discrimination against ‘foreign’ doctors widespread

Stockholm, Aug 28 (AFP/APP):A Swedish healthcare reform more than a decade ago allowing patients to choose their own doctor has unexpectedly led to widespread discrimination against medics with foreign-sounding names. “When I was working in psychiatry, a patient cancelled his appointment with me three times […]

Unvaccinated US school teacher spread Covid to 26 people

Washington, Aug 27 (AFP/APP):An unvaccinated teacher at an elementary school in California spread the Delta variant of the coronavirus to at least 26 other people, including 12 students in their classroom, a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday. […]

New Covid-19 curfew in Guinea-Bissau

Bissau, Aug 27 (AFP/APP):Guinea-Bissau’s government said Friday it would reinstate a curfew and other coronavirus infection control restrictions for two weeks to bring an outbreak of the more transmissible Delta variant under control. Ministers agreed a ban on going out between 8:00 pm and 5:00 […]

Corona claims 25 lives in KP

PESHAWAR, Aug 26 (APP):Coronavirus claimed 25 more lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday while 519 new cases have been reported in the province during last 24 hours. According to Health Department the tally of total cases reported so far is 159483. The number of recoveries […]

Thrre-day anti-polio campaign to commence from Sept 20

MULTAN, Aug 25 (APP):Three-day national anti-polio campaign will commence from September 20 in the district. More than 7 lakh minors will be vaccinated across the district , Deputy Commissioner Ali Shehzad said. He was chairing a meeting here on Wednesday. Strict action will be taken […]