Secretary for utilizing all resources amid rising cases of gastroenteritis

MULTAN, Aug 25 (APP):Secretary Health South Punjab Muhammad Ajmal Bhatti expressed concerns over the rising number of gastroenteritis patients approaching health facilities and directed chief executive officers (CEOs) and Medical Superintendents to increase facilities at hospitals for proper treatment of such patients. In a statement […]

Health Secretary for speeding up dengue surveillance

LAHORE, Aug 24 (APP):Secretary Primary and Secondary Healthcare department Sarah Aslam has directed the department to speed up dengue prevention activities across Punjab. In a statement on Tuesday, she appealed to the public to take special care of cleanliness and citizens should be more responsible […]

Five billion Covid shots: a state of play worldwide

Paris, Aug 24 (AFP/APP):More than five billion anti-Covid jabs have been given globally, but wide disparities between rich and poor countries in access to vaccines persist. While the most advanced countries are already giving booster shots, vaccination drives are not getting off the ground in […]

Coronavirus claims 26 more lives in Punjab

LAHORE, (APP):Coronavirus claimed 26 more lives while 1,080 new cases were reported in Punjab during the last 24 hours. According to the data, shared by a spokesperson for the Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD) here on Saturday, the death toll due to the […]

Smartphone-controlled device could deliver drugs into the brain

Islamabad, (ONLINE): An international research team has designed a wireless, smartphone-controlled device that is able to deliver drugs straight into the brain. It can also stimulate brain cells using light. So far, the scientists have tested this device in mice. In a new effort Ś […]

Protein discovery could lead to new hearing loss treatments

Islamabad, (ONLINE): A new genetic study in mice has identified two proteins that help organize the development of the hair cells that pick up sound waves in the inner ear. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD, believe that their findings […]

Could selfie videos become the new blood pressure monitors?

Islamabad, (ONLINE): Could smartphones be the blood pressure-reading tools of the future? New research suggests an innovative idea: to use selfie videos as an easier, more convenient way to monitor blood pressure. Monitoring youráblood pressureáis an important part of maintaining cardiovascular health. Currently, the typical […]