Health

WELLINGTON, May 8 (Xinhua/APP) –: New Zealand reported its first case of Omicron BA.5 variant at the border amid 12,392 community cases during the weekend, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday. A person who has travelled from South Africa to New […]

ISLAMABAD, MAY 07 (Online): New research in animals has identified a microRNA that appears to modulate the growth of hair. Hair loss is commonly associated with getting older. However, it can also be due to hormonal changes, as well as environmental and genetic factors. Key […]

LAHORE, May 02 (Online): Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has directed chief secretary Punjab to evolve complete strategy to make the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI) financially autonomous and present report thereof within three days. “ the cleanliness system be outsourced if need be […]

SHANGHAI, April 30 (Xinhua/APP):China’s Shanghai reported 1,249 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 8,932 local asymptomatic carriers on Friday, the municipal health commission said Saturday. SHANGHAI, April 30 (Xinhua/APP):China’s Shanghai reported 1,249 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 8,932 local asymptomatic carriers on Friday, the […]

By Masooma Zehra Miyan ISLAMABAD, Apr 30 (APP): April is the month of autism awareness and though the condition has existed for years, many people are still unaware of it, particularly in developing countries like Pakistan. According to the Autism Society of Pakistan (ASP), there […]

PESHAWAR, Apr 30 (APP):Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department on Saturday decided to set up a Social Media Monitoring Unit to deal with the present situation besides highlighting a true image of the health sectors and to check those using social media against the department. In this […]

BEIJING, April 29 (Xinhua/APP): China’s dynamic “zero-COVID” approach has proved effective in the country’s counter-epidemic work over the past two years, a Chinese health official said Friday. By pursuing its dynamic “zero-COVID” approach, China has managed to safeguard people’s lives and well-being, and has minimized […]

ISLAMABAD, Apr 28 (APP): Scientists have found that vitamin D functions to reduce inflammation caused by immune cells that might be relevant to the responses during severe Covid-19. The study demonstrated a mechanism by which vitamin D reduces inflammation caused by T cells. These are […]

RAWALPINDI, Apr 21 (APP): Dengue larvae were detected from 561 houses in Rawalpindi areas during indoor surveillance of 265,452 homes from April 12 to 20. This was said by the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Marzia Saleem while chairing a meeting to review anti-dengue arrangements here […]

SHANGHAI, April 18 (Xinhua/APP) –:A total of 733 patients were discharged from the hospital on Sunday after recovery from COVID-19 in Shanghai, local authorities said Monday. On the same day, 19,473 local asymptomatic carriers were released from centralized medical observation, and have been sent back […]