Health

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 […]

ISLAMABAD, Apr 16 (APP): Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Islamabad has demanded of the quarters concerned for early restoration of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), stopping the functioning of the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) to improve the standard of medical education in the country. […]

ISLAMABAD, Apr 16 (APP): Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) in its quarterly water monitoring report issued on Saturday declared 17 brands of mineral/bottled water as unsafe for human consumption. The government through Ministry of Science and Technology has designated the task to […]

LAHORE, Apr 12 (APP): Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD) Secretary Imran Sikander Baloch on Tuesday said that ample stock of Panadol tablets was available across the province and there were 35.14 million tablets stored in commercial warehouses. Issuing current statistics regarding availability of Panadol […]

ISLAMABAD, Apr 10 (APP): Islamabad Healthcare Regulatory Authority (IHRA) has decided to start regular monitoring of health establishments in the federal capital to ensure the provision of standard medical services for citizens. According to an official of the authority, substandard medical setups will not be […]

RAWALPINDI, Apr 07 (APP): World Health Day was observed in Pakistan and other parts of the world on Thursday to create awareness among the people of the importance of health for a healthy society. Chief Executive Officer District Health Authority, Dr Faiza Kanwal, talking to […]

ISLAMABAD, Apr 07 (APP):Depression and anxiety symptoms have doubled in children and adolescents when compared to pre-pandemic times, according to an alarming study. Researchers at the University of Calgary, Canada conducted a meta-analysis, pooling together data from 29 separate studies from around the world, including […]

WELLINGTON, April 7 (Xinhua/APP): New Zealand recorded 11,634 new community cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the country’s Ministry of Health said in a statement. Of the new community infections, 2,179 were detected in the largest city of Auckland, according to the ministry. In addition, 51 […]

ISLAMABAD, APRIL 07 (Online): A recent review and meta-analysis asks whether honey is an effective treatment for a cough and other symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections. Overall, the authors conclude, honey is “superior to usual care for the improvement of symptoms.” However, because data […]