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Expired man’s liver successfully implanted in Pakistani patient

Lahore – January 11 (ONLINE): Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI) has successfully implanted for the first time liver of a UAE-based Pakistani expired man to a local Pakistani patient. According to the head of PKLI Dr. Faisal Saud Dar, kidneys and liver of the […]

Millions more locked down as China battles Omicron spread

Beijing-January 11 (Online): Five million residents of a central Chinese city started home confinement Tuesday in a new lockdown to curb the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus, according to state media. Beijing is on high alert for new outbreaks as […]

Punjab govt to distribute Insaf Sehat Cards to all families of province by March 31: Dr Yasmin Rashid

LAHORE, Jan 10 (APP):Punjab Minister for Health Dr Yasmin Rashid on Monday said the Punjab government would distribute Insaf Sehat Cards to all families of the province by March 31. She said this while distributing Naya Pakistan Qomi Sehat Cards among the community at Union […]

Two more test positive for COVID-19 in Balochistan

QUETTA, Jan 10 (APP):Two new coronavirus patient were tested positive in Balochistan while a number of total confirmed patients surged to 33,661 in the province on Monday. According to media coordinator, provincial Health Directorate Cell Balochistan, Dr. Muhammad Wasim Baig, at least 1,340,438 people were […]

3 fatalities occurred, 1649 tested positive due to COVID-19 during last 24 hours

ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (Online): As many as 3 fatalities were reported and 1649 people tested positive due to corona virus during the last 24 hours in the country. According to the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) statistics 45002 tests were conducted during the last […]

Cuba tightens COVID-19 border controls amid surging cases

HAVANA, Jan. 10 (Xinhua/APP) –:Cuba on Monday tightened COVID-19 border control measures in a bid to stem the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The surge in cases follows the resumption of international flights in mid-November and Christmas season gatherings. International travelers flying […]

Do past medicines hold the answer to antibiotic resistance?

ISLAMABAD, January 09 (Online): As an increasing number of bacteria develop antibiotic resistance, scientists are looking beyond this family of medications that has served us so well up until now. As the usefulness of antibiotics begins to wane, there is an urgent need to develop […]

Listening and reading evoke almost identical brain activity

ISLAMBAD, JAN 08 (Online): Whether the words of a story come from listening or reading, it appears that the brain activates the same areas to represent their semantics, or meaning, according to new research. Using detailed brain scans, scientists at the University of California (UC), […]

Omega-3 fatty acid medications can boost cardiovascular health

Islamabad, JAN 08(Online): As cases of obesity and diabetes are on the rise, so are their complications. One complication that has recently been a point of focus for the American Heart Association (AHA) is high triglyceride levels. Triglycerides are fats in the blood. Some are […]

Coronavirus: Latest global developments

Paris, Jan 8 (AFP/APP):Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: – Two million cases a day worldwide – The world recorded more than two million daily coronavirus cases on average between January 1 and 7 with figures doubling in 10 days, an AFP […]

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