Health
After PIMS Nursery fire, Punjab directs immediate safety measures in hospitals
LAHORE – After tragic fire at PIMS Nursery in Islamabad which claimed lives of 14…
Medicines worth Rs2.6m stolen from Lahore General Hospital emergency ward
LAHORE – The medicines and medical supplies worth Rs2.6 million have allegedly been stolen from…
Karachi man dies of rabies two months after stray dog bite
KARACHI – A 24-year-old man died of rabies at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) after…
All Pakistanis to undergo Hepatitis C screening, says health minister
ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Health Mustafa Kamal has announced a nationwide Hepatitis C screening…
‘Low-dose Digoxin may cut heart failure hospitalisations’
AMSTERDAM – The low-dose digoxin may help reduce hospitalisations among patients with heart failure and…
Four major HIV outbreaks in Sindh over a decade expose persistent public health failures
KARACHI – Sindh has witnessed four major HIV outbreaks over the past decade, affecting hundreds…
KFC, McDonald’s named among 10 unhealthiest fast food chains
A new list published by WorldAtlas has identified several major fast food chains in the…
PHC, IPH collaborate to train nurses on regulatory framework, MSDS
LAHORE – The Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC), in collaboration with the Institute of Public Health…
PhD scholars to face tougher graduation requirements in Pakistan
LAHORE – To strengthen research quality and postgraduate education, the University of Health Sciences (UHS)…
Nurses to become ‘Doctors’: First PhD Nursing Programme approved in Punjab
LAHORE – The Nurses in Punjab will now be able to earn a PhD degree…
