Health
Pakistan’s COVID-19 positivity rate continues to spike
According to the National Command and Operation Centre, Pakistan’s positivity rating increased to 7.8% on…
Anxiety and inflammation: Is there a link?
IN this feature, we ask whether there are links between inflammation and anxiety. Although evidence…
Impact of Covid-19 lockdown on teens’ mental health
One in three adolescents (31.9 percent) will meet the criteria for an anxiety disorder by…
Man lies about his age to get COVID-19 jab
In Lahore, a man allegedly overstated his age and was enrolled for the government’s coronavirus…
The Black-white gap in blood cancer outcomes
NEW research examines racial disparities in a particularly aggressive form of blood cancer: acute myeloid…
India records worst surge in COVID-19 cases
According to government statistics, India has reported 26,291 new coronavirus cases, the largest single-day increase…
People with dementia may be prescribed interacting drugs
EXPERTS say that older adults with dementia should limit the number of medications they take…
Early concerns raised over levels of intact mRNA in Pfizer vaccine
RECENT studies confirm that mRNA vaccines are safe and provide a high degree of protection…
PTI’s Kanwal Shauzab tests positive for COVID-19
Pakistan’s Tehreek e Insaf MNA Kanwal Shauzab has tested positive for COVID-19. The politician took…
In conversation: how Covid-19 has changed health journalism
THE world is now 1 year into the Covid-19 pandemic. In a con versation with…
