Health

ISLAMABAD:Dr Akbar Niazi Teaching Hospital (ANTH) Islamabad has organized a hepatitis C screening camp at Iqra University as part of the Prime Minister’s National Programme for the Elimination of Hepatitis C. The screening camp was organized with an aim to promote early diagnosis, public awareness and timely treatment of the disease. The camp was jointly […]

ISLAMABAD :The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has organized a national workshop to strengthen capacity for sampling and recalling substandard and falsified medicines. The workshop aimed to reinforce regulatory mechanisms for identifying and responding to medicines that fail to meet required quality standards, helping protect public […]

ISLAMABAD :Pakistan has an estimated 33 million people living with diabetes, with more than one million relying on insulin, highlighting the need for sustainable solutions to ensure uninterrupted access to the essential medicine. Amid concerns over insulin access, Novo Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting people living with diabetes by working with partners to […]

ISLAMABAD :Medical experts have reaffirmed that the polio vaccine is safe for children and essential for protecting them against poliovirus, urging parents to ensure that every child under five years of age receives two drops during each vaccination campaign. Health experts of District Health Office (DHO) Islamabad and other concerned departments explained that the polio […]

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have stressed the importance of greater awareness, detection, treatment and care for women affected by breast cancer. In their separate messages on the Breast Cancer Awareness Day being observed today, they said breast cancer affects thousands of families in Pakistan and its consequences place emotional and […]

Federal Minister for Health Mustafa Kamal says the Ministry of Health is committed to eradicate counterfeit medicines from the country. Chairing a meeting in Islamabad today to review ‘2D Barcode’ trials to eliminate counterfeit medicines, he said the Ministry of Health has been working on implementing 2D Barcodes on medicines for the past eighteen months. […]

A large body of research found there is little strong evidence that medicinal cannabinoids help with mental disorders and substance-use disorders. Researchers at the University of Sydney, Australia, reviewed 54 randomized controlled trials, from 1980 to 2025, when cannabinoids (the active substances found in cannabis) were used as the primary treatment. Most of the 2,477 […]

A new Canadian study reveals that stimulant prescriptions have more than doubled since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a trend that mirrors similar surges in the U.S., Australia, the U.K. and Finland. Many mental health professionals say the findings align with what they are seeing in their clinics. SIMPLE DAILY HABIT MAY HELP EASE […]