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7 types of chocolates and their uses
How can you really know your favourite unless you've tried them all?
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84 more dengue virus cases surface
Officials say increased influx of patients in govt and private hospitals now using up 50% of bed capacity
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Twin cities see uptick in dengue cases
Over 200 more cases of vector-borne disease surface in 24 hours
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81 more dengue cases reported in capital
Meanwhile, Rawalpindi hospitals admit 62 more dengue-positive patients
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Doctors call for mass hepatitis E vaccination
Flood victims at increased risk of water-borne diseases such as hepatitis E, malaria, dengue and cholera
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‘Health expo to open new opportunities’
Punjab Health Secretary expressed these views while chairing a meeting
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Dengue outbreak likely to intensify in Oct
Fears of outbreak leads officials to declare next month particularly dangerous
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Call for awareness on cervical cancer
German expert underlined the importance of awareness programmes for the education of Pakistani people
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Ayub Teaching Hospital gets digital X-ray machine
It will be useful for patients from Hazara, Gilgit and Azad Kashmir
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Crackdown on illegal nursing schools likely
Pakistan Nursing Council head says plan afoot for online registration of nurses
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Millions of fish released in Punjab lakes, ponds to counter dengue
Dengue patients rise to 1,388; Punjab fisheries dept release 2.3m tilapia fish to eliminate dengue mosquito larvae
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LGH sets up dengue counters
MS says 56 beds reserved for patients
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Dengue test fee fixed at Rs1,500
Laboratories directed to mention machine being used for test, reagents and kits
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Tepid response from parents for Covid shots
57% of parents refuse to allow vaccination of children aged 5-12 years
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Dengue claims one more life
Over 130 new cases surface in twin cities during the last 24 hours
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PIMS faces shortage of doctors, nurses
Patient-load doubles amidst flood of dengue virus patients
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Children between 5 to 12 years eligible for Covid-19 vaccine
Vaccine available at all centres free of cost; guidelines mandate both doses of vaccine necessary
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Project launched to train female medics
Initiative aims to provide better maternal, child health facilities
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Experts paint gloomy picture of dengue in Rawalpindi
Say situation can further deteriorate if weather remains hot, humid
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Event marks World Patient Safety Day
Raises awareness about prevention, risk reduction, omission and commission of errors and harm to patients
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Punjab witnesses decline in Covid cases
About 39 new cases, 1 death reported on Wednesday
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Health experts warn of outbreak of diseases
Another concern is the health of pregnant women
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Govt to expand health card scope
CM approves surgical treatment through CyberKnife technology
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EOC highlights shortcomings of polio drive
Need for improving micro-plans quality for next campaign stressed
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Polio detected in Karachi sewage sample
As many as 11 positive cases of polio reported in August alone
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Meeting reviews anti-polio operations
Officials directed to inoculate children in flood-hit areas
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Family rush to be with Queen Elizabeth as doctors voice concern
World's oldest monarch has been suffering from what Buckingham Palace has called ‘episodic mobility problems’
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Trauma centre to be built on Charki Road
Facility aims at tending to road accidents
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Man taken into custody for attempted rape of teenage girl
Police investigation is under way
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Experts for early diagnosis of leukaemia
Urge awareness about cancer in children
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Mosquito nets urgently needed for flood victims
Risk of waterborne diseases like dengue and malaria grows exponentially
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Covid on the decline in Punjab
Covid cases, deaths decreasing
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More medical camps set up in flood-hit areas
CM says surplus medicines available to prevent infection diseases
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Floods leave victims at risk of diseases
Respiratory diseases, skin infection, diarrhea, malaria, etc. spread among flood victims
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SHCC expedites registration of hospitals
Inspection teams visited 535 clinics across the province
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Prevention against dengue: Seven tips to avoid mosquito bites
With Pakistan witnessing a spike in dengue cases, avoiding getting bitten by mosquitos is the need of the hour
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Female flood survivors suffer in silence
Along with lack of food and shelter, women have no feminine hygiene products or covered toilets
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Nawabshah pivotal point for flood relief, says Faisal Edhi
Sindh health minister reviews relief efforts in district
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Plea filed for action to curb seasonal disease
Dengue cases increase rapidly; call to regulate price of testing
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970 booked for flouting SOPs as govt moves to contain dengue
CS warns of action against housing societies ignoring guidelines
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People asked to avoid eating out during rain
Experts say people risk catching hepatitis by eating contaminated food
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Anti-dengue drive hamstrung by lack of manpower
Health authorities struggle to destroy dengue larvae with inadequate staff
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Larviciding drive launched
Efforts to control dengue continue across the province
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Dengue red alert issued after cases spurt
Special teams from Lahore reach Rawalpindi to assess situation
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Diabetes is rampant
It is estimated that in 2021, about 33m adults were living with diabetes
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Ad hocism in HOTA mars organ transplants
Lacking a chief executive, regulatory body fails to issue NOCs for processing transplantation cases
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Experts plan campaign to prevent diabetes
Target of reaching one million diabetic patients living in villages has been set under the project
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Drug users prone to HIV, STIs, study reveals
Study of cross section of methamphetamine users found 71.7% engaged in sex work
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Four more children die of gastro in Matiari
DHO says over 350 patients of waterborne disease hospitalised
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Looming dengue outbreak
Dengue larvae have been breeding on a large scale during the ongoing monsoon season