disease

A few precautionary measures can make you stay away from hospitals says specialist

Punjab and Balochistan face challenges with the autoimmune disease

Health minister urges society to shun stigmas associated with the disease

With a target of more than seven million children under the age of five

AKUH hosts breast cancer awareness walk, encouraging women to get early diagnosis

Pakistan confronts a longstanding, largely unaddressed public health crisis

We are close to eradicating polio from this country, says Aseefa

Psoriasis drastically affects the everyday lives of more than 125 million people worldwide

Government, media urged to work hand in hand to raise awareness

Health experts say contaminated underground water is the main cause for the spread

More than 3,000 cholera cases have been recorded in the states of Yobe and Borno

The health minister says overcrowding undermined the facility's infection control measures

Quakes and aftershocks since July have killed about 500 people and forced thousands into evacuation shelters

Number of patients affected by the virus rose to 150

Monsoon floods forced more than a million people from their homes in Kerala last month, killed 486

Health services minister says country makes remarkable progress in containing the crippling disease

Researchers say the retina and central nervous system are interconnected, so changes in the brain reflect in retina

Residents say situation can lead to outbreak of diseases due to monsoon rains 

Peshawar’s district administration takes action for few days only on health department’s advisory

Death toll exceeds 70 mark this year as govt fails to take measures

Victim was suffering from disease for a few days

'Homosexuality is a symptom like any other, like having a headache or hay fever'

Experts say fear of more casualties cannot be ruled out

Five-day campaign also under way in other parts of province

The total number of casualties caused by the disease exceeds 55

VRE bugs can cause urinary tract, wound and bloodstream infections that are notoriously difficult to treat

Hepatitis is a major public health challenge that requires urgent attention and response

Dengue is a perennial problem in Pakistan and over the years has taken many lives

Getz Pharma, Express Media Group organize seminar on virus to raise awareness

Much of the transmission of the HIV virus among young girls is credited to forced and early sex

36.9 million people are now living in HIV

Victim died hours after his admission despite all efforts to save him

Five more patients being treated at health facility

The committees will be assigned tasks pertaining to management, technical and communication

Directives to keep check of dengue virus in place

'Hindi Medium' star acknowledged his fans and well-wishers who have been praying for him

ISPR says COAS appreciates the philanthropist's efforts and assures him continued full cooperation

Unhygienic food leading cause of digestive diseases say health experts

Diagnosis and disease management is not just a fundamental right, it is also good economics

Efforts have been made to eradicate malaria, but some districts still require significant attention for eradication

Deceased children's blood samples sent to Islamabad to establish cause of death

IG FC provides vials to replenish vaccine stocks

Experts say Pakistan needs more fistula centres as it has only 13

Ismail announces ambitious measures in budget ahead of elections

The nuclear technique will be used to suppress the insect that spreads Zika and other diseases

Minister apprises Senate that tobacco is a cause of death of around 160,189 persons in the country every year

Most children do not report the crime because they are afraid of what will happen to them

For fledgling nations like Pakistan, the disease has been nothing less than an unending national nightmare

Cause of the death and hospitalisations is not clear

Findings of new study conclude that antibiotic resistance, driven by consumption, is a growing global health threat