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Illegal organ transplant gang busted in Lahore
The Punjab Human Organ Transplant Authority arrested two, including a doctor, involved in the racket
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The tall and short of malnutrition
Many children face stunted growth, especially in terms of height
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Better safe than sorry with cancer screening
According to the WHO, cancer is globally the second leading cause of deaths
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8 lessons every Pakistani parent can learn from ‘Secret Superstar’
Emphasis on ‘Pakistani’ because it’s all too common in our country to clip children’s wings and thwart...
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Breast cancer screening facility inaugurated
Centre equipped with latest machinery, equipment
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Kulsoom Nawaz readmitted to hospital
Maryam Nawaz requests prayers for her mother's well-being
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After Lahore, quintuplets born in North Waziristan
The set of five children comprising four girls and a boy
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Another birth outside hospital in Punjab, this time it’s Faisalabad
Woman gave birth in ambulance after THQ Hospital Tandlianwala turned her away citing shortage of facilities and blood
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8% of Pakistanis over 60 vulnerable to osteoporosis
Doctors urge need for awareness about the disease
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Govt supporting steps for diabetes treatment
Adviser to PM says public-private collaboration needed
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Two Karachi hospitals on ‘high-alert’ after terrorist attack threat
Intelligence agencies warn that al Qaeda is preparing to attack JPMC and NICH; security beefed up
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At least 7,000 newborn babies die every day worldwide: UN
Says children around world continue to die at alarming rate, with 5.6 million deaths recorded last year
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Gen Qamar commends Medical Corps' role for saving soldiers fighting terrorism
COAS appoints Surgeon General of Pakistan Army Lt-Gen Zahid Hamid as Colonel Commandant of Army Medical Corps
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Uganda confirms one case of Ebola-like Marburg virus
Emergence of highly infectious virus raises fears of epidemic
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Sindh’s children are at risk due to lapse in routine immunisation
Doctors say coverage has suffered due to focus on polio eradication
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Scientists may have found a cause of dyslexia
Possible cause of Dyslexia discovered, raises possibility for cure
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Kohat hospital gets vaccine warehouse
The warehouse will be able to store vaccines for a long time
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The summit on health
Health may be a provincial matter, but ultimately it is a national matter concerning all citizens
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Residents advised to take precautions against Dengue
Dengue fever displayed severe, flu-like symptoms which affect infants, young children, adults
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Senior citizens promised modern health benefits
Efforts made to ensure well-being and dignity of senior citizens
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Hay fever hits capital with weather change
Affects studies of schoolchildren, office work, say health experts
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Washing hands prevents diarrhoea
Adopting proper handwashing techniques stressed
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147 Chikungunya cases reported in Swabi
The district health officer says no new case has been reported for the last couple of weeks
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Mandatory thyroid tests urged for newborn babies
Speakers at a seminar say the hospital delivering the child should be made responsible for the tests
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Another mountain to climb
It is the low- and middle-income countries such as Pakistan that are bearing 80 per cent of deaths annually
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Pakistan's Sania Nishtar to lead WHO's global commission on NCDs
Non-communicable diseases account for 70% of global deaths each year
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8 superfoods for a healthy gallbladder
When eating healthy, balance is key!
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Seminar: ‘Healthy lifestyle prevents heart disease’
Hypertension and heart diseases can be prevented by adopting a healthy lifestyle
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World Mental Health Day observed
Experts during a session discussed various aspects of mental health and its significance at the workplace
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K-P health dept to pay vaccinators on performance
Volunteers to be provided devices which will confirm if vaccinators visited tasked areas
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'PM’s health programme to cover 100m Pakistanis'
Health minister hints at moving towards ‘cashless’ healthcare access
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Battling mental health disorders and lack of support in the workplace
Many employees struggle against a tense environment and being called 'unprofessional'
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World Mental Health Day: Unpacking mental health in the workplace
"It's the darkest part of me," says F*. "Why should I share it with anyone?"
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Daily Grind: Sana Garib
Cross fit trainer and the brains behind women’s active wear line breaks down her busy schedule!
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Father worries for future of daughter afflicted with cerebral palsy
Mushtaq Ahmad says he lost hope when doctors advised him to seek therapy for his daughter
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Anti-polio drive begins in K-P, FATA, Balochistan
Special security measures have been taken to avoid any untoward incident during campaign
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Pulverising kidney stones in Rawalpindi through non-invasive procedure
Doctors at BBH introduce new lithotripters to treat disease for free
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Toll from dengue virus outbreak rises to 50 in K-P
Provincial govt embarks on six-month plan to counter virus, control vector-borne diseases
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Pakistan to significantly reduce hepatitis by 2021
The five-year plan launched to bring down chronic cases and new infections
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ICRC suggests measures to curb violence against medics
Spokesperson says legal research likely to be conducted in Punjab hospitals soon
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Orthorexia: When 'healthy eating' ends up making you sick
Orthorexia is not an interest in healthy eating, it's when enthusiasm becomes a pathological obsession
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Bananas and avocados can prevent heart diseases
Research suggests that foods rich in potassium reduce vascular calcification
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EOC to launch polio drive in six districts of K-P
Campaign in response to the first case in the province in over a year
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After deaths warning, shops in UK drop baby sleep positioners
A US health regulator says positioners have been linked to 12 infant deaths
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Political, religious parties demand K-P govt resign over dengue outbreak
Participants of a jirga say the government failed to contain dengue epidemic
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Dengue virus claims another life in K-P as toll rises to 42
The latest victim was a 51-year-old resident of Peshawar
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Amid global reductions, HIV infections rising in Pakistan: study
Injected drugs primary cause of virus spread, followed by sexual networks
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Gynaecologists get training at RIC
The heart patients who want to have children are helped out with best possible treatment
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After dengue, K-P fears diphtheria
Health officials call for vaccination campaign to prevent spread of disease

















































