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Progress reviewed: ‘Rs5b being spent on development’
Completion of programmes will provide better facilities to people in health and education sectors
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Task force proposed to eliminate dengue larvae
Minister says it is important to mobilise locals in elimination efforts
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Wonders of rehabilitation: Give us opportunities, not pennies
Differently abled people remain neglected by society and state
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Alarming situation: Over 40,000 die of breast cancer every year in Pakistan
K-P health services, Shifa hospital, KMU sign agreement to provide subsidised mammograms
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Blacklist the hospital’s contractor: minister
Salman Rafiq orders to work in two shifts for timely completion
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8 ways to add self-care to your workout routine
These strategies can help you come back stronger, in a more peaceful state of mind
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Thailand bans smoking, littering at popular tourist beaches
The law protects 24 beaches in 15 provinces
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Minister seeks support for technical assistance in health
Punjab Health Minister is currently in Turkey to discuss improvements in health sector
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Senators urge comprehensive policy to expand hospitals
CADD minister directs providing services and facilities for free at two major hospitals in city
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'I was addicted to pulling my hair out'
When I was stressed or angry I would pull chunks [of hair] out, recalled Megan
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Stop hitting your children, say experts
Physically punishing minors may seem helpful in short term, but is ineffective, harmful in long term
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Cancer patients: INMOL to get linear accelerator machine
Minister says special bunker for installation of machine is being constructed
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Influenza claims four more lives in Lahore, Multan
Around 170 cases have been reported so far in different districts of the province
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K-P out to prevent spread of dengue
Some 70 people died and over 24,000 people tested positive in 2017
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Online monitoring of vaccine supply extended to 116 districts
For decades, Pakistan has been struggling with polio coverage
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Tackling congenital heart disease in Pakistan
Three-year effort to support CHD patients raised over Rs 247 million from various partners
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Pakistan to start producing heart stents by June, SC told
Top court heard suo moto case against sub-standard stent selling in Pakistan
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Infectious diseases kill 2,198 in China in December
Diarrhea, influenza, foot and mouth disease accounted for 93 per cent of cases
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Experts discuss diabetes management
Sanofi Pakistan convened a conference of local healthcare professionals and eminent international experts in Islamabad
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Zero-tolerance policy on polio, says chief secretary
Says govt needs public support to combat the disease
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PCSA invites bids to insure its employees
Interested parties invited to submit their bids by February 9
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Pakistani cardiologist honoured with Britain’s Young Investigators Award
The doctor had conducted first successful set of surgeries on humans using Jaffar’s procedure
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UAE will support in health, education sectors: envoy
Ambassadorvisits burns and liver transplant units of SZMC
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What really makes us overeat?
Untimely hunger pangs and overeating are the coping mechanisms people develop to placate stress
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K-P introduces vaccine against diarrhoea
Officials hope it will help cut burden of disease
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Minister out to put health sector in order
Warns of stern action if any medical staff personnel found absent during duty hours
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Officials fear reemergence of polio
Say district administration has failed to implement recommendations, cooperate with polio teams
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PIMS doctors accused of poor behaviour
Regulatory body urges people to send complaints directly to them
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Swine flu death toll climbs to 35 in South Punjab
Eight more H1N1 influenza virus patients admitted to South Punjab hospitals
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Researchers say cancer blood test finds eight different kinds of tumors
Test is noninvasive and based on combined analysis of DNA mutations in 16 cancer genes
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India plans to raise health spending by 11% in new budget
Health Minister Nadda had originally sought a budget 33 per cent higher than last year
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Trump is fit for duty, but should hit the gym: White House doctor
Trump is considered overweight and borderline obese at 6 feet 3 inches
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Stifling a sneeze can be dangerous
A man was admitted to Accident and Emergency department in a hospital in UK after the attempt
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Ask Asad: I made a mistake and it may have ruined my career. Please help
I love being a working woman and was happy with my job, but it had one negative aspect – my boss
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K-P’s first gynaecological oncology surgery performed at ATH
Septuagenarian woman undergoes surgery to remove malignant ovarian cysts
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China-Pakistan health corridor along CPEC proposed
China seen as world’s largest mobile healthcare app operator
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Govt planning school-based deworming programme
Children will be administered deworming drugs in schools for prevention
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Bill Gates announces aid for Pakistan's health sector
Announcement comes days after Trump announces aid-cut for Pakistan
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PHC stops 10 operation theatres from carrying out surgeries
HCEs issue notices for not meeting minimum service delivery standards
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'Teenagers spend ‘a big chunk’ of their budget on fast food'
Eating out has become part of a new ‘urban culture’ of hanging out with friends
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Trump in 'excellent health', White House doctor says after exam
Examined for erratic behavior, three hour long medical screening shows that the US President is in good health
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Soft loan schemes must be launched, says minister
Stresses more up clinics to help eradicate quackery
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Court scorches health dept for burn unit delay
Health secretary told to file progress report on February 15
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Influenza deaths baffle experts
Health officials say poor conditions in South Punjab hospitals could be contributing to virus prevalence
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Water worries
Neglect shown towards illnesses borne from infected water supply demands that somebody be held culpable
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12 milk sellers held for adulteration
Civil administration’s crackdown on food outlets continues
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K-P appoints experts for medico-legal reports, autopsies
Currently staffers cut open bodies and doctors only sign reports
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Govt and media houses urged to improve working conditions for journalists
Report, documentary on plight of newsmen calls for addressing financial insecurity faced by community
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Trump book author says his revelations will bring down US president
The book depicts a chaotic White House and a president who was ill-prepared to win the office in 2016
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Tillerson backs Trump as book casts mental health doubts
'They all say he is like a child', stated author of 'Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House'