KARACHI: Sindh Healthcare Commission (SHCC) Anti-Quackery Unit increases its actions across the province on the vital mission to eradicate ‘quackery‘. The Directorate of Anti-Quackery has geared up the pace by …
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LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The United States donated $2 million worth oxygen equipment to hospitals in Punjab. “It is an honor to be here today for this important event. We know how important …
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Hepatitis-C bomb affects 15 million Pakistanis mostly women: Dr. Achakzai
by Hamza Irshadby Hamza IrshadHepatitis-C bomb affects 15 million Pakistanis mostly women: Dr. Achakzai ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reported an alarming increase in the number of patients (mostly women) suffering from Hepatitis-C in …
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Two Deaths in Karachi and Quetta Spark Panic as Congo Virus Spreads
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailThe Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever claimed the lives of two people in the South Asian country, according to health authorities. Local media reported that Gul Naz, a 20-year-old Afghan woman who …
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Pharma Industry Demands Price Hike, Issues Warning of Drug Shortages
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailPharma Industry Demands Price Hike, Issues Warning of Drug Shortages: Pharma Industry Demands Price Hike, Issues Warning of Drug Shortages The local pharmaceutical industry has warned that it would be …
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Google Can Now Read prescriptions from your doctor’s bad handwriting
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailMany doctors scribble quickly on medication prescriptions, making it difficult for their patients to understand what they wrote. For years, numerous tech companies have attempted to address this issue with …
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Entertainment
‘I woke up from brain surgery craving McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets’
by Hamza Irshadby Hamza IrshadAfter having brain surgery, a health-conscious woman who didn’t like chocolate, cake, or junk food came up desiring McDonald’s. Healthy eater Belle Gray’s taste buds changed completely after life-altering surgery. …
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Pakistan starts import of cheap medicines from Russia for cancer treatment
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailFrom August, Pakistani cancer patients will be able to buy affordable Russian medicines for their treatment
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World Bank okays $1.49 billion extra financing for Ukraine
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailFinance leaders from the G7 (Group of Seven) industrial democracies last month pledged $9.5 billion in new funding, bringing their non-military support to nearly $20 billion.
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Sindh Health Care Commission imposes another Rs.1.4 million in fines on ‘Quacks’
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailThe Committee ordered rigorous checks on HCPs charged with ‘illegal de-sealing’ of their premises under section 39-1(h) of the SHCC regulations 2017.