The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday that monkeypox, formerly known as mpox, is no longer classified as a global health emergency. This decision comes nearly a year after the disease began spreading worldwide. While case numbers have significantly declined, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted that monkeypox still poses a threat, especially in مزید پڑھیں

The World Thalassemia Day is being observed on Monday. This year the theme of the Day is “Be Aware. Share. Care: Strengthening Education to Bridge the Thalassemia Care Gap.’’ International Thalassemia Day is dedicated to Thalassemia patients who are battling the disease and remembers those who passed away. According to a report approximately 100,000 patients مزید پڑھیں

In a major announcement, World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic — which has killed more than 6.9 million humans — does not represent a global health emergency, reported International media. The COVID-19 pandemic had left its impacts not only on people’s health, particularly mental, but also disrupted the global economy. WHO Director-General مزید پڑھیں

The rate at which hair grows depends on many factors, including the person’s age, race and diet. Racial differences in hair growth rate appear to be determined by genetic factors, rather than environmental factors, according to a 2016 study published in the European Journal of Dermatology. Healthy human hair grows at an average rate of 0.01 مزید پڑھیں

People who get influenza could be six times more susceptible to having a heart attack in the days following a flu diagnosis, a new study from the Netherlands has found. The study’s conclusions were scheduled to be presented on April 18 at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases in Copenhagen, Denmark, as مزید پڑھیں

People will now think carefully before they opt for any cool and sweet drink in the hot weather after a study revealed that drinks with sugar are associated with an increased risk of heart disease and can cause death in some cases, international newspaper reported today. After studying more than 12,000 participants with Type 2 diabetes, مزید پڑھیں

Ministry of National Health Services has confirmed that the country has reported its first case of Monkeypox. According to an official of the Health Ministry, the health authorities have started contract tracing. Officials said that airports across the country have been put on high alert after the detection of the virus besides taking other preventive measures. مزید پڑھیں

The Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute in Lahore has made history by becoming the first government hospital in the country to perform robotic surgery. In a landmark achievement, expert doctors successfully carried out the first kidney surgery using robots, paving the way for dozens of such surgeries to be performed every month. The advent of مزید پڑھیں

Sunlight is regarded as the main source of energy which allows plants to grow. They convert sunlight into chemical energy essential for their survival. Similarly, it also helps humans to grow stronger and healthier. But what vitamin comes from the sun? Even though the sun carries ultraviolet rays which can damage human skin, cause sunburn مزید پڑھیں

The US Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed the first-ever national drinking water standard for six cancer-causing chemicals known as polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The proposal is a major milestone in the EPA’s strategy to tackle the human-made so-called “forever chemicals” found in water, air and food that have caused tens of thousands of illnesses around مزید پڑھیں