Health

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz hands over insulin card, insulin, glucometer BSR strips and a box of needles to a diabetic child on May 26, 2025. — Facebook/ Maryam Nawaz Sharif LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Monday formally launched a programme “CM Insulin for Diabetes” for young children suffering from type-I congenital diabetes. CM Maryam along with Pakistan …

A health worker administers polio drops to school children for vaccination during a door-to-door poliovirus eradication campaign in Lahore on April 21, 2025. — AFP PM’s focal person for polio eradication inaugurates campaign launch. Pakistan confirms 10 polio cases so far in 2025 despite major gains. “Pakistan is closer than ever to ending polio,” says Unicef official. ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan …

A polio worker administers vaccine to a child. — Reuters/File  ISLAMABAD: In a renewed push toward a polio-free Pakistan, the Pakistan Polio Programme has officially launched its third National Immunisation Days (NIDs) campaign. The inauguration ceremony was held at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) in Islamabad. It was led by Prime Minister’s Focal Person for Polio Eradication, Ayesha Raza …

A woman sits in a waiting area after having her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Karachi. — Reuters/File The Sindh Health Department on Saturday issued a clarification regarding the four deaths attributed to COVID-19 and stated that it was not accurate to solely link the deaths to coronavirus. In a statement, the provincial health department’s spokesperson said that all four …

A member of the medical personnel works at a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) testing site which is temporarily set up at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, December 15, 2020. — Reuters A class of drugs known as Janus kinase, or JAK, inhibitors, which work by slowing down the immune system, should be the first-line therapy for patients hospitalised for …

Specialist mental health crisis centres will be opened across England over the next decade in a bid to reduce crowding in accident and emergency departments (A&E), the NHS has confirmed. Ten hospital trusts have been piloting new assessment centres to deal with people experiencing a mental health crisis. The aim is to get these patients to appropriate care in a …

Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter Cara Hallinan Cara is stockpiling ahead of the ban and says she is hoping to buy enough disposable vapes to last her through the summer Cara Hallinan says she and many of her friends are feeling very nervous about the looming disposable vape ban. In fact, she says: “I’m not sure what we are …

“I want to have a child, but I also want to be sane.” Marianne Barry, 29, from Cardiff, has pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a condition which can cause symptoms of severe anxiety or even suicidal thoughts. It affects as many as 8% of women, yet the average wait time for a diagnosis is around 12 years. The main treatment to …

Elin Alexander BBC Wales News BBC Marianne Barry, 29, believes there is a lack of understanding about PMDD If 29-year-old Marianne Barry doesn’t take the contraceptive pill each day, she could have symptoms of severe anxiety or even suicidal thoughts. Marianne has pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a condition which affects as many as 8% of women, but for which the …

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