Health

Canada unveils framework for universal drug plan

TORONTO (AFP): Canada on Thursday unveiled a framework for a universal drug plan that, once fully implemented, would mark the…

2 months ago

More than one billion now afflicted by obesity

GENEVA (AFP): More than one billion people around the world are now suffering from obesity with the number having more…

2 months ago

Danish study finds drug reduces ‘forever chemicals’ in blood

Copenhagen (AFP): A medication for high cholesterol can drastically cut "forever chemicals" (PFAS) -- associated with an increased risk of…

2 months ago

TikTok make-up influencers spark health warnings

NEW YORK (AFP): Pressed by parents to pose in videos with make-up and skincare products, pre-teen girls dubbed "Sephora Kids"…

2 months ago

Older US adults should get another COVID-19 shot, health officials recommend

NEW YORK (AP): Older US adults should roll up their sleeves for another COVID-19 shot, even if they got a…

2 months ago

GSK settles another lawsuit on Zantac

CALIFORNIA (Reuters): GSK agreed to confidentially settle another lawsuit in California that had alleged its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused…

2 months ago

AI tools to improve people’s health could put them at risk in other ways, doctors warn

Monitoring Desk ISLAMABAD: The growing use of artificial intelligence in medical settings could put our health at risk in other…

2 months ago

Cardiac diseases in youth increasing like epidemic

F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Health expert Wednesday stressed public awareness for early detection and for adopting a healthy lifestyle to control…

2 months ago

Struggling to sleep at the moment? You’re not the only one – here’s why

Monitoring Desk ISLAMABAD: The arrival of spring is always a welcome relief – but it can impact our natural body…

2 months ago

Peru declares health emergency as dengue outbreak ‘imminent’

LIMA (Reuters): Peru declared a health emergency across most of the country as a heat wave and heavy rains have…

2 months ago

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