Pakistan's polio count rises to 18 with new case Wirsha August 01, 2025 A health worker administers polio drops to a child for vaccination on the first day of a nationwide week-long poliovirus eradication campai... Continue Reading
What are all these microplastics doing to our brains? Wirsha August 01, 2025 A picture of a human brain taken by a positron emission tomography scanner, also called PET scan, is seen on a screen on January 9, 2019, a... Continue Reading
Grief-stricken mother donates son's kidneys to save two lives Wirsha July 31, 2025 A representational image showing doctors performing a surgical procedure. — Reuters/File KARACHI: In a moment of unimaginable grief, a fema... Continue Reading
'My 8-year-old is addicted to her tablet. How do I restrict her use?' Wirsha July 30, 2025 Dear Haya, I'm a single mother of an eight-year-old daughter who is addicted to her smart tablet. She received the tablet as a birthda... Continue Reading
Broken heart syndrome is real — and potentially fatal, finds study Wirsha July 29, 2025 This representational image shows a woman with her head buried in the palms of her hands. — Unsplash The profound sorrow following the deat... Continue Reading
Switzerland launches 'time bank' for elderly care Wirsha July 29, 2025 An elderly Swiss couple pose after an interview with Reuters in Vevey, Switzerland, April 11, 2024. — Reuters As global populations age rap... Continue Reading
Cardiovascular disease responsible for 30% fatalities in Pakistan Wirsha July 28, 2025 A speaker addresses PCS "Leaders Track" session held in Sukkur. — Reporter"Pakistan is facing cardiovascular emergency,... Continue Reading
Three new polio cases raise Pakistan's 2025 tally to 17 Wirsha July 26, 2025 A female health worker administering polio drops to a child during 7-day Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme 2024 in provincial capital on... Continue Reading
Toxic air exposure significantly raises dementia risk, finds study Wirsha July 26, 2025 People commute on a smoggy morning in Peshawar. — Reuters/File The most comprehensive study of its kind has recently linked exposure to spe... Continue Reading
Benedict Cumberbatch speaks out on environmental toll of industry Wirsha July 24, 2025 Photo: 'Doctor Strange' star Benedict Cumberbatch voices strong opinions about industry Benedict Cumberbatch recently shared his tw... Continue Reading
WHO raises concern about spread of mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus Wirsha July 23, 2025 A female mosquito is seen on the forearm of a health technician in a laboratory at the entomology department of the Ministry of Public Heal... Continue Reading
'I want to begin journaling, but overthink how to do it right. Please help!' Wirsha July 23, 2025 Hi Haya, I've heard a lot about the benefits of journaling and how it helps us stay on track to achieve our goals. But whenever I pla... Continue Reading
'Sequenced eating' could help you lose weight, say experts Wirsha July 22, 2025 This representational image shows a person holding a salad. — Unsplash Nutrition experts have said that the order in which you eat your foo... Continue Reading
PM Shehbaz launches digital system for licensing, registration of medical devices Wirsha July 21, 2025 PM Shehbaz Sharif inaugurates digital system for licencing and registration of medical devices in Islamabad on July 21, 2025. — PIDPM stres... Continue Reading
Study finds eating one egg per week may reduce risk of Alzheimer's disease Wirsha July 21, 2025 The image shows boiled eggs on a plate. — Unsplash/File Eggs have been a part of the human diet since before modern humans existed. While t... Continue Reading
15% of Pakistani youth suffer from mental health disorders: expert Wirsha July 17, 2025 Representational image shows man suffering from depression. — Freepik One of Pakistan's top neurologists, Dr Muhammad Wasay, said on Th... Continue Reading
Three-person IVF technique spared children from inherited diseases, say scientists Wirsha July 17, 2025 A medical lab technologist operates an embryo vitrification during an ICSI process at a laboratory in Paris, France, September 13, 2019. — ... Continue Reading
'Will I ever get over a years-long heartbreak?' Wirsha July 16, 2025 Hi Haya, I'm unable to get over a heartbreak. It's been years and it was unrequited love, but the pain it left in my heart is some... Continue Reading
Aid cuts, misinformation threaten child vaccination progress: UN Wirsha July 14, 2025 Oliver Harris, 9 months, cries after receiving a vaccine against the coronavirus disease at Northwell Health's Cohen Children's Med... Continue Reading