Health

Karachi is also facing a severe blood donation shortage during Ramadan, according to haematologist Dr Saqib Ansari.

The institute stressed that public cooperation and timely medical consultation are crucial to reducing severe cases and fatalities.

The findings underscore the potential of organ-specific biological age as a predictive tool for personalized medicine.

Childhood obesity will rise by 121%, affecting North Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and the Caribbean the most.

The region includes Afghanistan and Pakistan, the last two countries where wild poliovirus remains endemic.

Among the victims was a nurse at Mulago National Referral Hospital, who succumbed to the virus earlier in the week.

The initiative aims to cut breast cancer mortality rates by 2.5% annually, potentially preventing 2.5 million deaths by 2040.

Authorities have confirmed the presence of poliovirus in environmental samples collected from eight districts nationwide.

Meanwhile, the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, currently in parliament, aims to restrict child-targeted flavors and packaging.

Recent months have seen widespread poultry losses in California, with about two-thirds of the state’s dairy herds infected since August.