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Non-Communicable Diseases

Only 10% of Pakistanis physically active; Just 6% have controlled diabetes: Experts

By M. Waqar Bhatti Islamabad: Over 90% of Pakistanis lead physically inactive lifestyles, consume high-calorie unhealthy diets, and have minimal engagement in physical activities,...

Prescribe exercise, healthy diet, not medication to prevent heart attacks, strokes: Physicians urged

16 Medical Societies Unite to Tackle NCDs and Cardiometabolic Syndrome M. Waqar Bhatti Lahore: Health experts representing 16 leading medical societies have urged their members,...

Breaking News: Over 78% of Pakistan’s 33m diabetics battle mental health issues: IDF survey reveals

M. Waqar Bhatti Islamabad: Ahead of World Diabetes Day, a global survey by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) reveals that a staggering 78% of Pakistan’s...

Pakistan Launches First Genetic Study on Suicide to Uncover Causes in Thar Region

Karachi – In a landmark step for mental health research, a collaborative initiative was launched today to investigate the genetic factors contributing to suicide...

Diabetes to cripple thousands of Pakistanis if not diagnosed, treated timely, experts warn

Karachi: Diabetes has led to a surge in severe health complications in Pakistan with nearly three million patients suffering from foot ulcers that can...

دل کا دورہ اور فالج آخر ہوتا کیا ہے؟

محمد وقار بھٹی کراچی: دل کا دورہ اور فالج عام طور پر اس وقت ہوتا ہے جب شریانوں کی دیواروں میں جمع پلاک یا کولیسٹرول...

A New mRNA Malaria Vaccine 

Malaria remains a key target for infectious disease prevention, particularly with resistance to common antimalarial drugs on the uptick.1 However, a broadly effective vaccine for the deadly...

CRISPR Gene Editing: Cas9 and Beyond

CRISPR, an acronym for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, is a family of genes that first evolved in prokaryotic organisms such as bacteria and...
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