Health

LARACHE: Archaeologists in Morocco have unearthed more than 80 human footprints dating back around 100,000 years and believed to be the oldest in North Africa. The footprints, probably left by five homo sapiens, including children, were discovered on the coast of Larache, a city 90 kilometres south of Tangier, by archaeologists from Morocco, Spain, France, and Germany. “This group (of …

STRASBOURG: The EU on Tuesday urged a 90-per cent cut to its greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, even as the bloc’s transition to a greener future was clouded by a widespread farmers’ revolt. “Based on the best available science, and a detailed impact assessment, we are recommending that the 2040 target should be a 90pc emission cut” compared to 1990 …

Israel has been plunged into a mental health crisis by the Hamas attacks of October 7, with the population reeling from anxiety and depression and at risk of post-traumatic stress disorder, experts say. A study published in the Lancet medical journal on January 5 said, “all citizens in Israel were, in some fashion, exposed to this attack of unprecedented scope …

ISLAMABAD: As many as 28 environmental samples collected from 19 districts in January and two collected from Quetta and Khuzdar in December have tested positive for wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1). According to an official of the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH), the virus was found in four sewage samples each from …

Israel has been plunged into a mental health crisis by the Hamas attacks of October 7, with the population reeling from anxiety and depression and at risk of post-traumatic stress disorder, experts say. A study published in the Lancet medical journal on January 5 said, “all citizens in Israel were, in some fashion, exposed to this attack of unprecedented scope …

Pneumonia claimed seven more lives of children during the past 24 hours in Punjab, the health department on Friday. According to the Punjab Health Department, a total of 764 new cases of pneumonia were reported during the last 24 hours. The health authorities said a child lost his life during the last 24 hours in Lahore, while the provincial capital …

ISLAMABAD: A pneumonia surge in Punjab killed 13 more children with 1045 new cases registered during the past 24 hours. According to Punjab Health Department, the provincial capital Lahore registered 248 new cases during the said period, a private news channel reported. The largest province in the country so far this year recorded 288 deaths and 17,248 cases due to …

ISLAMABAD: The countrywide anti-polio campaign, held in January, ‘failed’ to achieve set targets, citing source. According to details obtained by, over 2.1 million children remained ‘unvaccinated’ during the drive, making the target short by 5pc set by Pakistan. In Sindh and Gilgit-Baltistan 99pc children were inhaled anti-polio drops during the drive, while 98pc target of vacating children was achieved in …

Pneumonia claimed 14 more lives of children during the past 24 hours in Punjab quoting the health department on Tuesday. According to the Punjab Health Department, a total of 872 new cases of pneumonia cases were reported during the last 24 hours as compared to yesterday’s 801. Over the current month, Punjab has reported 275 pneumonia-related deaths, while over 15,000 cases …

LAHORE: Punjab Health Department on Saturday banned nine substandard syrups from four companies. The Health Department has issued a notification to ban the sale and use of nine syrups from four companies after they were found to be substandard by the Drug Testing Laboratory in Lahore. The syrups contain substandard ethanol, which can cause serious health problems to patients. The …