Health

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s snow-capped mountains have lost close to one-third of their ice, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday and urged the world to “stop the madness” of climate change. “The rooftops of the world are caving in,” Guterres said on a visit to the Everest region in mountainous Nepal, struggling from rapidly melting glaciers to witness the devastating impact …

Eli Lilly and Co said on Thursday that the U.S. health regulator had approved Omvoh, its drug for treating adults with moderate-to-severe active ulcerative colitis, a type of chronic inflammatory bowel disease. The drug, which will be available in the United States in coming weeks and sold under brand name Omvoh, is among Lilly’s potential growth drivers for this decade …

Lahore ranked top of the list of the most polluted cities in the world today having the worst air quality. According to details shared by the Punjab Environment Protection Department, the air quality of Lahore remained extremely dangerous after being recorded at 498. Meanwhile, the Indian capital Delhi is ranked the world’s second most polluted city with 279 on air …

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health department has put hospitals and other health centres in the province on alert after the reporting of the first case of mpox (previously known as monkeypox), according to a senior official. Director (public health) at the provincial directorate-general health services Dr Irshad Ali Roghani told Dawn that the zoonotic infection was detected in a 40-year-old male resident …

ISLAMABAD: Amid reservations expressed by doctors who termed the move ‘unfortunate’, the caretaker government has decided to appoint serving officers of the Pakistan Army Medical Corps as the heads of the two largest state-run hospitals in Islamabad – the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) and Polyclinic – on deputation for three years. However, the spokesperson of the Ministry of …

PESHAWAR: The health department has delisted 71 private hospitals from the panel of Sehat Card Plus (SCP) programme for their failure to meet the new criteria developed by the government. “The decision is part of the government’s plan to reduce the cost of free healthcare programme and ensure provision of quality services to patients. Most of the delisted hospitals are …

“The wounded keep dying in front of your eyes but there’s nothing you can do, and I think that is a trauma I will carry with me for all my life,” Bassel Amr, a volunteer ICU physician told Middle East Eye. He called the aftermath of ground attacks ‘beyond worst case scenario’ as the situation on the ground in Gaza unfolds. …

ISLAMABAD: A new research study titled ‘Integrating Harm Reduction Into Tobacco Control’ revealed that adopting tobacco harm reduction (THR) strategies can help save over 1.2 million lives in Pakistan. The research study was launched at an event held by tobaccoharmreduction.net in London, while in Pakistan an online session was organized in this regard. The study provides compelling evidence for the …

KARACHI: An alarming increase in the cases of respiratory infections including influenza and others is being reported in Karachi with the transition of the weather.  Health experts said the cases of the illness causing flu-like symptoms among people, especially among elderly citizens are increasing. Doctors have been seeing a surge in respiratory tract infections since the start of this month. …

Bird flu has been detected in the Antarctica region for the first time, according to British experts, raising concerns the deadly virus could pose a threat to penguins and other local species. Scientists had been fearing that the worst outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in history would reach Antarctica, a key breeding ground for many birds. The British …