Health

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston man is in jail after being accused of sexually assaulting a toddler, and has learned a child porn investigation in New York helped track him down. Jamarius DeMichael Brown, 21, has been charged with super-aggravated sexual assault of a child. The victim, police say, was a 1-year-old relative. Court records state Brown sold a …

RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi’s dengue total tally had reached 720 positive cases with the arrival of 58 more patients during the last 24 hours. Punjab Health Department said that 58 fresh cases of dengue were detected in the last 24 hours in Rawalpindi, while 12 patients are in serious condition at the hospital. Health authorities said 46 patients are being treated …

UNITED NATIONS: The high-level debate of the 78th UN General Assembly begins in New York on Tuesday, with the schedule of speakers indicating that caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar, who arrived here in New York on Monday, will deliver his speech on Friday. Coinciding with the start of the UNGA, the annual UN’s Climate Action Summit will set the …

Climate change and conflict are hitting efforts to tackle three of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, the head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has warned. International initiatives to fight the diseases have largely recovered after being badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Fund’s 2023 results report released on Monday. But the increasing …

Healthy lungs are incredibly important and knowing the early signs of a poorly functioning respiratory system can help one breathe easier. There are many symptoms describing the problems associated with breathing that is an extremely discomforting medical condition. Chronic cough Many people experience a cough for short-term reasons such as a cold or flu but a cough that does not …

ISLAMABAD: Revelations regarding the use of sophisticated devices for the purposes of cheating in the recently held Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) have alarmed the medical community. But while the power corridors have vowed to root out those involved in these unfair practices, medical professionals and technology experts believe that the issue can be tackled through the use …

British drugmaker GSK said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved its oral therapy to treat anemia in patients with a type of bone marrow cancer called myelofibrosis. The approval comes after the health regulator in July delayed its decision to review additional data. The therapy, momelotinib, has been approved for patients “regardless of prior myelofibrosis therapy”, …

JACOBABAD: Another child died by malaria here increasing the death count of children by the mosquito-borne disease in a week to six. An 11-month child, from village Samandar Khoso infected by malaria, was brought to Jacobabad hospital in a serious condition. The child was not provided timely medical assistance, which was resulted in his death, hospital sources said. Malaria cases …

JAMSHORO: At least 10 ibex died of PPR, a highly contagious animal disease, at Kirthar National Park. Over 100 wild goats at Kirthar Park have been infected by the disease. The Wildlife Department workers shifting the ailing animals to another place. The Kirthar National Park have thousands of goats in the mountain range between Sindh and Balochistan. Experts said that …

India’s southern state of Kerala shut some schools, offices and public transport on Wednesday in a race to stop the spread of the rare and deadly Nipah virus, which has killed two people. Two adults and a child were still infected in hospital, and more than 700 people were being tested for the virus, spread via contact with the bodily …