Health

Nearly three in five high school girls reported feeling sad or hopeless in 2021, representing a 60% increase over the past decade, and fared worse than boys of the same age across nearly all measures of mental health, U.S. government data showed. The data shows a “dramatic” rise in experiences of violence, poor mental health and suicide risk in teens, …

LAHORE: The second anti-polio drive on Monday has kicked off in Lahore under strict security measures. The drive will continue from February 13 (today) until February 19 with the target to administer anti-polio drops to more than 2 million children aged under five years. According to the capital city police officer (CCPO) Lahore said over 1,200 policemen are providing security …

ISLAMABAD: The Turkish government requested Pakistan to send surgical equipment, tents, blankets, and dry fruits for the quake victims. According to the sources, the government of Pakistan National Emergency Operation Center (NEOC) is in contact with the Turkish government through their ambassador in Pakistan. Turkiye has appealed to Pakistan not to send medical teams and medicines at present. According to …

Long-term exposure to air pollution raises the risk of depression, according to a pair of new studies published in the JAMA network of scientific journals. A study published on Friday in JAMA Network Open found that long-term exposure to elevated levels of air pollution increases the risk of late-onset depression among the elderly. The other study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, …

ISLAMABAD: A 10-member medical team of Pakistan on Sunday left for earthquake-hit Turkiye to take part in a relief operation. According to the health ministry spokesperson, a ten-member medical team of PIMS along with the medicines left for Turkiye, while a separate 10-member doctors team will leave for Syria today’s evening. Turkiye has always helped Pakistan and Islamabad will also …

When Katie Mulligan baked a beetroot cake for her colleagues at a London advertising agency, she was focused on getting the recipe right rather than whether it was acceptable to bring treats into the office. But office cake culture has recently been challenged by the head of Britain’s food regulator, Susan Jebb, who grabbed headlines last month by comparing it …

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the federal cabinet has approved the hike in prices of paracetamol products on the recommendations of the health ministry. Moreover, the committee approved the imposition of an additional surcharge of Rs1 per unit for FY 2023-24 to recover additional markup charges of PHL loans not covered through the already applicable FC surcharge. The decisions …

ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has suggested pharma companies to use Yuan and Lira for importing medical raw materials to ensure the availability of essential medicines amid a dollar liquidity crunch, citing sources. The DRAP has come up with a plan to save pharma companies from the dollars’ scarcity effects and has offered pharma companies to open …

ISLAMABAD: The government is all set to increase the price of paracetamol tablets on demand of manufacturers who have sought the hike to cope with the rapid rise in raw material costs. On the recommendation of the Drug Pricing Committee (DPC) of DRAP, the Ministry of Health prepared the price hike summary which will be presented to the Economic Coordination …

ISLAMABAD: The federal government pharmaceutical firms will hold talks on overcoming the shortage of medicines and the opening of letters of credit (LCs) for the imports of raw materials, citing sources. Sources told ARY News that an important meeting will be held between the pharmaceutical firms and the federal government in Karachi today. The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association chairman Farooq …