22 new Covid-19 cases reported across country No death was reported in last 24 hours 12 patients are in critical care ISLAMABAD: 22 new Covid-19 cases have surfaced during the last 24 hours across the country however no death has been reported. The details shared by National Institute of Health (NIH) revealed that 4,498 tests … Read more
A government requests court on Monday dismissed Pfizer Inc’s (PFE.N). U.S. hostile to payoff regulation that the drugmaker said kept it from aiding. Heart failure patients, numbers with low income, cost of antidote $225,000 yearly. Pfizer said making its proposed lead lawful offense would “too limit some lower-pay patients from getting to remedy they frantically … Read more
A jury convicts former Theranos President Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani of defrauding investors and patients. The San Jose, California, jury deliberated for a little more than five days. Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was convicted on three counts of fraud in January. A U.S. jury on Thursday indicted previous Theranos Inc President Ramesh “Bright” Balwani of swindling … Read more
Twelve patients with rectal cancer were included in the study. Patients received a new medicine called dostarlimab every three weeks for six months. Dostarmilab is an antibody that attacks cancer cells by exposing them to the immune system, which kills them. According to a research published recently in The New England Journal of Medicine, all … Read more
Doctors were able to treat rectal cancer in patients. Immunotherapy, which leverages the body’s own immune system as an ally in the fight against cancer, is used in the treatment. The first patient in the immunotherapy clinical trial, has completed six months of treatment. Oncologists at New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) discovered … Read more
A patient and his doctor have revealed an unusual way of treating severe instances of Covid, which entails putting them into a coma for up to 130 days. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a type of life support system used to help patients who are suffering from life-threatening diseases. ECMO allows the heart and lungs … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland reported 1,860 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections over the past day, down from 3,507 on Monday, the National Health Commission said Wednesday. Of the local cases reported Tuesday, 1,456 were in the northeastern province of Jilin, 75 in east China’s Shandong Province, 59 in the southern province of Guangdong, and 51 … Read more
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan added 473 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Tuesday. The overall tally of the infected people climbed to 1,519,627 across the country, said the NCOC, the department leading Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic. Statistics 15 Mar 22: Total Tests in Last … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s daily new COVID-19 cases have dropped below 500 after more than two months, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Tuesday. The data from the NCOC showed that the country registered 378 cases on Tuesday, the first time since Dec. 29, 2021, when 482 patients were confirmed. Statistics 8 Mar 22: … Read more
WASHINGTON – Americans are paying to get a star of the psychedelic medicine movement — ketamine — shipped to them for at-home mental health treatments that are being called both a breakthrough and a gamble. A pandemic-spurred easing of prescription rules helped fuel a jump in telemedicine offerings of ketamine, an anesthetic that was once … Read more
BUENOS AIRES – The first case of flurona, a double infection with both COVID-19 and influenza, was reported in Argentina’s eastern province Santa Fe, local health ministry said on Thursday. The Santa Fe province confirmed the flurona case in a three-year-old boy, said the ministry, adding that the boy is in good condition and will … Read more
TRIPOLI- The Libyan National Center for Disease Control on Tuesday announced that a total of 4,166 people have received a third booster shot for COVID-19. A total of 1,974,537 people in Libya have received one vaccine dose, while over 945,000 others have taken two doses, the center said. Read more: Australian states bring forward COVID … Read more
TOKYO, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — Japan confirmed more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases nationwide on Wednesday, almost doubling the number the previous day and for the first time surpassing 2,000 in more than three months since Sept. 26, 2021. The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 390 new confirmed cases Wednesday, up from 151 the previous day … Read more
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) — South Korea has registered a total of 171,673 breakthrough COVID-19 infections, which refer to the vaccinated people who were infected with the virus, the health authorities said Monday. The number of those who tested positive for COVID-19 after receiving two vaccine doses stood at 171,673 as of Dec. 26 in … Read more
QUETTA: As young doctors boycott OPDs to protest against the arrest of fellow doctors, hundreds of patients continue to face difficulties. The protesting doctors have warned the provincial government that they will continue to protest if their demands are not met. Despite the Balochistan High Court order, the protest of paramedical staff and the young … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) — Malaysia reported 4,298 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,658,772, according to the health ministry. Some 23 of the new cases are imported, with 4,275 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. Another 40 deaths have been reported, bringing the … Read more
Cuba: Cuba’s vaunted public health system, which boasts more doctors per capita than any other country, has been pushed to the brink in recent months by the arrival of the coronavirus Delta variant. In a country long left relatively unscathed by the global pandemic, doctors are now battling to get their hands on oxygen and … Read more
Pakistani doctors say coronavirus can be treated at home. Health experts and doctors say that 90% of patients with this new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) world can be treated at home. Doctors have instructed patients suffering from the virus not to pay too much attention to the rumors and jokes spread on social media about the … Read more
Chinese officials, after reviewing the death toll from the coronavirus on April 17 last week, revealed that the actual number of deaths from COVID-19 in China was 5,512, not 3,869. Chinese officials explained that by reviewing the figures it has revealed that authorities had not included the 1,290 deaths in the data. Chinese officials added … Read more
Dr Tahir Shamsi, the head of National Institute of Blood Diseases said, “The body of a COVID-19 patient creates antibodies to fight off the virus. These antibodies in the blood of a recovered patient could be used to boost the immunity of the newly infected people.” According to the details, Top hematologist and transplant surgeon … Read more
Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar took notice of the death of a 12-year-old boy resident of Ferozwala from a dog bite. According to details, the Chief Minister expressed his grief and sorrow over the death of the boy and also expressing heartfelt condolences to the relatives. Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar has taken notice of … Read more
Dengue Virus wars continue in the country, more dengue cases have been reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). According to the details, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 13 more people suffers from dengue in the last 24 hours. The number of affected patients in the province increased to 7 thousand and 51 while dengue patients in Peshawar district … Read more
Karachi: The municipality has finalized the Fight against Rabies and Population Control of Street Dog program, Sindh. Secretary Municipality Sindh Roshan Ali Sheikh chaired an important meeting in Karachi. The meeting decided that the vaccination process of 5 million stray dogs would be started from today, while in the first phase of street dog program … Read more
Thousands of health workers in France took to the streets to protest years of cutbacks across the country. The health workers cried in rallies saying, ‘Save Public Hospitals’. Protesters say recent spending cuts have harmed care in a country with a health system once the envy of the world. President Emmanuel Macron promised to respond … Read more
The Pak Navy has organized a free medical camp in village Dam of Baluchistan with the help of Sahil and Ulfat Welfare Foundations. According to the Spokesperson, specialist doctors of surgical, medical, skin, gynecology, child and general medically inspected the patients at the camp. Over seven hundred patients were provided with free medical treatment, medicines … Read more
There are many dengue cases reported across Punjab, with a total of 311 dengue patients being treated in all hospitals across the province. In the last 24 hours, 57 new dengue virus-infected patients were admitted, from which 50 patients were discharged after treatment, sources said. 45 cases were reported in Rawalpindi, 10 in Lahore while … Read more
The strike of the Grand Health Alliance consisting doctors, nurses and para-medical staff is underway in the major government hospitals of Punjab. According to the details, all elective services, including outdoor, operation theaters, radiology and pathology are suspended in all major government hospitals across the province, while patients are facing severe difficulties due to lack … Read more
Toll of dengue victims in Sindh has risen up to 5,000. According to the details, 166 new cases have been registered in the province in last 24 hours. Last month, 1807 were reportedly affected by dengue virus in Sindh province, whereas, 1675 were only reported in Karachi. According to the Dengue Control and Prevention Program, … Read more
