A lady health worker administering polio drops to a child during an anti polio campaign in Hyderabad on June 3, 2024. — APP 10-month-old infant developed paralysis on September 12. NIH confirms presence of wild poliovirus type 1 in latest case. KP reported its first polio case in Mohmand on September 6. ISLAMABAD: A 10-month-old […]
Boar’s Head processing plants nationwide are now part of an ongoing law enforcement investigation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture disclosed Thursday, in the wake of a deadly outbreak blamed on some of the company’s now-recalled deli meats. At least 59 hospitalizations and 10 deaths have been linked to a listeria strain traced back to Boar’s […]
Amended bill allows California to continue to conceal who is using newborn DNA for research — and why. Bills to shed light on newborn DNA storage in California quietly killed or gutted 03:22 Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill (SB 1099) Wednesday prompted by a decade-long CBS News California investigation into California’s newborn genetic biobank. […]
Manufacturers of the most accurate home COVID-19 tests on the market say they were left out again from the Biden administration’s latest round of free orders through COVIDTests.gov, which for a seventh time will rely on less sensitive “antigen” tests, which are generally the cheaper options available on drugstore shelves. Federal health officials have justified the millions […]
Family handout Alice Webb, 33, died in the early hours of Tuesday Two people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of a woman believed to have undergone a non-surgical Brazilian butt lift (BBL). Mother-of-five Alice Webb, 33, died at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in the early hours of Tuesday after falling unwell. […]
Can you picture consuming 700 eggs in just one month? It may sound unusual, but a Harvard medical student recently embarked on this odd experiment to examine the effects of a high-egg diet and its impact on cholesterol levels. Here’s how his body responded to this ‘egg-centric’ regimen and everything you need to know about […]
Prof Kevin Fong said he undertook an informal visit to one of the “hardest hit” intensive care units in the country Treating patients during the pandemic was like responding to a daily terror attack, the Covid inquiry has heard. Giving testimony, Professor Kevin Fong, spoke of staff he met during a hospital visit being in […]
Do you often wake up feeling exhausted, even after a full night’s sleep? You might be one of the millions of people unknowingly living with sleep apnea. But here’s some great news. Apple has just introduced a game-changing feature that could help you identify this hidden health issue right from your wrist. If you own […]
A nurse provides treatment to a dengue-infected patient at the hospital. — Reuters/File Dengue fever may occur in rain-hit areas after monsoon. Infection is spreading since mid-September, says PMD. All stakeholders should take proactive measures, it adds. KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Thursday issued a warning about dengue spreading in 10 major cities […]
Eyes may be the window to our soul, but it’s not a very effective portal if you can’t see inside. Allergic reactions hit people in different ways, but most allergy sufferers have probably been subject to itchy, watery eyes at one time or another. Pet allergies, ragweed, pollen, dust mites — you name it. Most […]