Prescribe medicines with generic and not brand names, DRAP tells Pakistan’s doctors
All provinces have been asked by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) to make sure doctors prescribe medicines with…
10,000 doses of CanSino coronavirus vaccine wasting away at Karachi warehouse
As many as 10,000 doses of the CanSinoBio coronavirus vaccine developed by China are lying useless at a warehouse in…
US pauses J&J COVID-19 vaccine over rare blood clots
US federal health agencies on Tuesday recommended pausing the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine after six women under…
CanSino coronavirus vaccine: Age limit for single-dose jab changed in Islamabad
The age limit for a single-dose jab of the coronavirus vaccine manufactured by China’s CanSino Biologics Inc, or CanSinoBIO, has…
Islamabad records 16.20 per cent Covid-19 positivity ratio
Islamabad recorded 16.20 per cent Covid-19 positivity ratio during the previous 24 hours, its highest ever since the pandemic began,…
Hospitals dealing with influx of COVID-19 patients: Dr Faisal
Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan on Saturday cautioned that the situation can go worse…
Anti-coronavirus vaccination of persons above 60 to start from Wednesday: Asad
The vaccination drive for people above 60 years old will begin from Wednesday, March 10, said the National Command and…
Hospitalized kids with COVID-19 are being affected by Neurologic issues
Most children and adolescents are spared from severe COVID-19, but among those who do require hospitalization, temporary neurologic effects are…
Coronavirus cases detected in two colleges
The health officers on Friday recommended to seal two educational institutions in Islamabad immediately after the detection of ten new…
Personal protective equipment make wearers sick
Personal protective equipment (PPE) required in operating rooms and intensive care units can make wearers sick, a small study confirms.…