California: Having high cholesterol and high blood pressure before age 55 can put you at serious risk of heart disease, even if both levels return to normal later. According to media reports, a study published in the journal PLOS One found that balancing cholesterol and blood pressure levels before age 55 can have lasting effects…
Ulrika Richardson, the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Haiti, who is also the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, told journalists in Geneva that 5.2 million Haitians need humanitarian assistance and over 4.3 million face acute food insecurity – that’s a staggering two out of five people in a country which used to be…
This year’s commemoration pays tribute to the people and organizations that have been on the frontlines of the disease – from fighting stigma and discrimination, to advocating for access to affordable interventions and community-led services. They “have left an indelible mark on the world with their activism,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Advocacy and impact Innovations such…
Priorities include transporting fuel to the north of the war-torn enclave, so that it can be used to power hospitals, provide clean water and maintain other vital civilian infrastructure. Such services have been massively impacted by weeks of Israeli bombardment in response to Hamas’s 7 October massacres in southern Israel that left some 1,200 dead…
Protect the patient from isolation. Photo: File Depression and anxiety are dangerous diseases that easily trap people who suffer from constant fear and worry. There are three types of this mental illness including panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and phobias. Occasional bouts of impatience and anxiety are a part of everyone’s life, but if these…
Texas: You may use a calculator to solve math questions, but scientists in the medical field have come up with special calculators to calculate heart health risk. The American Heart Association has adopted a new approach to assessing the risk of heart disease, for which the organization has introduced a cardiovascular health risk prediction calculator….
—–File photo 1 person died of a very rare infectious disease in Islamabad. According to the officials, the young man died of leptospirosis at Pims Hospital in Islamabad. Dr. Naseem Akhtar says that leptospirosis is a disease transmitted from animals to humans, 2 people have been affected by this infection, one of whom died. Officials…
According to the World Health Organization report, an estimated 1.13 billion people worldwide are suffering from high blood pressure. Despite the fact that such a large number of people worldwide suffer from high blood pressure, this disease suffers from a lot of misconceptions. First of all, it is important to explain what does high blood…
The report published on Tuesday and based on site inspections and witness interviews says that “there are reasonable grounds to believe that the missile was launched by Russian armed forces”. It details the devastating impact of what has been one of the deadliest single incidents for Ukrainian civilians since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. …
Visceral leishmaniasis – a parasitic disease spread by sandflies – has been wiped out in Bangladesh, along with rubella in the Democratic Republic of Korea (more commonly known as North Korea) said WHO in a statement. Bangladesh has become the first country to be validated for the elimination of visceral leishmaniasis (also known as kala…
