The issue is in the spotlight ahead of the International Day for Biological Diversity, observed annually on 22 May, and covered in the most recent edition of UNU’s Interconnected Disaster Risks report. Among the animals at risk is the gopher tortoise, one of the oldest living species on the planet. This tragic story of biodiversity loss is unfolding at…
Washington: An organization under the US government has revealed in its new report that the birth rate has decreased to a record level in 2023. According to media reports, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released data on the birth rate, which indicates that in 2023, fewer than 3.6 million children…
— File photo As the measles cases increased in Karachi, the rate was 50% higher than normal. According to Secretary General Pediatric Association, Dr. Khalid Shafi, measles is one of the deadly diseases, measles is easily transmitted from one child to another. Dr. Khalid Shafi says that complications may increase if vaccination is not done,…
Karachi: Psychologists say that the rate of mental illness is increasing in women in Pakistan as compared to men, but unfortunately, women neglect mental health due to the busyness of their private and professional lives. He expressed these views in a seminar on women’s mental health organized by Karwan Hayat on the occasion of International…
—- File photo Recent research has shown obesity to be a troubling global problem, affecting nations like American Samoa the most. It is generally thought that obesity is a problem of western countries while the inhabitants of poor countries often suffer from lack of food, but the reality on the ground is not so simple….
More than half of Gaza’s population of over two million is now crammed into the city, which is located on the border with Egypt and originally home to some 250,000 people. Congestion has reached a point where normal routes are blocked by tents set up by families seeking any flat, clean space available, OCHA said. Garbage…
—File photo Cough, cold and flu are also spreading rapidly due to increasing cold in the city of Karachi. According to medical experts, due to the changing weather, the rate of influenza and cold patients in OPDs is increasing rapidly in Karachi. Medical experts say that children are more affected by cold winds and change…
—File photo Cardiologists say that the rate of heart attack in Pakistan has increased by 10% in the last 7 years. Prof. Nawaz Lashari, Prof. Muhammad Ishaq, Prof. Javed Akbar Sial and others held a press conference regarding heart diseases. Experts said in the press conference that the death rate due to heart diseases in…
Baltimore: Opiate use has become an epidemic in the United States that has claimed millions of American lives. American media reports, citing a recent study, said that another serious consequence of the drug crisis in the United States is the spread of hepatitis C among pregnant women. The main reason is the exposure to the…
—File photo In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the rate of thalassemia patients started increasing due to inter-family marriages. Gula Khan, a resident of Wazir Bagh area of Peshawar, brings his 10-year-old son suffering from thalassemia for blood transfusion twice a month. Gula Khan says that due to the custom of marriages in his own family in Pakhtun…
