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SESSI Central Medical Store: An Important Step Toward Workers’ Health
Workers are the fundamental pillar of the economic and social structure of any society. The rotation of industries, the movement of the economy, and the grand claims of development are in fact the result of the hard work of those hands that…
SESSI Seminar: Empowered Women and the Rights of Working Women
In the contemporary era, the role of women is no longer confined to domestic responsibilities. Women have emerged as an active and decisive force in the intellectual, social, and economic development of society. In the modern world, the…
Study Warns Against Relying On AI For Healthcare
ISLAMABAD: (Web Desk) - A recent study has raised concerns about the growing reliance on artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including ChatGPT, for health-related guidance, cautioning users against depending solely on AI for medical advice.…
Healthcare costs force millions of Americans into sacrifices
NEW YORK (Web Desk): A new survey has revealed that nearly one in three people in the United States made significant sacrifices last year to cover rising healthcare costs.
The survey, conducted by the West Health-Gallup Center and based on…
IHC Rejects Imran Khan Hospital Transfer Petition
ISLAMABAD: (Web Desk) - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday rejected a petition seeking the transfer of Imran Khan to Shifa International Hospital for specialized eye treatment. Instead, the bench ordered the formation of a new…
Drug lab declares four medicines substandard, orders recall
LAHORE (Web Desk): A drug testing laboratory has declared four commonly used medicines as substandard and ordered their immediate removal from the market.
The medicines were found to be below quality standards during laboratory testing.…
Parliament Approves Reproductive Health Education Bill in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – The Senate and National Assembly have passed a bill allowing students aged 14 and above in the Islamabad Capital Territory to receive reproductive health education in schools, with prior written consent from parents…
Punjab health department shifts applications fully to online system
LAHORE (Web Desk): The Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department has announced that it will no longer accept in-person applications for administrative matters.
The department said applications related to leave, transfers and…
Punjab increases kidney transplant card limit to Rs1m
LAHORE (Web Desk): Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has announced that the annual treatment limit for kidney dialysis patients under the transplant card programme has been increased to Rs1 million.
In a special message on World Kidney…
