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Anthropology and psychiatry can collaborate to lead to a deeper understanding of mental health challenges and culturally appropriate care, said speakers at a seminar at the Sir Cowasjee Jehangir Institute of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences in Hyderabad on Saturday. Medical Superintendent Dr. Nisar Ahmed Sohoo had asked Dr. Abdul Razaque Channa, the chairman of the Department … Read more
One of the foundational pillars of the Department of Anaesthesiologists at Agha Khan University (AKU) and a pioneer of epidural services in Pakistan, Dr Ursula Chohan has passed away. Dr Chohan has built a career contributing to education, clinical advancement and helped introduce anaesthesia training in the country. She performed the country’s first epidural for … Read more
The programme will provide safe water, improve toilets, build handwashing stations and teach hygiene to help children Cleaner, Healthier Pakistan Reckitt Pakistan partners with the Aga Khan Foundation to launch its landmark social initiative, Saaf Sehatmand Pakistan, driving daily health and hygiene across the nation. The agreement was formalised with the Aga Khan Foundation to … Read more
Health Asia Exhibition is being held at the Karachi Expo Centre from the 23rd to the 25th of October, and is the largest health sector exhibition held in Pakistan with over 200 exhibitors this year and more than 24 countries participating, including Iran, China and Russia. "The destination you have chosen – the right place … Read more
Allison Warrell, who has achondroplasia dwarfism, started lifting weights to avoid back problems. In August, she ended her career as the shortest woman in competitive bodybuilding.
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Clairity Breast, an A.I. tool that can predict five-year risk of developing breast cancer, is rolling out nationwide. Here’s what experts want you to know.
The music of her life used to be the sound of gloves hitting the bag, sneakers gripping the mat, and laughter echoing through the gym after another exhausting round. Fitness wasn’t something Jovita did, it was who she was. “Before cancer, fitness was just part of who I was,” she says, smiling softly at the … Read more
While poverty is often seen as the primary predictor of malnourishment, it fails to account for the gender-specific disparities in access to nutrition that have steadily led to the development of chronic nutritional deficiencies among women and girls in the country. According to Dr Basmaa Ali, Clinical Instructor in Internal Medicine at the Harvard Medical … Read more
Mental health is a multifaceted issue that needs to be addressed at every echelon of society and across all walks of professional and communal life, underscored experts at Aga Khan University Hospital's (AKUH) Brain and Mind conference on Wednesday. The two-day conference featured discussions on a variety of subjects, from the effects of climate change … Read more