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Old City youth in a grip of fear

Hyderabad: The twin blasts at Dilsukhnagar triggered a total shut down of the old city with a large number of traders...

22 Feb 2013 7:50 AM GMT

The microscopic vaccine delivery platform called Nanopatch is a significant step forward in the efforts to rid the world of polio. (Photo: AFP)

Novel patch can better deliver polio vaccines: study

The microscopic vaccine delivery platform called Nanopatch is a significant step forward in the efforts to rid the world...

9 Oct 2017 9:36 AM GMT

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Modern medicine infected by the virus of mistrust

Most damaging are a series of scandals involving inadequately vetted drugs, poor oversight by health officials, and...

26 Jan 2018 9:24 AM GMT

Fawad Khan with wife Sadaf, son Ayaan and daughter Elayana

Anti-vax Fawad is a health risk

Actor Fawad Khan, who lives in Lahore, recently allegedly resisted a move by authorities to give oral polio vaccine to...

25 Feb 2019 7:48 PM GMT

The microscopic vaccine delivery platform called Nanopatch is a significant step forward in the efforts to rid the world of polio. (Photo: AFP)

Pak demands FB to block accounts post false propaganda against polio...

Rumours swirled over social media that a one-year-old girl had died after she was administrated with the polio vaccines.

28 Aug 2019 6:04 AM GMT

The microscopic vaccine delivery platform called Nanopatch is a significant step forward in the efforts to rid the world of polio. (Photo: AFP)

Polio cases on the rise in Pakistan, 5 more victims confirmed

The youngest victim to polio is merely 22-months-old. While polio is highly infectious, it is easily preventable by the...

7 Aug 2019 10:29 AM GMT

The neurological disease that causes paralysis has surfaced every two years since 2014, with the largest outbreak in 2018 sickening 238 people in 42 states, nearly 95 percent of them children, the release said. (Photo: Pixabay)

US warns of new outbreak of Polio-like illness in children later this...

AFM is a medical emergency and patients should seek immediate medical care, even in areas with high novel coronavirus...

19 Aug 2021 8:56 AM GMT

Stephen Hawking passes away at 76 (Photo: AFP)

Stephen Hawking was misdiagnosed, may have had polio, claims expert

Dr Christopher Cooper says famed physicist's symptoms don't align with those of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

21 March 2018 7:56 AM GMT

Before praising Amitabh Bachchan, Bill Gates has often expressed opinion on other issues related to India.

A stirring piece: Bill Gates lauds Amitabh Bachchan on Twitter; here's...

The Microsoft co-founder took to Twitter on praise the megastar with the latter acknowledging it in typical style.

8 May 2018 5:06 AM GMT

India beats polio vaccine crisis with new policy

India beats polio vaccine crisis with new policy

India introduced IPV as part of global polio endgame strategy.

12 Jan 2017 8:14 PM GMT

Researchers examined Google searches and geocoded tweets with the help of artificial intelligence and a mathematical model. (Photo: Pixabay)

Social media trends can predict vaccine scares

Mathematical theories used to predict tipping points in public health.

12 Dec 2017 9:35 AM GMT