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February 3, 2024

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Over 185,748 new cancer cases, 118,631 deaths reported in Pakistan in 2022

A patient receives chemotherapy for breast cancer at the Antoine-Lacassagne Cancer Center in Nice, France, July 26, 2012. —Reuters Tobacco, alcohol, obesity main risk factors behind cancer. In 2022, approximately 30,682 women died from breast cancer. WHO publishes survey results from 115 countries. ISLAMABAD: About 118,631 people, including 58,934 men and 59,697 women, in Pakistan died of cancer in the year 2022, while 185,748 new cases of cancer were reported across the country. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialized cancer agency under the World Health Organization (WHO), stated the above in its latest report. More than

February 2, 2024

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Pakistan sees rise in childhood pneumonia cases amid smog and cold wave

Parents wait with their child suffering from pneumonia at the Children’s Hospital in Lahore on January 31, 2024. — AFP As Pakistanis battle the cold wave that comes along with the smog, the country has seen a significant increase in pneumonia cases affecting children the most. With more than 18,000 cases of pneumonia and 300 deaths reported in January alone, Punjab – Pakistan’s most populous province – has been gripped by the spread of the disease due to dry and cold winters that increase children’s vulnerability to respiratory infections. The development comes as the provincial government extended school holidays, reduced

January 8, 2024

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Pakistan reports four cases of new variant of COVID-19

After genome sequencing, affected individuals were found to be infected with the JN.1 subvariant An airport employee checks the temperature of a passenger upon her arrival at the Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar on January 27, 2020. — AFP JN.1 subvariant declared as variant of interest. The health minister says there is no need to panic. People asked to take precautionary measures, to use masks. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported four cases of JN.1, a sub-variant of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, on Sunday night, The News reported. Health authorities confirmed the detection of a highly contagious variant, saying the four

December 30, 2023

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Former Trump lawyer admits to using AI-generated legal cases in court

Michael Cohen Says He Mistakenly Thought Google Bard Was An ‘Overloaded Search Engine’ Unlike ChatGPT Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney to US President Donald Trump, is sworn in to testify before a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, February 27, 2019. Michael Cohen, the personal lawyer of former United States President Donald Trump, has admitted to using Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot Bard to mistakenly mention fake legal cases in a court filing. The fabricated pleas were used to secure an early end to judicial supervision, allowing Cohen to be released in 2021, according

December 28, 2023

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Lahore is witnessing an alarming rise in pneumonia cases

Punjab caretaker health minister confirms more pneumonia cases this year compared to 2022, citing smog as an additional factor Patients sit in the waiting area outside an outpatient department (OPD) of a Lahore hospital in this undated image in a screen capture taken from a video. — Geo News LAHORE: There has been an alarming rise in pneumonia cases in Lahore as emergency wards and out-patient departments (OPDs) in hospitals have been crowded with patients. Patients with chronic conditions and children also fell victim to respiratory diseases due to weak immunity with the advent of winter. Punjab Public Health Reference

December 28, 2023

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The JN.1 variant accounts for nearly half of all US COVID-19 cases: CDC

Health authorities are concerned about the unprecedented accumulation of JN.1 mutations inherited from the maternal variant A representational image showing masked people crossing a busy street. — Unscrew The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that the new variant of COVID-19, JN.1, now accounts for 44.1% of cases in the United States, indicating a significant increase in the prevalence of the rapidly spreading variant. The increase in JN.1 cases is more than double the 21.3% estimate for the week ended Dec. 9, after Thanksgiving, CBS News reported, citing the CDC’s findings. The highest prevalence among other regions

December 24, 2023

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COVID-19 cases rise by 52% globally in past 28 days: WHO

More than 772 million confirmed cases and nearly 7 million deaths have been reported worldwide, WHO says A gray and red spiked ball representing the COVID-19 virus. — Unscrew Islamabad: The number of new cases of COVID-19 increased by 52% in the last 28 days, from November 20 to December 17, 2023, compared to the previous 28-day period, with over 850,000 new cases reported, the The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Sunday. Although the number of new deaths fell by 8% compared to the previous 28-day period, with over 3,000 new deaths reported, by 17 December 2023, over 772

December 3, 2023

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Pakistan polio cases rise to 6 as disease cripples another child in KP

Health workers administer polio vaccine to children during the polio eradication effort in Hyderabad. — Online/Archive A nine-month-old baby was diagnosed in Orakzai district of KP. The number of cases in Pakistan reaches six in 2023. “This is the fourth case of polio from KP,” says the health minister. ISLAMABAD: A nine-month-old baby has been diagnosed with polio virus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Orakzai district, taking the total number of cases in Pakistan to six this year. The news reported on Sunday. The diagnosis has caused a setback to the government’s stringent efforts to eradicate polio from the country, particularly in

October 30, 2023

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Viral conjunctivitis cases rise to nearly 100,000 in Punjab

A doctor examines a woman suffering from an eye infection at a city hospital as more than 56,000 schools are closed for the rest of the week in an effort to contain a massive outbreak of a contagious eye virus. – In connection About 10,269 cases were reported in the last 24 hours. Most cases of conjunctivitis were documented in Bahawalpur. Schools in Punjab closed due to rising cases of pink eye. LAHORE: Cases of viral conjunctivitis or ‘pink eye’ have soared to nearly 100,000 in Punjab within days, raising concerns about the highly contagious infection, which in rare cases

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