What Is XBB Omicron Variant? Symptoms, Severity, And Chances Of Hospitalization
Just when people were finally breathing a sigh of relief and enjoying the festivities to the fullest, there were reports of yet another Covid variant, Omicron’s XBB variant, a recombinant of the previous sister variants BA.2.75 and BJ.1. Also Read: Omicron BA.4 And BA.5: Can These Covid-19 Sub-Variants Lead To Another Wave? Although there […]
HbA1c Test
About the Test Purpose of the test The hemoglobin A1c test may have several purposes: Screening for prediabetes and diabetes: If you are over 40 and are obese, overweight, or otherwise at high risk for diabetes, your doctor may want to check for health conditions before you experience symptoms. The test can be used for diabetes […]
Full-Body Check-Ups
Basically, full-body check-ups include testing the whole body, including all internal and external organs, to ensure their functioning and determine if anything is wrong with them. This includes looking out for warning signs of diseases, abnormalities, malfunctions, and so on such that a proper precaution and treatment can be taken for that at the right […]
NIH stops typhoid tests
ISLAMABAD: The country’s top public health institute, the National Institute of Health (NIH), has directed health facilities and practitioners across the country to stop prescribing two basic tests of typhoid due to the possibility of false positive result, and only stick to “blood culture tests” for diagnosis of typhoid. “Widal” and “Typhidot” tests are being […]
Malaria – Pakistan
Outbreak at a glance From January through August 2022, more than 3.4 million suspected cases of malaria were reported in Pakistan compared with the 2.6 million suspected cases reported in 2021. Over 170 000 cases were laboratory confirmed, with the majority reported as Plasmodium vivax. A rapid upsurge in cases was observed in Balochistan and Sindh provinces […]
Disease Outbreak News: Dengue – Pakistan
Situation at a glance Between 1 January and 27 September 2022, a total of 25 932 confirmed dengue cases and 62 deaths (CFR 0.25%) were reported in Pakistan, with 74% of these cases reported in the month of September alone. The current surge in cases follows unprecedented flooding that began in mid-June 2022. With the […]