Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) Recent reports have indicated that Pakistan has 84,421 registered HIV/AIDS patients, with Punjab province recording the most number of cases, followed by Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and the Islamabad Capital Territory. Healthcare authorities in Pakistan must create a coherent and sustained plan to combat HIV, a report has cautioned. Transmission can occur through unsafe practices like barber services, dental procedures and related factors. According to the Wo…
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Washington, Mar 16 (IANS) U.S. President Donald Trump Monday announced that White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer but will continue working from the White House while undergoing treatment. Trump disclosed the diagnosis in a social media message, praising Wiles as a close adviser and expressing confidence in her recovery.“Susie Wiles is an incredible Chief of Staff, a great person, and one of the strongest people I know, but, unfortunatel…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday announced that widow pension beneficiaries and persons with disabilities receiving government pensions will be covered under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. Their families will also be eligible to avail themselves of the scheme’s benefits, she said.The Chief Minister said that this decision will bring direct and meaningful change to the lives of lakhs of needy families.The decision was taken during a Cabinet meet…
Chennai, Feb 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu has crossed a critical public health threshold, registering more than one lakh new cancer cases in a single year for the first time. The latest figures for 2025, according to data submitted in Parliament by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, show 1,00,097 fresh cases in the state, underscoring a sharp and sustained rise in incidence and raising concerns among health authorities about prevention, early detection, and treatment capacity. Experts cauti…
Gandhinagar, Dec 24 (IANS) The Gujarat government launched a statewide Type-1 Diabetes (Juvenile Diabetes) Treatment and Control Programme to ensure that not a single child suffering from the disease is deprived of treatment facilities.Launching the programme from Gandhinagar, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said the state aims to establish a comprehensive and inclusive treatment system so that children with Type-1 Diabetes receive uninterrupted care, even in remote and rural areas.He said treatm…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) CD4 tests is strongly recommended as the preferred method to identify advanced HIV disease among people living with HIV, said the World Health Organization (WHO).The new recommendation is part of the 2025 guidelines on advanced HIV disease.The WHO defines advanced HIV disease in adults, adolescents, and children five years and older, “as a CD4 cell count less than 200 cells/mm3”.”Advanced HIV disease is the major cause of AIDS-related deaths among people living with HI…