Acne is a skin problem that can cause several types of bumps to form on the surface of the skin. These bumps can form anywhere on the body but are most common on the: Acne is often triggered by hormonal changes in the body, so it’s most common in older …
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Photo: Reuters Mental health professionals providing online therapy sessions say they have seen a rise in the cases of domestic abuse in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdown in Pakistan, according to a report published by The News. However, these are not the only cases related to the mental conditions …
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A doctor wears face mask and gloves as he walks at a newly opened quarantine centre, following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Misrata, Libya March 30, 2020. Picture taken March 30, 2020. Photo: Reuters Doctor Daniel Brenner has had a busy week in the emergency department of Johns …
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Dr Faisal Mahmood. Photo: File Once the threat of the coronavirus epidemic went global, Dr Faisal Mahmood, an associate professor of infectious diseases at the Aga Khan University (AKU) in Karachi, was anticipating a healthcare emergency in Pakistan. He and his colleagues rapidly assessed preparedness and started coordinating with the …
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Emergency medical personnel walk out to an ambulance in Kirkland, Washington, US, March 10, 2020. REUTERS/Jason Redmond/Files WASHINGTON: A new two-minute coronavirus test kit has been given the green signal by the US Food and Drug Administration, parent company Bodysphere Inc said on Tuesday. The FDA has been rushing to approve …
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KARACHI: The Government of Sindh has set up the first-ever drive-through coronavirus testing centre here in the metropolis, provincial information minister Nasir Hussain Shah announced on Tuesday. “This is the latest step in the process started by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah since February 26,” Shah said during a …
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US President Donald Trump speaks to the media at the White House in Washington, US, Photo: Reuters NEW YORK: The US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic climbed past 3,000 on Monday, the deadliest day yet in the country’s mounting crisis, while New York cheered the arrival of a gleaming …
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Photo: File KARACHI: The Sindh government on Monday approved efforts to experiment with the use of passive immunisation therapies to treat coronavirus patients across the province. The technique, supervised by hematologist Tahir Shamsi, will also be presented to other provinces for approval before a detailed strategy regarding it can be …
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US President Donald Trump. Photo: File WASHINGTON: The first US military service member has died from the coronavirus, the Pentagon said on Monday, as it reported another spike in the number of infected troops. The service member was a New Jersey Army National Guardsman who tested positive for COVID-19 – …
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The region has been tense since India stripped constitutional autonomy of the occupied valley. Photo: AFP SRINAGAR: India’s health ministry on Monday invited doctors in Indian-occupied Kashmir to an online training session on managing ventilators – critical equipment for patients with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. Most, …
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