Like every year, Pinktober initiates the much-needed conversation surrounding one of the most taboo diseases that has plagued Pakistan, breast cancer. The country has the highest rate of breast cancer in all of Asia. However, due to lack of awareness and more importantly the stigmas associated with...

Our lungs are the most vital, yet the most ignored organ of the body. People are rarely concerned about the condition of their lungs until they develop severe breathing problems. Taking care of your lungs isn’t hard or complicated and the earlier you start, the healthier your lungs will stay as y...

Alzheimer’s is a progressively worsening, and irreversible degenerative brain disorder that causes a slow decline in cognitive abilities, and memory of patients, to the point where it may interfere with their daily lives. Eventually, individuals suffering from severe dementia are unable to carry ...

According to reports by the World health organisation, the prevalence of diabetes has risen from 4.7% in 1980 to 8.5% in 2014. Around 422 million people from all over the world are afflicted with this disorder. Some have attributed this increase to a general trend towards a sedentary lifestyle and ...

Hepatitis is a disease of the liver that is endemic in Pakistan. This means is that there is a baseline number of people infected with the disease nearly constantly in the region. Hepatitis is most commonly caused by a virus. However, there can be other non-viral causes for it as well. Viral He...