Pakistan reported 179 coronavirus cases after a sharp raise reported among pilgrims who had returned from Iran through the Taftan border and were quarantined in Sukkur.

Exponential growth seen in the number of coronavirus cases and deaths, the WHO warned on Thursday. According to latest data from Johns Hopkins University''s

COVID-19: Experts from University at Buffalo School of Management have suggested simple tips to entrepreneurs and local businesses ride out the storm.

Engineered bacteriophages could kill various iE.coli/i strains by making mutations in viral protein, according to the team of researchers at the MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies.

CRISPR-Cas9 protein was found to help increase the targeting accuracy in the genome editing process, revealed a team of researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and Karolinska Institutet.

University of Freiburg scientists have used gene scissors to edit genetic material in order to better diagnose diseases such as cancer. The results are

New genetic screening platform using CRISPR technology for targeting thousands of genes in a massively-parallel fashion give an accurate and fast method

New study has found a recently developed system for switching on the activity of genes that could improve treatments for a broad range of neurological diseases.

Novel worlds' first study applies photoacoustic (PA) imaging to visualize scarring in kidneys, also called fibrosis, a common form of damage in donor's kidneys.

In a vaccine scandal that occurred in China, 37 suspects have been detained and 13 wholesalers put under investigation. The case involves the illegal

Most people harbor herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), frequently as a strain acquired from their mothers shortly after birth and carried for the rest of their lives.

Ban on genetic discrimination including in the workplace or by health insurers will soon be implemented in Canada. The move comes almost a decade

The Medical Board of Australia has proposed draft guidelines for cosmetic medical and surgical procedures carried out extensively in the country. Australians

In 2002, Belgium legalized the intentional ending of life by a physician at the patient's explicit request. The government introduced safeguards to protect

Based on years of research, the assessment of environmental flows (or E-flows) has begun to take on a strategic role in the efforts of developing countries to keep their rivers healthy. With support from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and its partners, countries are using E-flow calculators to plan the management of water resources […]

The New South Wales nurses suspended their stir Thursday and re-opened more than 570 hospital beds they had shut down in the last eight days. The NSW

A survey of over 2,000 nurses by New Zealand Nurses' Organization researchers Dr Jill Clendon and Dr Leonie Walker has revealed that workplace bullying is very common.

Nurses are the front-line caregivers to hospital patients, coordinating and providing direct care and delivering it safely and reliably. The goal for

Newly qualified nurses, midwives reported that Flying Start NHS - an online course had been useful in terms of clinical skills development and confidence.

Nurses the world over seem to feel unhappy and exhausted, report researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research.

A survey shows that the UK nurses are worried over the falling standards of their own profession. When rating standards generally, the majority (58 per

Organizations need to tackle the different work factors that are important to the three key age groups of nurses if they want to retain qualified staff.

On the occasion of International Nurses Day Indian President Pratibha Patil gave away Florence Nightingale Awards to 36 meritorious nursing personnel

'Nurses play an important role in providing effective healthcare to patients. They should understand the medical and social conditions of every patient

Nurses played a vital role in feeding people and restoring their humanity in times of great crisis, as was the case when Bergen-Belsen was liberated in 1945 at the end of World War II.

Kerala government has given the nod for the nurses to wear the traditional churidhars while on duty, the Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar announced Saturday.

Nursing has evolved into a modern medical profession and nurses have become an indispensable part of the country's health care system, says President Pranab Mukherjee.

Shocking statistical backing has emerged from investigations in nine European countries to claims that patients' lives may be at risk when nurses are overworked, specialists said.

The knowledge gaps related to advance health care directives (AHCDs) can be overcome with an educational program for nurses. This will help to ensure

Nurses who work longer shifts and more overtime are more likely to rate the standard of care delivered on their ward as poor, give a negative rating of

Labour Minister, Shibu Baby John, said that the Kerala State government would make recruitment of trained nurses from the state completely free of cost.

The Kerala government has written to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to put on hold the new order that requires all Indian nurses going to 18

New research has found that hospital nurses who work longer than 12-hour shifts have a higher risk of wanting to leave their job and more likely to burn

Nurses who face abusive managers are more likely to quit their job. But a recent study by McGill University and Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres

Replacing professional nurses with lower skilled nursing assistants is linked to a heightened risk of patient death, as well as other indicators of poor quality care, reveals a large European study.

President Pranab Mukherjee said nurses and midwives are crucial in delivering "cost-effective and good quality healthcare". He was speaking at Rashtrapati

Healthcare professionals are in a unique position to identify and rescue victims of human trafficking. Trafficking is the recruitment, transportation,

Not all jobs are created equal. Nurses have to endure a lot of sacrifices to be in that profession. It's worst for those who are on a floating schedule.

Video recordings of a hospital scenario shows how poor is communication between nurses and doctors. This study mainly Communication breakdown that occurs betwen nurses and doctors.

Sitting for too many hours each day, or sitting for long periods without a break, is known to increase a wide range of health risks, even if the person

Nurses could be the solution to the current End-of-life care quality, finds a new study. They have found that nearly 53% of the patients often experience

Poverty takes a toll on health in many ways. It often causes malnutrition and hunger, creates barriers to access basic resources, and can also impact

Lumbar disc degeneration causes lower back pain among menopausal women due to decreasing estrogen levels, according to a new study published online in

A new mechanism that explains why women may be more vulnerable than men to develop pain in general, as well as to develop pain from opioids specifically has been identified by researchers.

Few genes play a far more complex role in oocyte maturation than previously assumed according to geneticists. Over the last six years a group of Estonian

Increasing doses of oral steroids in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases are linked to increased hypertension (blood pressure) for those who take them regularly, reports a new study.

Drug used to treat HIV also suppresses Zika virus infection, according to a new study done by the Temple researchers, published in the journal iMolecular Therapy/i.

In 2018, around 320 children and adolescents died every day from AIDS-related causes, according to a global snapshot on children, HIV and AIDS released

Increase in the number of injectable drugs' users has pushed the HIV prevalence rate up in the northeastern states, which is also a corridor for drug smuggling from Myanmar.

Hepatitis C screening and improved access to new treatments reduced the emergence of novel hepatitis C cases among HIV positive men, say researchers at