The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) building can be seen in this image. — PMDC website/File The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) on Friday clarified that the permission granted to Palestinian students remained strictly confined to undergraduate clinical training. In a letter to heads of medical and dental colleges, the PMDC said that…
This photo, taken on August 16, 2022, shows a patient with a sore on his hand caused by mpox, in the isolation area for mpox patients at the Arzobispo Loayza hospital in Lima, Peru. — AFP Patient brought to Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital in Karachi. Pakistan reported first-ever mpox case in April 2023. Clade 1b…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs an emergency meeting on health sector affairs and the recent fire incident at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) on September 2, 2026. — APP PM chairs emergency meeting on health sector affairs. Premier orders improvements in healthcare facilities at Pims. PM directs authorities to accelerate health sector reforms….
Some aspects of coaching are intuitive (like, be friendly), and some aspects are paradoxical and upside-down. For example, in Motivational Interviewing, an effective communication style used in coaching and counseling, there is something called the “righting reflex.” The righting reflex is the instinct to help or “fix” a client, as well as give them directions…
Plastic surgeon Dr Sean Alemi poses in an operating room in New York, US, August 21, 2026. — Reuters As top-selling weight-loss drugs help more US men slim down, a growing number are seeking cosmetic treatments for sagging skin, hair loss and dental issues to complete their physical transformation, patients and plastic surgeons say. Mark…
Tukaram Mundhe, Commissioner of the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA), addresses the media during a press conference in Mumbai, India, August 20, 2026. — Reuters Tukaram Mundhe is an Indian bureaucrat on a mission. As a state food safety commissioner, the 51-year-old has raided food businesses in the country’s commercial capital Mumbai in an…
Employees train to be cell therapy specialists at Gilead unit Kite’s manufacturing facility in Frederick Maryland, US, March 14, 2024. — Reuters US drugmakers Merck and Moderna said on Wednesday an experimental melanoma drug that delivers treatment tailored to a patient’s specific tumor prevented the cancer from returning in a large clinical trial. Called “intismeran…
Choosing the right anxiety treatment options in Los Angeles has become increasingly important as clinicians gain a deeper understanding of how anxiety affects the entire body. Anxiety is no longer viewed solely as a mental health condition. It influences nervous system function, sleep quality, pain perception, digestion, and overall physical well-being. This evolving clinical perspective…
“I work with coaches and other people who know too much.” Kate Solovieva is a former professor of psychology, a PN master coach, and PN’s director of community engagement. And the above quote has become one of her taglines. Though Coach Kate has coached thousands of “regular” clients, her specialty is coaching other coaches. Through…
Reviewed by Brian St. Pierre, MS, RD and Helen Kollias, PhD It’s like my thoughts were under a pile of garbage. On a Friday night, as my husband and I tried to figure out where to eat, a typical conversation would go like this: Me: Do you want to go to that restaurant? Him: What…
