The second tower of the World Trade Centre explodes into flames after being hit by a airplane, New York, September 11, 2001. — Reuters When hijacked planes brought down the World Trade Centre’s twin towers on September 11, 2001, roughly 25,000 children were living or attending school nearby in Lower Manhattan, and thousands more were…
A female health worker administering polio drops to a child during the 7-day Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme 2024 in Peshawar on September 9, 2024. — APP Three of four polio cases this year reported from Bannu division. Security concerns hamper polio teams’ access in Bannu UC. Nationwide anti-polio campaign to start from September 31. Pakistan…
A child suffering from measles receives treatment at a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 7, 2026. — Reuters DHAKA: Bangladesh, which once came close to eliminating measles, is facing its worst outbreak on record, with 999 suspected and confirmed measles-related deaths reported since March as hospitals struggle with overcrowding, shortages and a continuing influx of…
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…
