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Photo courtesy Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre Facebook Pakistan held a state funeral in Karachi on Saturday to say farewell to one of the most widely respected humanitarian work leaders Dr. Ruth Pfau, hailed as the savior of...

Under unprecedented spotlight since the 2016 election campaign, American and immigrant Muslims have found a new ally in the form of a treasure trove of authentic statistics springing from research institutions, analyses and informed sources. President...

Photo: Courtesy Dr. Adil Haider Facebook Page A Pakistani-American trauma surgeon  has been named a recipient of the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor 2017 – the highest civilian award in the U.S. for immigrants. Adil...

Federal regulators have extended the enrollment deadline for health insurance covereage starting January 1, 2017 under Affordable Care Act by for four days and now consumers can buy coverage until 11.59 p.m. Pacific Statndard Time on...

Image by Hagmann P, Cammoun L, Gigandet X, Meuli R, Honey CJ, et al. via Wikimedia Commons In one of his most inspiring thoughts, Jalaluddin Rumi once declared that “Love is the religion and the universe...

A new analysis by World Health Organization has found that negative or ageist attitudes towards older people are widespread, and negatively affect their physical and mental health. The release of the study coincides with the International...

A new study has revealed that Zika virus, until recently considered a threat to developing babies, could also damage adult brains. Hongda Li of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and The Rockefeller University in New York...

The Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APPNA) and the US Agency For International Development (USAID) on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at collaborating and sharing expertise and resources to address health challenges...

Seeking to inject a raft of pressing scientific, climate, health and technological challenges into the 2016 election debate, a coalition of more than 50 nonpartisan science and technology organizations has posed 20 high-stakes questions, asking candidates...

In what could be a major breakthrough in fighting cancer, a Pakistan-origin Texas University electrical engineer has developed a device that can locate cells of the deadly disease in its initial stages. The inventive device will...