Turning the tide on respiratory depression

PATIENTS WHO ANTICIPATE surgery expect to receive some type of anesthetic, analgesic, or sedative to keep them relaxed and comfortable. For most patients, the process goes smoothly and they’re soon discharged home. However, for others, the procedure may be...

COPD, a major cause of deaths worldwide

COPD, a major cause of deaths worldwide KARACHI: With approximately three million deaths annually attributed to COPD, it is predicted to become a major cause of worldwide deaths.Health experts at a workshop on COPD stated this on Saturday.Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary...

Karachi

The challenge of achieving peaceLEAs facing difficulties in conducting targeted raidsBy Saud KhanKARACHI: Law enforcement agencies are unable to continue the targeted operation drive against the criminal elements here in the metropolis because of a lack of...

Asthma attack: The consequences of procrastinating

This writer has discussed living with COPD and asthma in past articles, and she has talked about the weather conditions in the greater metro-Richmond area, and the impact of the ozone level on people with respiratory illnesses. But now, this writer wants to tell her...