Maleeha Afaq Butt, M.Sc 
Over the past few years, medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro have dominated headlines. Some people describe them as “miracle weight-loss injections,” while others worry about their side effects. So, what’s the truth? Like most medical breakthroughs, the answer lies somewhere in the middle. These medicines belong to a …
You’re sitting outdoors with a group of friends on a pleasant evening. By the time everyone heads home, you have half a dozen itchy mosquito bites while everyone else seems perfectly fine. It may feel as though mosquitoes have declared you the evening’s buffet, but is that really what’s happening? …
There’s an old saying: “What goes around comes around.” For decades, we have used plastic because it is cheap, lightweight, and convenient. Now, scientists are discovering that tiny pieces of it may be finding their way back to us, in our food, our water, the air we breathe, and even …
We’ve all heard the saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” The same can be true for our food. A bowl of fresh salad or a juicy raspberry may look perfectly clean, yet in rare cases, it can carry an invisible hitchhiker, a microscopic parasite called Cyclospora cayetanensis. This …
Walk into any pharmacy, and you’ll find shelves packed with multivitamins promising stronger immunity, healthier skin, better energy, and improved overall health. These colourful bottles often seem like an easy shortcut to good nutrition. But do we really need them, or are they, as some people jokingly say, just “expensive …
Have you ever heard an old song and instantly remembered a place, a person, or a special moment from years ago? Maybe a childhood melody reminded you of school, or a favourite song brought back memories of a family celebration. This happens because music and memory are deeply connected in …
“I have a gut feeling about this.”Most of us have said it at some point. Whether it’s deciding to trust someone, choosing between two options, or sensing that something isn’t quite right, intuition often seems to appear before we’ve had time to think things through. But is this simply a …
Antibiotics have saved millions of lives since they were first discovered. But over the years, many bacteria have learned how to survive these medicines, leading to a growing problem called Antibiotic resistance. Today, infections that were once easy to treat are becoming harder to cure. This is why the search …
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