Dr Ahmed Abdullah

IN my clinic, day after day, I meet women who cannot sleep, who carry invisible pain, who complain of chronic fatigue, palpitations, headaches or body…

I am not an expert in warfare, international relations or geopolitics. I am a physician and a public health educator and it is from this…

IN 2025, as tensions flare once again between India and Pakistan, our region finds itself trapped in an all-too-familiar loop. Fighter jets take off, politicians…

IT is a question I find myself asking more often; where have all the words gone. In my clinical practice over the past few years,…

SAADAT Hasan Manto’s works, written decades ago, remain hauntingly relevant to the Pakistan of today. His essays such as “Sawal Paida Hota Hai” and his…

HUMAN metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a name few recognize, yet its impact on respiratory health is significant. First identified in the Netherlands in 2001, hMPV is…

IN a hospital in Hyderabad, a young girl lies feverish and weak. After weeks of inconclusive treatments, her doctors deliver a daunting diagnosis: extensively drug-resistant…

YET another hospital in Pakistan, yet another tragedy. This time, Nishtar Hospital’s renal dialysis unit is in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons—a burgeoning…

IN March of this year, a contentious decision was made by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), which endorsed a directive from the Ministry…

HEADACHES are one of the most common complaints seen in our medical practices, ranging from mild discomfort to excruciating pain. Almost everyone has experienced a…