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Controversial study on Covid-era excess deaths withdrawn over misinformation
Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:46:45 +05:00

Health workers carry the body of a man who died due to the coronavirus disease for his cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, June 4, 2020. — Reuters

PARIS: A controversial study analysing excess deaths during the Covid pandemic, which was widely criticised for lending...

Australia confirms first mass death of seabirds from H5N1 bird flu
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:06:00 +05:00

New Zealand's endangered bird, the Takahe, at the Zealandia Wildlife Sanctuary, in Wellington, New Zealand. — Reuters

Australia warned on Monday against the risk of a wider spread of H5N1 bird flu after its first mass mortality episode among seabirds killed about 50 greater crested...

Health experts urge Pakistan to conduct first nationwide HIV survey
Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:15:27 +05:00

A medical worker helps a woman to draw blood for a HIV test at the free medical camp in Ratodero, Pakistan. — Reuters729 children diagnosed with HIV in six months in Sindh.Experts stress need to identify actual sources of transmission.Pakistan registers 14,182 new HIV cases in 2025,...

Finance minister-led committe approves prices of 52 life-saving drugs
Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:48:00 +05:00

Customers buy medicine from medical store in Karachi Pakistan. — Reuters

ISLAMABAD: A cabinet committee, headed by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, has approved the prices of newly listed 52 life-saving medicines, paving the way for their availability after final approval by the...

Another test for families living with HIV: Why were infected children forced out of schools?
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:53:00 +05:00

Red ribbon highlights awareness, prevention and support for those affected by HIV. — Reuters/File

KARACHI: The HIV outbreak linked to Karachi's Kulsoom Bai Valika Hospital has turned the lives of dozens of families upside down. While parents continue to struggle with the...

Cancer patients suffer as 40 drugs' approvals remain pending
Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:17:00 +05:00

Cancer treatment drug in Provo, Utah, US, April 8, 2025. — ReutersPembrolizumab among 40 medicines awaiting approval. Patients increasingly rely on costly informal imports. Minister says government pursuing final approvals.

ISLAMABAD: A young woman battling...

Measles claims 102 lives across country this year: sources
Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:42:00 +05:00

A nurse administers a dose of the measles vaccine to a man during a vaccination campaign in response to a measles outbreak, at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City, Mexico, November 12, 2025. — ReutersSindh records 53 measles-related deaths.KP reports 27 fatalities this...

US says Americans returning from Congo must wait 21 days, citing Ebola
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:03:00 +05:00

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention's logo and a US flag are seen in this illustration created on April 23, 2025. — Reuters

The United States said on Wednesday that American citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo must spend 21 days in a...

Six children die in HIV outbreak linked to Karachi's Valika Hospital: Sindh minister
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:31:00 +05:00

In this image taken on May 8, 2019, a doctor examines the blood sample from a patient for a HIV test at a state-run hospital. — AFP/File

Inquiry report led to suspension of overall 37 employees: minister.

Show-cause notices issued to 10 Valika...

Karachi's Valika Hospital HIV tally reaches 80 as two more children test positive
Sat, 11 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +05:00

This representational image shows a person holding an HIV test tube. — Reuters/File

Among latest cases is three-year-old girl from Metroville.Father says daughter's health declined after treatment at hospital.Rs2bn set aside for treatment of kids infected with HIV at...

Australia confirms H5N1 bird flu case in native seabird for first time
Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:06:00 +05:00

A greater crested tern walks on a beach. — X/@kirola_hemant

Australia on Friday confirmed the first case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in a native seabird, ‌marking a new phase in the disease's spread after it landed on the country's shores last...

As Pakistan's monsoon arrives, people with HIV worry
Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:58:50 +05:00

Severe floods in Mingora, Swat, Pakistan, damaged homes, leaving water, sand, and mud inside. Walls and roofs partially destroyed, August 15, 2025. — Alamy

As contaminated floodwater gushed into their home in Buner, north-western Pakistan, Khalid and his wife helped...

What to know about sunscreens in heat waves
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:40:00 +05:00

People enjoy at a beach as meteorologists forecast heat and record-breaking temperatures across the country in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany, June 27, 2026.

For the first time since the late 1990s, the US Food and Drug Administration has added another chemical, bemotrizinol or BEMT, to its...

Australia reports second H5N1 bird flu case in migratory seabird
Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:19:00 +05:00

Northern giant petrel, a migratory seabird. — Australia government website

Australia reported a second case of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu in Western Australia on Monday, after confirming its first over the weekend, as the government vowed to rein in the spread of the...

Australia detects first case of contagious H5 bird flu
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 09:47:00 +05:00

A skua, a scavenger bird that play a crucial role in maintaining the ecological balance of Antarctica, is pictured in Antarctica, Chile, January, 2025. — Reuters

SYDNEY: Scientists have detected the H5 strain of bird flu in Australia for the first time, the country's...

Budget FY27: Experts welcome tax relief on sanitary pads, contraceptives but urge caution
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:52:00 +05:00

The federal government has proposed abolishing tax on sanitary towels, related women’s health products and contraceptives in the budget for fiscal year 2026-27.

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb made the announcement while presenting the federal budget, saying essential...

'Alcohol consumption to decline globally despite rising demand in India'
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:50:00 +05:00

A visitor holds a wineglass outside the Black Sea resort of Anapa in the Krasnodar region, Russia. — Reuters/File

Global alcohol consumption is set to drop over the next decade, despite population growth and rising demand in India, which is set to become the world's biggest...

Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to nearly 600
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:59:00 +05:00

An aerial view from a UN helicopter shows residential settlements and dirt roads, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in the outskirts of Mongbwalu, Djugu Territory of Ituri province which is the epicentre of the Ebola epidemic,...

Nearly 500 confirmed cases in Central Africa Ebola outbreak: WHO
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:21:00 +05:00

Director-General of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tours the Evangelical Medical Centre , in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 31, 2026. — Reuters

GENEVA: Nearly 500 Ebola cases have now been confirmed in the deadly outbreak raging in central Africa, a WHO...

China, Pakistan deepen cooperation in traditional medicine
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:03:00 +05:00

Close-up of herbal ingredients and glass jars used in traditional Chinese medicine therapy. — Pexels

BEIJING: A milestone in China-Pakistan scientific collaboration was achieved on Thursday with the official unveiling of the Zhejiang-Pakistan Joint Laboratory on R&D of Herbal...

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