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Committee Demands Eradication Roadmap for HIV, Hepatitis
News Desk
Islamabad: Declaring diabetes, HIV, Hepatitis C, neonatal mortality and malnutrition as national health emergencies, the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on National Health Services directed the government to shift focus…
Two Brothers Among Four Killed by Mystery Illness in Kashmore
News Desk
Islamabad: A mysterious illness has claimed four lives in a remote village of Sindh, prompting urgent intervention from health authorities as fear grips the local community.
The fatalities occurred in the village of Atta…
HIV Data Missing, Nursing Council Faces Scrutiny
News Desk
Islamabad: The Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (NHSR&C) has raised serious concerns over multiple deficiencies in Pakistan’s health sector, highlighting alarming gaps in HIV…
Why Are More Under-50s Getting Colorectal Cancer?
AFP/APP
Paris: The recent death of James Van Der Beek has once again drawn attention to a troubling trend: colorectal cancer is rising among people under 50, and experts are still unsure why.
The former Dawson’s Creek star died last…
Study Finds Brain Shifts After Spaceflight
News Desk
Islamabad: A new study has revealed one of the clearest pictures yet of how space travel physically alters the human brain, finding that astronauts’ brains shift upward and backward — and even deform — inside the skull after…
Pakistan Reports Second Mpox-Related Death
News Desk
Islamabad: Pakistan has reported its second death linked to mpox after a 53-year-old man from Faisalabad died while under treatment at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), health officials confirmed on Tuesday.…
Bangladesh Reports First Nipah Virus Death of 2026: WHO
News Desk
Dhaka: Bangladesh has recorded its first death from the Nipah virus in 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed, local media reported on Sunday.
The victim was a woman aged between 40 and 50 from northern…
Over 914,000 Children Vaccinated in Rawalpindi
News Desk
Rawalpindi: The District Health Authority (DHA), Rawalpindi, has successfully vaccinated 914,092 children during the ongoing February 2026 National Immunization Days (NID) campaign, achieving 92 percent of the district’s…
WHO Says Low Risk of Nipah Virus Spreading Beyond India
News Desk/Reuters
Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has assessed that the risk of the deadly Nipah virus spreading from India is low and does not recommend travel or trade restrictions following two recent infections reported…
Lifestyle Choices Are Fueling a Global Cancer Crisis: WHO
News Desk/APP
Islamabad: Nearly four out of every 10 cancer cases worldwide could be prevented by avoiding known risk factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, air pollution and certain infections, the World Health Organisation…