Covid-19 sub-variant BF-7 case confirmed in Karachi
KARACHI: The presence of the Covid-19’s sub-variant BF-7 has been confirmed in Karachi, quoting Sindh health department ARY News reported on Tuesday…
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Measles outbreak could be reason behind Kemari ‘mysterious deaths’: report
KARACHI: Toxic gases emitted by some illegal factories and an outbreak of measles in the Mawach Goth area of Kemari District could be the prime reas…
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WHO says Covid still an international emergency
GENEVA: Three years to the day after the World Health Organization sounded the highest level of global alert over Covid-19, it said Monday the pande…
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North Korea locks down capital city over ‘respiratory illness’
Authorities in the North Korean capital Pyongyang have ordered a five-day lockdown due to rising cases of an unspecified respiratory illness, the Ru…
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US proposes limits on lead in processed baby food
The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed significant limits on levels of lead in processed baby food that could reduce exposure to th…
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Cholera death toll passes 1,000
A cholera outbreak in Malawi has killed more than 1,000 people, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday as the country ran out of vaccines. The souther…
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WHO investigating links between cough syrup deaths
The World Health Organization (WHO) is investigating whether there is any connection between manufacturers whose contaminated cough syrups it has li…
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WHO urges ‘immediate action’ after cough syrup deaths
The World Health Organization has called for “immediate and concerted action” to protect children from contaminated medicines after a spate of child…
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Billions still exposed to toxic trans-fat: WHO
GENEVA: Efforts to eliminate industrially produced fat have a long way to go with five billion people exposed to toxic fat added to many food produc…
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Chinese pray for health in Lunar New Year as COVID death toll rises
BEIJING: China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday with its people praying for health after three years of stress and financial hardship under the …
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UK junior doctors vote for strike action in England
Junior doctors in England have voted for strike action in a dispute over pay, HCSA, a hospital doctors’ union, said on Friday. “This result underli…
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False posts link Covid-19 vaccine to pilot deaths
International and US aviation agencies say there is no data to suggest a surge in the number of pilots dying mid-flight following the rollout of Cov…
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Govt restores previous status of PMDC
ISLAMABAD: The government has restored the previous status of the Pakistan Medical Council (PMC) after receiving assent from the President of Pakist…
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Sinopharm unit gets OK for clinical trials of mRNA COVID vaccine
Sinopharm said on Friday its biotech unit has received regulatory approval for clinical trials of its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron va…
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Disease more ‘dangerous than polio’ remains unnoticed in Pakistan
Abdul Jabbar, a tailor from rural area of Bagho Bahar town, works very hard every day to provide for his family. Despite his limited income, he has …
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China says COVID outbreak easing on eve of travel rush
BEIJING: China said the worst was over in its battle against COVID-19 ahead of what is expected to be the busiest day of travel in years on Frid…
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Poliovirus detected in environmental samples of Lahore
ISLAMABAD: The dream of Pakistan for becoming a polio-free state remained unfulfilled as the first environmental samples from Lahore of 2023 confirm…
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Medicine shortage looming large as raw material crisis worsens
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) on Wednesday warned that the medicine shortage crisis will likely worsen as phar…
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Nationwide anti-polio campaign to kick-off from Jan 16
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to launch the nationwide anti-polio campaign this month, ARY News reported on Sunday, citing sources. …
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China reports huge rise in COVID-related deaths
Nearly 60,000 people with COVID have died in hospitals since China abruptly dismantled its zero-COVID policy in early December. A steep increase fr…
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WHO alert on Indian cough syrups blamed for Uzbek deaths
The World Health Organization has issued an alert warning against the use of two Indian cough syrups blamed for the deaths of at least 20 children i…
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Most long Covid symptoms clear up in a year for mild cases: study
Most symptoms from long Covid clear up within a year for people who had mild initial infections, a large study said Thursday, with the findings welc…
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NIH warns of Diphtheria outbreak in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has warned of an outbreak of new Diphtheria disease in Pakistan, ARY News reported. As per detai…
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Sindh likely to face cold wave from tomorrow
KARACHI: Sindh is likely to face a cold wave from January 12 (tomorrow) until 17, ARY News reported, quoting Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD…
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PARACET: One batch of anti-fever injection declared ‘substandard’
The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has declared one batch of the anti-fever injection PARACET (paracetamol) ‘sub-standard’, ARY News r…
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UK PM Sunak meets health service leaders as NHS crisis drags on
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday announced to discuss pay rises for nurses ahead of a meeting with public sector trade union leaders in …
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China reopens borders in final farewell to zero-COVID
SHANGHAI: Travellers began streaming across land and sea crossings from Hong Kong to mainland China on Sunday, many eager for long-awaited reunions,…
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