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Tobacco kills 164,000 Pakistanis, causes $6.6bn annual losses: WHO

May 30, 2026

Islamabad: Tobacco use kills an estimated 164,000 people every year in Pakistan and inflicts economic losses of more than Rs1.8 trillion (US$6.6 billion) annually,...

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Can eye drops replace reading glasses? Experts say benefits are temporary

May 30, 2026

Islamabad: Eye drops being promoted on social media as a way to get rid of reading glasses can...

‘Counterfeit Panadol, opioids and ‘Indian’ medicine producing factory busted in Karachi’

After years of delay, govt fixes prices of 35 life-saving drugs

Doctors fueling AMR, writing unethical prescriptions, crossing into pharmacy domain, PPA alleges

Life-saving medicines stuck outside Islamabad for five days, crisis feared

Students going abroad for medical, dental education must clear MDCAT: PMDC committee

May 12, 2026

MDCAT to be held on August 16 this year, Mustafa Kamal announces

May 7, 2026

‘Over 90% medical practice unethical in Pakistan, blind reliance on AI can be fatal’

May 2, 2026

Admissions in medical, dental colleges closed from April 15, late students will not be registered: PMDC

April 30, 2026

Mental health screening mandatory in medical, dental colleges: PMDC

April 29, 2026

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome renamed ‘PMOS’ after global consensus

Why Are Young Pakistanis Suffering Heart Attacks? Experts Launch First Long-Term Study

No proposal to end medicine deregulation, health authorities say

Namaz-e-Janaza of Dr Naseem Salahuddin to be held on Wednesday in Karachi

Veteran infectious diseases expert Dr Naseem Salahuddin dies after road accident in Morocco

Infectious Diseases

Punjab makes HIV, hepatitis screening mandatory before surgeries in public hospitals

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome renamed ‘PMOS’ after global consensus

Non-Communicable Diseases

Tobacco kills 164,000 Pakistanis, causes $6.6bn annual losses: WHO

No proposal to end medicine deregulation, health authorities say

Infectious Diseases

Alert: Fresh HIV outbreak as 25 children, 2 hospital staffers test positive in Khairpur

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WELL-BEING

Unhealthy school food fuelling obesity and undernutrition, WHO warns

Pakistan struggling to fully curb formula milk marketing: WHO, UNICEF report

Climate change, poor diets derail Pakistan’s nutrition goals, says global report

Why Are Young Pakistanis Suffering Heart Attacks? Experts Launch First Long-Term Study

Namaz-e-Janaza of Dr Naseem Salahuddin to be held on Wednesday in Karachi

May 24, 2026

Veteran infectious diseases expert Dr Naseem Salahuddin dies after road accident in Morocco

May 22, 2026

‘Pakistan largest contributor to global hepatitis C burden’, WHO says

April 29, 2026

Suspected Congo-virus case reported in Sindh, samples sent to AKU for testing

April 22, 2026

Another mpox case reported in Karachi as intra-family transmission confirmed

April 17, 2026

At least 25 killed as protests turn violent in Karachi, Islamabad and GB; hospitals on high alert

March 1, 2026

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome renamed ‘PMOS’ after global consensus

Can eye drops replace reading glasses? Experts say benefits are temporary

Non-Communicable Diseases

Tobacco kills 164,000 Pakistanis, causes $6.6bn annual losses: WHO

Climate change, poor diets derail Pakistan’s nutrition goals, says global report

Pakistan struggling to fully curb formula milk marketing: WHO, UNICEF report

Why Are Young Pakistanis Suffering Heart Attacks? Experts Launch First Long-Term Study

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome renamed ‘PMOS’ after global consensus

May 31, 2026

Can eye drops replace reading glasses? Experts say benefits are temporary

May 30, 2026

Tobacco kills 164,000 Pakistanis, causes $6.6bn annual losses: WHO

May 30, 2026

Climate change, poor diets derail Pakistan’s nutrition goals, says global report

May 29, 2026

Pakistan struggling to fully curb formula milk marketing: WHO, UNICEF report

May 28, 2026