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Life-saving medicines disappearing as 105 price hike cases remain frozen for over two years

July 11, 2026

Islamabad: Hundreds of thousands of patients with cancer, heart disease, glaucoma and other life-threatening illnesses are facing severe hardship as shortages of several essential...

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Life-saving medicines disappearing as 105 price hike cases remain frozen for over two years

July 11, 2026

Islamabad: Hundreds of thousands of patients with cancer, heart disease, glaucoma and other life-threatening illnesses are facing severe...

Pakistan to host China pharma B2B conference to attract investment in medicine sector

Pharma exports can reach $2bn with policy support, industry tells government

DRAP joins elite global medicines regulatory forum as ICH observer

No proposal to end medicine deregulation, health authorities say

Shifa joins world’s elite academic medical centers with prestigious JCI accreditation

June 16, 2026

Are students losing interest in medical education as 743 seats remain vacant?

June 3, 2026

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

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Another rabies patient shifted to JPMC as Sindh reports 17th case this year

Cancer cases to reach 35 million a year by 2050, kills 10 million annually: WHO

Vitalsnews Exclusive; 37 Valika Hospital employees face dismissal as HIV inquiry points to syringe reuse

Pakistani researcher develops low-cost solar plasma system to recycle wastewater, remove antibiotics and superbugs

Another Karachi resident dies of brain-eating amoeba, Pakistan’s Naegleria death toll rises to three this year

Hospital-acquired HIV infections continue at Karachi’s Valika Hospital as another child tests positive, Total reaches 110

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Life-saving medicines disappearing as 105 price hike cases remain frozen for over two years

Another rabies patient shifted to JPMC as Sindh reports 17th case this year

Infectious Diseases

Two billion endowment fund established for Valika HIV-affected children

Cancer cases to reach 35 million a year by 2050, kills 10 million annually: WHO

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WELL-BEING

Unhealthy school food fuelling obesity and undernutrition, WHO warns

Formula milk promotion at NICH symposium sparks controversy

Illegal narcotics available on streets, but no morphine for cancer patients

Obesity, inactivity, delayed diagnosis among major obstacles to cancer control, WHO warns

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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