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Breaking News: Over 18 million Pakistani children either overweight or obese, global atlas warns

March 4, 2026

Islamabad: More than 18 million children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years in Pakistan are currently living with overweight or obesity, placing the...

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Non-Communicable Diseases

Khan’s ‘vision’ improved behind bars, doctors say

March 3, 2026

Islamabad: Former prime minister Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi’s eyesight has shown “remarkable improvement” after receiving the second intravitreal...

DRAP brings Pakistan’s pharma industry in line with global GMP standards

Factory producing high-dose Indian tramadol brands busted in Karachi

Medical Education

HSA to introduce degree-level education in Tibbe Unani

Pharmacy Act reform begins but pharmacists warn against curbing council’s independence

Pakistan’s first ‘Robotic Whipple Surgery’ performed at PKLI

February 15, 2026

HSA to introduce degree-level education in Tibbe Unani

February 12, 2026

No job guarantee after costly MBBS, BDS as nearly 28,000 doctors unemployed in Pakistan

February 12, 2026

Why nearly 4000 Pakistani doctors left the country in 2025?

February 3, 2026

Private medical colleges to refund excess fees to students as PMDC, PAMI fix tuition cap at Rs1.8m

February 3, 2026

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DRAP rejects allegations of delays in medical device approvals, cites digital reforms

Infectious Diseases

Another rabies case reported in Karachi, fourth in Sindh this year

Shaukat Khanum Karachi set to open this year, seeks public support

Paan with chalia and tobacco is also cancer-causing, experts say

Infectious Diseases

WHO reports emergence of new recombinant mpox virus

Locally manufactured life-saving medical equipment handed to NICVD, Indus Hospital

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Non-Communicable Diseases

Khan’s ‘vision’ improved behind bars, doctors say

Non-Communicable Diseases

Health ministry proposes complete ban on vaping, Senator resists

Infectious Diseases

Pakistan yet to end mother-to-child HIV, syphilis transmission as Denmark, 20 countries succeed

Local generics for obesity, diabetes effective as branded ones, say specialists

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WELL-BEING

Unhealthy school food fuelling obesity and undernutrition, WHO warns

Raw milk and chicken sold in Karachi carry multidrug-resistant bacteria: Study

Non-Communicable Diseases

Health ministry proposes complete ban on vaping, Senator resists

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

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

March 1, 2026

PM appoints Prof Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar as HEC chairman

February 6, 2026

No private hospital in Islamabad holds valid licence despite regulator in place since 2018: NA panel

January 30, 2026

NRE Step 2 (CSE) Exam Scheduled for Late January–Early February 2026

January 23, 2026

Bariatric surgery outperforms medicines for diabetes control, major US study finds

January 22, 2026

PTCL confirms Telenor Pakistan acquisition, merger plan

January 1, 2026

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Breaking News: Over 18 million Pakistani children either overweight or obese, global atlas warns

Non-Communicable Diseases

Khan’s ‘vision’ improved behind bars, doctors say

Why health ministry resisting Parliamentarians in the nursing council?

Non-Communicable Diseases

Health ministry proposes complete ban on vaping, Senator resists

No pharma gifts, foreign family trips or romantic ties with patients, PMDC tells doctors

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

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Breaking News: Over 18 million Pakistani children either overweight or obese, global atlas warns

March 4, 2026

Khan’s ‘vision’ improved behind bars, doctors say

March 3, 2026

Why health ministry resisting Parliamentarians in the nursing council?

March 3, 2026

Health ministry proposes complete ban on vaping, Senator resists

March 3, 2026

No pharma gifts, foreign family trips or romantic ties with patients, PMDC tells doctors

March 2, 2026