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Generic weight-loss, obesity drugs prove effective as experts urge tighter oversight

February 26, 2026

Islamabad: Locally manufactured versions of GLP-1 and dual GLP-1/GIP medicines used for weight loss and diabetes are proving effective in routine clinical practice in...

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

February 25, 2026

Islamabad: Pakistan has formally taken a major step towards aligning its pharmaceutical regulatory system with leading international 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

Don’t buy medicines on social media, DRAP warns public

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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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

Most polio environmental samples found negative across Pakistan, latest surveillance shows

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Generic weight-loss, obesity drugs prove effective as experts urge tighter oversight

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

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Another child dies of rabies in Sindh as stray dog menace spirals out of control

Infectious Diseases

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

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WELL-BEING

Unhealthy school food fuelling obesity and undernutrition, WHO warns

Only 20% newborns breastfed in first hour of birth in Pakistan

Infectious Diseases

Another child dies of rabies in Sindh as stray dog menace spirals out of control

Infectious Diseases

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

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

Rain, snow predicted from 29th, may ease drought stress in Balochistan, Sindh

December 27, 2025

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Generic weight-loss, obesity drugs prove effective as experts urge tighter oversight

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

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Shifa to treat heart attack, stroke patients in emergency regardless of ability to pay

Infectious Diseases

Another child dies of rabies in Sindh as stray dog menace spirals out of control

Why Sindh’s health achievements are overlooked, health minister questions?

Infectious Diseases

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

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Generic weight-loss, obesity drugs prove effective as experts urge tighter oversight

February 26, 2026

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

February 25, 2026

Shifa to treat heart attack, stroke patients in emergency regardless of ability to pay

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Another child dies of rabies in Sindh as stray dog menace spirals out of control

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Why Sindh’s health achievements are overlooked, health minister questions?

February 23, 2026