PM formally launches 7-day nationwide anti-polio campaign
Liaquat Ali Islamabad; Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Sunday formally launched the seven-day nationwide anti-polio campaign by administering polio drops to...
Health
UK government accused of ‘delay and drift’ over adult social care talks
The government has been accused of “delay and drift” after it emerged crucial cross-party talks aimed at building political consensus...
First mpox vaccine candidate begins trials
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: China's first mpox vaccine candidate has begun Phase I clinical trials, the Shanghai Institute of Biological Products...
PIA crew member attacked by passenger for enforcing no-smoking policy
Celina Ali Islamabad: A passenger aboard Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK 749, travelling from Islamabad to Paris, attempted to...
Italy: Network supports the survivors of torture
Rome: An Italian network providing support to torture survivors (ReSST), founded at the beginning of December, aims among other things...
PM wishes president early, complete recovery
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed good wishes for early and complete recovery of President Asif Ali Zardari....
New health rules “discriminate against immigrants”
The Humans Before Borders (HuBB) collective has challenged changes to the rules for registering with the National Health Service (SNS),...
Aseefa Bhutto vows to eliminate TB
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari on Monday vowed to eliminate Tuberculosis. “Today, on World Tuberculosis Day, we...
AstraZeneca announces investment of $2.5 B to establish sixth global strategic R&D centre in China
British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has announced an investment of $2.5 billion in Beijing to establish its sixth global strategic R&D...
Production of traditional Chinese medicinal materials grows steadily
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: China's production of traditional Chinese medicinal materials has maintained stable growth in recent years, an agricultural official...
Governor Faisal Kundi meets Health Minister
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Faisal Karim Kundi, paid a visit to the Ministry of Health and...
Kids under 8 shouldn’t drink slushies containing glycerol: UK-Ireland study
London: Children under eight should not drink slushy ice drinks containing glycerol, researchers have warned after a string of hospitalisations...
More women doctors than men for first time in UK
London: The General Medical Council (GMC) said the number of women on its register had overtaken men for the first...
UK surgeons to perform heart surgeries of children
Lahore: A delegation of British cardiac surgeons will be visiting the University of Child Health Sciences and the Faisalabad Institute...
Primary-age child constipation rates up 60% in England and Wales
London: More than 44,000 children were admitted to hospital with constipation last year, according to NHS figures that highlight the...
Fourteen Gaza children flown to Italy for treatment
Rome: Fourteen Palestinian children, many with cancer, have been flown to Italy for medical treatment, the latest among dozens brought...
Air pollution causing 1,100 cases a year of main form of lung cancer in UK
London: More than 1,100 people a year in the UK are developing the most prevalent form of lung cancer as...
PM launches anti-polio drive for year 2025
Celina Ali Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday launched a nationwide anti-polio campaign for the year 2025 by administering...
Italy has highest share of doctors over 65 in EU: Eurostat
Rome: Italy has the highest proportion of doctors over 65 in the European Union, Eurostat said on 2022 figures Friday....
Italy’s transplants in 2024 hit record high of 4,692
The report on organ donations and transplants in Italy presented Monday by the health ministry said 2024 was a record...
World’s largest proteomics study launched by UK Biobank
UK Biobank has today announced the launch of the world's most comprehensive study of the proteins circulating in our bodies,...
Italian town bans residents from falling ill
The mayor of a small town in southern Italy has issued an unusual proclamation: “Getting sick is prohibited.” Residents of...
UK cut health aid to vulnerable nations while hiring their nurses, research finds
London: The UK cut health aid to some of the world’s vulnerable countries at the same time as recruiting thousands...
‘My second chance at life after liver transplant’
London: The first patient in the UK with advanced bowel cancer to receive a liver transplant after the disease spread...
UK: First safe drug consumption room to open in Glasgow on January 13
London: The first safe drug consumption room in the UK will open in Glasgow on January 13, the council has...
Italy: Milan says no to all outdoor smoking in Italy’s toughest ban
Milan: Smokers in Italy’s financial and fashion capital of Milan risk being fined for lighting up on city streets or...
PM emphasises enhanced use of technology across health sector including polio
Celina Ali Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday in a meeting with Polio Eradication Team emphasized the importance...
I’m always working’: Italy’s centenarian barista on her longevity
Rome: Anna Possi answers the phone in the cafe but immediately asks to call her back. “I have a customer,”...
Veterinary Drug and Vaccine symposium 2024 kicks off in Beijing
Celina Ali Islamabad: BRI Veterinary Drug and Vaccine Symposium 2024 kicked off in Beijing under the Advanced Workshop on Veterinary...
Italy unveils plans for a multi-million euro dedicated public fund to fight obesity
Rome: The creation of the fund is viewed as a small but meaningful step to address Italy’s looming obesity problem...
