UK government dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms
London: Government legal guidance urging retailers in England to offer millions of consumers deals and discounts on minimally processed and...
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Aphids plaguing UK gardens in warm spring weather, says RHS
London: Aphids are plaguing gardeners this spring due to the warm weather, with higher numbers of the rose-killing bugs expected...
Food alert in Italy: Mass milk recall
Rome: A food safety alert has recently shaken Italy, following the precautionary recall of several batches of pasteurised milk from...
UK: Cost of living boost for millions as prescription charges frozen
London: NHS prescription charges in England will be frozen for the first time in three years, keeping the cost of...
Impulsive spending and sleepless nights fuel financial anxiety in UK
London: Financial worries and sleepless nights plague many Britons, with a third admitting that money anxieties keep them awake, according...
Pakistan and WHO renew their pledge to protect millions with lifesaving vaccines
Pakistan is commemorating World Immunization Week, held annually from 24 to 30 April, with a renewed pledge to promote the...
Climate change fuels malaria spike in Pakistan: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) and Pakistan’s Ministry of National Health Services have warned that climate change is worsening the...
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...
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...
