UK watchdog bans ads for prescription weight-loss drugs
London: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned nine advertisements by companies offering prescription-only weight-loss drugs to the public. The...
Health
Bulgaria responds to unproven TikTok trend with tighter medicines rules
Sofia: Bulgaria’s health ministry plans to limit children’s access to medicines, citing an unproven TikTok trend allegedly causing paracetamol poisonings....
Record 80 cocaine deaths in Italy in 2024
Rome: Italy registered an all-time high of 80 deaths linked to cocaine or crack use in 2024, meaning they accounted...
UK-Novacare partnership brings state-of-the-art Islamabad hospital to launch
Celina Ali Islamabad: In a significant boost to Pakistan’s healthcare infrastructure, a first-of-its-kind partnership between the UK’s Imperial College Healthcare...
UK lawmakers back bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives
London: UK. lawmakers on Friday approved a bill to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to...
Unprecedented boost for clinical trials under 10 Year Health Plan
London: Millions to take part in clinical trials under 10 Year Health Plan, transforming patient care with groundbreaking treatments, while...
Boy who lost nine siblings in Israeli attack arrives in Italy for treatment
Rome: An 11-year-old Palestinian boy who was severely wounded in an Israeli air strike which killed his father and his...
France ban on smoking leaves netizens in stitches: ‘another French revolution?’
France – a country that made smoking look cool – has decided to take strong measures against cigarettes. An item...
Mortality high in UK patients with transplant kidney failure
London: Patients with transplant kidney failure who started dialysis had higher estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFRs) at initiation, were nearly...
King Charles’ life expectancy revealed as UK faces heartbreaking reality amid health decline
London: Life in the British royal family may appear glamorous, but behind the regal façade lies a profound burden of...
Climate change could bring insect-borne tropical diseases to UK, scientists warn
London: Climate change could make the UK vulnerable to insect-transmitted tropical diseases that were previously only found in hot countries,...
Chinese universities launch weight management programs to address expanding waistlines
Shenyang: When Wang Zhucen signed up for the first-ever weight management course at Dalian University of Technology in the northeastern...
Pakistan, China to enhance cooperation in health sector
Celina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan and China have reaffirmed their longstanding commitment to enhancing cooperation in the health sector, as the...
UK identifies atypical case of ‘mad cow’ disease
London: A case of atypical “mad cow disease” has been found on a farm in eastern England, Britain’s animal health...
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...
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...
