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23 July 2025

Health

Shifa International Hospital Faces Allegations of Charging Rs1 Lakh Per Day for Deceased Patient
Shifa International Hospital Faces Allegations of Charging Rs1 Lakh Per Day for Deceased Patient

ISLAMABAD – Shifa International Hospital has come under intense scrutiny after serious allegations surfaced during a session of the National...

By News-Editor | July 6, 2025 | Category: Breaking News, Crime, Health

Pakistan reels as monsoon floods, rains kill over 70 in 10 days
Pakistan reels as monsoon floods, rains kill over 70 in 10 days

Monsoon Rains Claim Lives and Cause Injuries Across Pakistan Recent flash floods and significant rainfall during this monsoon season have...

By News-Editor | July 6, 2025 | Category: Breaking News, Health, Latest, Weather

Sindh Government Hospitals Under Fire for Procuring Near-Expiry Medicines
Sindh Government Hospitals Under Fire for Procuring Near-Expiry Medicines

Karachi: In a disturbing revelation, government hospitals across Sindh continue to purchase near-expiry medicines in violation of established procurement protocols,...

By News-Editor | July 6, 2025 | Category: Breaking News, Health

PM Shehbaz Pledges Firm Resolve to Achieve Polio-Free Pakistan
PM Shehbaz Pledges Firm Resolve to Achieve Polio-Free Pakistan

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering commitment to eradicating polio nationwide, underlining a renewed strategy that combines vaccine...

By Web Desk | July 4, 2025 | Category: Health

WHO Warns Extreme Heat Increases Heart, Lung, and Pregnancy Health Risks
WHO Warns Extreme Heat Increases Heart, Lung, and Pregnancy Health Risks

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an urgent alert warning that extreme heat poses escalating risks to cardiovascular and...

By Web Desk | July 4, 2025 | Category: Health

YDA Champions Dr. Saddam Saleh for Procurement Reforms at JPMC
YDA Champions Dr. Saddam Saleh for Procurement Reforms at JPMC

The Young Doctors Association (YDA) has publicly endorsed the appointment of Dr. Saddam Saleh as Assistant Director of Procurement at...

By Web Desk | July 4, 2025 | Category: Health

JPMC Karachi Faces Critical Medicine Shortage, Patient Care Severely Impacted
JPMC Karachi Faces Critical Medicine Shortage, Patient Care Severely Impacted

Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) in Karachi is currently suffering from an acute shortage of essential medications, resulting in disrupted...

By Web Desk | July 4, 2025 | Category: Health

Simple Drink Swap Doubles Chance of Diabetes Remission, Study Shows
Simple Drink Swap Doubles Chance of Diabetes Remission, Study Shows

A recent clinical study reveals that swapping diet drinks for water can double the remission rate of type 2 diabetes...

By Web Desk | July 4, 2025 | Category: Health

Pillion Riders Must Wear Helmets, Declares Islamabad
Pillion Riders Must Wear Helmets, Declares Islamabad

Islamabad Makes Helmets Mandatory for Motorcyclists In an effort to bolster the well-being of individuals commuting within the federal capital,...

By News-Editor | July 3, 2025 | Category: Breaking News, Health, Latest, Trending

A Million Children Could Die Early as US Considers Withdrawing from Gavi Vaccine Alliance
A Million Children Could Die Early as US Considers Withdrawing from Gavi Vaccine Alliance

A proposed decision by the US Health Secretary to exit the Gavi vaccine alliance could reverse decades of progress in...

By Web Desk | July 3, 2025 | Category: Health, World

PIC Treats 40 Children with Complex Heart Disease Free of Cost in Peshawar Initiative
PIC Treats 40 Children with Complex Heart Disease Free of Cost in Peshawar Initiative

The Peshawar Institute of Cardiology (PIC) has successfully provided life-saving, free-of-cost treatment to 40 children suffering from complex congenital and...

By Web Desk | July 3, 2025 | Category: Health

Sarsabz Tabeer Launches Free Medical Camps to Empower Rural Women in Punjab
Sarsabz Tabeer Launches Free Medical Camps to Empower Rural Women in Punjab

As part of its Sarsabz Tabeer program, Fatima Fertilizer, in collaboration with the Punjab government and MASH Welfare Hospital, has introduced...

By Web Desk | July 3, 2025 | Category: Health, Latest

CCP Fines UDPL & IBL Rs 42 Million for Anti‑Competitive Pharma Agreement
CCP Fines UDPL & IBL Rs 42 Million for Anti‑Competitive Pharma Agreement

The Competition Commission of Pakistan has imposed a Rs 42 million penalty on United Distributors Pakistan Ltd (UDPL) and International Brands Pvt...

By Web Desk | July 3, 2025 | Category: Health, Latest

Pakistan’s Drug Import Dependence Threatens Critical Medicine Supplies
Pakistan’s Drug Import Dependence Threatens Critical Medicine Supplies

Pakistan faces significant risks to its healthcare security due to heavy dependence on imported active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and critical...

By Web Desk | July 3, 2025 | Category: Health, Latest

Sabalenka Counsels Zverev Regarding Mental Health Challenges
Sabalenka Counsels Zverev Regarding Mental Health Challenges

Zverev Considers Therapy After Wimbledon Exit Following his early exit from Wimbledon, Alexander Zverev has admitted that he may need...

By News-Editor | July 2, 2025 | Category: Health, Sports

Shock Wimbledon exit prompts Alexander Zverev to consider therapy
Shock Wimbledon exit prompts Alexander Zverev to consider therapy

Zverev Considers Therapy After Wimbledon Defeat LONDON: Following his unexpected first-round exit at Wimbledon, Alexander Zverev expressed that he may...

By News-Editor | July 2, 2025 | Category: Health, Latest, Sports

Pakistan Confirms 14th Polio Case of 2025 in North Waziristan Amid Vaccination Efforts
Pakistan Confirms 14th Polio Case of 2025 in North Waziristan Amid Vaccination Efforts

Pakistan has confirmed its 14th polio case of 2025, detected in a 19-month-old boy from Miranshah-3, North Waziristan, in Khyber...

By Web Desk | July 2, 2025 | Category: Health

Illegal Maternity Homes Sealed in Pakpattan After Deaths of 20 Newborns
Illegal Maternity Homes Sealed in Pakpattan After Deaths of 20 Newborns

In Pakpattan, health authorities have sealed five unregistered maternity homes and four hospital operating theatres following the tragic deaths of...

By Web Desk | July 2, 2025 | Category: Health

Trump Administration’s USAID Cuts Could Lead to Millions of Preventable Deaths
Trump Administration’s USAID Cuts Could Lead to Millions of Preventable Deaths

The recent executive-directed dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), driven by former President Trump’s “America First” strategy,...

By Web Desk | July 2, 2025 | Category: Health, World

Minister clarifies Lahore’s Jinnah Institute of Cardiology not renamed after CM Maryam
Minister clarifies Lahore’s Jinnah Institute of Cardiology not renamed after CM Maryam

Jinnah Institute of Cardiology Name Unchanged: Minister Clarifies Senior Punjab Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb has addressed speculations circulating on social media,...

By News-Editor | July 2, 2025 | Category: Breaking News, Fact Check, Health, Latest