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Number of suspected cases rises in deadly UK meningitis outbreak

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Govt working on war footing to ensure local production of vaccines before 2030: minister

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Another monkeypox patient dies in Pakistan

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WHO says one person dead from Nipah virus in Bangladesh

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WHO sees low risk of Nipah virus spreading beyond India

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Pakistan becomes latest Asian country to introduce checks for deadly Nipah virus

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PM Shehbaz reaffirms determination to eradicate polio

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PM Shehbaz launches health card scheme

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WHO says low taxes are making sugary drinks, alcohol more affordable

According to a report from WHO, sugary drinks have become more affordable in 62 countries in 2024 compared with 2022. In a separate report, the health agency said beer has become more affordable in 56 countries during the same period

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Pakistan, Japan sign agreement for child healthcare facilities in South Punjab

The project is to strengthen the diagnostic and treatment systems in the Children Hospital and The Institute of Child Health Multan.

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Health Ministry, Roche ink agreement to supply free cancer medicines

Speaking on the occasion, Minister for National Health Services Mustafa Kamal said in the first phase, 745 patients from Islamabad, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan will receive these medicines free of cost

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PM Shehbaz inaugurates cancer hospital in Muzaffarabad

The newly inaugurated projects include the Kashmir Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiology (KINOR) and the Mirwaiz Maulvi Muhammad Farooq Medical College

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Boy dies of rabies at Karachi hospital

Due to the absence of effective treatment, he was being administered only pain-relieving medication

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More than 42mn children administered polio vaccination during final polio drive in Pakistan

National Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) says drive has reached its fifth day

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Week-long anti-polio campaign underway across country

During campaign, over forty-five million children below five-years of age are being administered anti-Polio vaccine drops

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Follistatin-344: a multifaceted regulatory peptide

Exploring its speculative roles across muscle biology, metabolism, tissue remodeling, cancer research, and neurodevelopment

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WHO issues unprecedented global guidelines to combat infertility

According to WHO, infertility is a condition of male and female reproductive system, defined as inability to achieve pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual relations

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Kisspeptin-10: A multifaceted peptide with expanding research horizons

Encoded by the KISS1 gene, kisspeptins are naturally occurring ligands for the G-protein-coupled receptor

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Malaria vaccine price cut set to protect 7m more children by 2030

Under agreement, price of R21/Matrix-M vaccine will fall to $2.99 per dose within a year – a reduction expected to save up to $90 million

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Ozempic, Wegovy users who suffered vision loss compensated by Danish govt

More than 40 people had sought reimbursement after they said they had developed a serious eye condition as a result of using one of drugs, both made by Novo Nordisk