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Saudi Arabia Announces 4,291 New Healthcare Jobs
RIYADH: (News Desk) - Saudi Arabia’s Health Holding Company has announced 4,291 new healthcare positions as part of efforts to strengthen the Kingdom’s national medical workforce and expand the capacity of its public healthcare…
Weight-Loss Drugs May Be Changing Perfume Preferences, Industry Finds
LONDON/VERSOIX: (News Desk) - The growing popularity of weight-loss drugs is prompting perfume makers to explore whether changes in appetite and sensory perception are influencing consumers’ fragrance preferences, particularly their…
Mirum’s Experimental Hepatitis Drug Meets Late-Stage Trial Goal
ISLAMABAD: (News Desk) - Mirum Pharmaceuticals said on Monday that its experimental hepatitis treatment, brelovitug, met the primary goal of a late-stage clinical trial by reducing hepatitis D virus levels in patients with the rare liver…
Studies Challenge Belief That Cannabis Improves Sleep Quality
ISLAMABAD: (News Desk) - Two recent studies have challenged the widely held belief that cannabis helps people sleep better, with research finding little clear evidence of benefits for insomnia and linking long-term use to poorer sleep…
Switzerland Adds Six Names to Venezuela Sanctions List
GENEVA: Switzerland has added six individuals linked to ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro to its sanctions list, allowing their assets held in the country to be frozen, while removing two names from the existing list.
According to…
EU Medicines Agency Recommends Approval of Lilly’s Foundayo Weight-Loss Pill
BRUSSELS: (News Desk) - The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) committee on Friday recommended approving Eli Lilly’s weight-loss pill Foundayo, making it the second oral obesity treatment to receive the agency’s backing after Novo…
Saudi Arabia Completes 74th Conjoined Twins Separation Operation
RIYADH:(News Desk) - The Saudi Conjoined Twins Program has achieved another medical milestone after successfully separating Fijian conjoined twins, Jasepeli and Desicia, during a complex operation performed on Thursday in Riyadh.…
KTH Inquiry Finds Discrepancies in 135,000 Laboratory Test Records
PESHAWAR: (Our Correspondent) - An inquiry into alleged financial and administrative irregularities at Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) has identified a discrepancy involving more than 135,000 laboratory tests, raising concerns about billing…
Daily Peanut Consumption May Support Brain Health in Older Adults
ISLAMABAD: (News Desk) - A new study from the Netherlands suggests that eating unsalted, skin-roasted peanuts regularly may help maintain brain health as people age. Researchers found that daily peanut consumption…