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Global HIV Funding Drops by 18% as UNAIDS Warns Fight Against AIDS Is Faltering
Rio de Janeiro: (Web Desk) - International funding for the global fight against HIV declined by 18% in 2025, marking the sharpest drop in decades, according to a new UNAIDS report released on Monday at the 26th International AIDS Conference…
Semaglutide Shows Promise Against Advanced Fatty Liver Damage
ISLAMABAD: (Web Desk) - A medication already widely used for treating type 2 diabetes and obesity may also help repair liver damage caused by advanced fatty liver disease, according to a new international clinical trial.
Fatty liver…
Pakistan Approves Prices of 52 Newly Registered Life-Saving Medicines
Islamabad: (Health Reporter)- A subcommittee of the federal cabinet has approved the prices of 52 newly registered life-saving medicines.
The meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, was attended by…
Pakistan Sees Sharp Drop in Positive Polio Samples
Islamabad: (Health Reporter) - Pakistan has reported a notable decline in the detection of poliovirus in environmental samples, marking progress in ongoing efforts to eliminate the disease, according to the National…
Teen Withdraws Mental Health Lawsuit Against Meta Before Trial
Los Angeles: (Web Desk) - A 15-year-old Florida teenager has withdrawn his lawsuit against Meta just days before it was scheduled to go to trial in Los Angeles, bringing an end to one of the most closely watched legal cases…
Trump Announces Massive Tariffs on Imported Generic Drugs
WASHINGTON: (News Desk) - US President Donald Trump has announced a phased tariff plan on imported generic medicines, saying the measure is intended to encourage pharmaceutical companies to shift manufacturing operations to…
Doctors Remove 285g Eye Tumour from Newborn in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI: (Staff Reporter) - Doctors at Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital have successfully removed a rare 285-gram congenital eye tumour from a three-day-old newborn, marking what the hospital says is the first successful treatment of its kind…
TÄ°KA Opens Mother Child Healthcare Centre In Raiwind Lahore
LAHORE: (Staff Reporter) - The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TÄ°KA) has inaugurated a Mother and Child Healthcare Centre in Raiwind, Lahore, to improve access to primary healthcare services for nearly 15,000 residents in…
Echo Machine Breakdown Disrupts Cardiac Care At Mayo Hospital
LAHORE: (Health Reporter) - Heart patients at Mayo Hospital, one of Punjab’s largest public healthcare facilities, are facing major difficulties after most of the hospital’s echocardiography (Echo) machines became non-functional, severely…