FDA Approves New Blood Thinner to Cut Repeat Strokes by 26%
The FDA has approved Sunharbo, the first drug to block clotting protein Factor XIa — a once-daily pill that cut repeat strokes by 26% in a major trial.
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Mystery Illness Kills Five Children of One Family in Khyber
Five children from one family have died after falling ill with a mysterious disease in Khyber district, while two others are being treated in Peshawar.
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FDA Orders Eye-Risk Warnings on Ozempic and Zepbound
The US Food and Drug Administration has ordered new warnings about a rare risk of sudden vision loss on popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs including Ozempic and Zepbound.
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Slow Down Your Reps: 3 Seconds to Get Stronger
Slowing the lowering phase of each rep to three seconds can build more strength without heavier weights, according to a CNN report on eccentric training.
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Cancer Slows Biden: Fewer Talks for New Memoir
Joe Biden says his cancer will limit how much he can promote his memoir, telling supporters some days are harder than others ahead of its November 17 release.
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24 Million Children Vaccinated in Polio Campaign
More than 24 million children under five were vaccinated in a six-day nationwide polio drive across 97 districts, health officials say.
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240 million teens get no active day in a week, WHO warns
A major new global study finds one in four teenagers reports no day with an hour of activity, and no country is on track to fix it.
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Lahore Chokes at AQI 780 — World’s Most Polluted City
Lahore has been ranked the world’s most polluted city as its air quality index hit 780, with hospitals reporting a sharp surge in breathing and eye cases.
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Polio drive to vaccinate 24 million children
More than 200,000 frontline workers will go door to door from November 2 to 8 in Pakistan’s latest polio drive. The target is a polio-free country by June 2027.
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Mpox in Sindh: 7 Hospitalised as Tally Hits 98
Seven more mpox patients, including an infant, have been admitted to Karachi’s SIDH&RC over the past week, taking Sindh’s 2026 tally to 98 cases with 11 deaths. Health authorities have tightened surveillance and ordered strict infection-control enforcement.
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Momin Agha Appointed Ninth Health Secretary in 19 Months
The Establishment Division has posted BS-22 officer Momin Agha as health secretary with immediate effect, continuing a run of short tenures at the top of the ministry.
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Pakistan polio tally hits seven after Karachi East case
The Sindh Emergency Operations Centre confirmed the country’s seventh polio case of 2026 in Karachi East, as health authorities prepare a week-long sub-national vaccination drive for more than 23.9 million children starting November 2.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Day Marked Across Pakistan
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged greater awareness and early detection of breast cancer, with the government promising wider free screening and treatment facilities across the country.
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Pakistan launches National Mental Health Policy 2026-2035
Islamabad: The government has launched the National Mental Health Policy 2026-2035, aimed at expanding access to mental health services for more than 32.4 million people estimated to need care across the country. Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal launched the policy during the Pakistan Global Mental Health Summit in Islamabad. The two-day summit brought together […]
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Health experts warn against fast food, smoking and overeating
Karachi: Health experts have expressed concern over what they described as an alarming increase in heart and other diseases, urging the public to adopt healthier daily habits. Speaking at a medical camp organised by the Aga Khan University Hospital in collaboration with the Karachi Press Club, the experts advised people to discourage fast food consumption, […]
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