Boxes of Ozempic and Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk at a pharmacy in London on March 8, 2024. Hollie Adams | Reuters Novo Nordisk on Monday said it has cut the direct-to-consumer prices of its blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes counterpart Ozempic, adding to efforts by the company and the Trump administration to…
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A New Jersey man is the first person believed to have died from a so-called meat allergy triggered by a tick bite, researchers say. The man died in September 2024, but researchers just recently linked the death to the allergy, known as alpha-gal syndrome, or AGS. According to experts, the bite of a Lone Star tick…
Around 34m adults in country lived with diabetes as of 2024 yet insufficient lifestyle interventions persist Pakistan’s diabetes crisis is now among the worst in the world, but health experts warn that only half the battle is being fought. Obesity, a critical driver of Type 2 diabetes, remains largely overlooked for the main reason that…
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Accessibility for Pakistani youth raises concerns over addiction, weak regulation A shop displaying e-cigarettes and vape products. Source: Reuters Pakistan has witnessed a dangerous shift in the way young people are being targeted by the tobacco industry. Once dominated by conventional cigarettes and smokeless forms like naswar and gutka, the market has expanded to include…
The information surfaced on a reporter WhatsApp group: Eight small children had been infected with HIV, supposedly at Kulsum Bai Valika hospital in Karachi and two were dead. Every reporter was busy calling their Sindh government contacts to get confirmation and details. Since I am new to Health reporting, I decided to go to the…
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A massive fire broke out at the Syed Abdullah Shah Institute of Medical Sciences in Sehwan on Sunday, causing extensive damage to the hospital’s dialysis centre and emergency ward. According to initial reports, the blaze erupted due to a short circuit in the dialysis centre and quickly spread to the adjoining emergency ward. Both units,…
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Air pollution has now become one of the largest external aggressors to our skin health which silently causes ageing, dullness, pigmentation and acne. The same way the lungs are impacted when breathing polluted air, the skin is the largest and most exposed part of the body and therefore the body is affected by the toxic…
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Madeline Halpert and Christal Hayes Getty Images Nobel Prize-winning American scientist James Watson, one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA, has died aged 97. In one of the greatest breakthroughs of the 20th century, he identified the double-helix structure of DNA in 1953 alongside a British scientist, Francis Crick, setting the stage for…
A representational image shows a worried person. — Canva Geo.tv illustration Dear Haya, I’m a 12th grade student and struggling with some emotional and mental issues, which continue to impact my academic life, especially my challenges with mathematics. I had failed the subject earlier and this would be my final chance to pass this year….
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Can’t dismiss income inequality, climate change when dispensing mental healthcare, say doctors at AKUH conference The global Brain and Mind conference took place over two days at Aga Khan University, Karachi. Source: @AKU_BMI on X Mental health is a multifaceted issue that needs to be addressed at every echelon of society and across all walks…
