Last Updated:January 30, 2026, 20:14 IST Industry leaders say Budget 2026 is a crucial moment to shift from a volume-driven healthcare economy to one anchored in innovation, prevention and long-term resilience Calling for higher public health spending, the corporate honchos & healthcare lobbies have asked for targeted tax incentives for research and manufacturing, regulatory reforms…
President Donald Trump‘s move Thursday to sign an executive order easing federal restrictions on marijuana — and clearing the way for a Medicare pilot program covering CBD — caps a coordinated, yearlong push by the cannabis industry that combined traditional lobbying, sizable political donations, data-driven messaging and direct outreach to the president’s inner circle, industry…
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The UK is facing an “unprecedented wave of super flu”, a health chief has warned, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer Friday denounced “reckless” plans by doctors to launch a five-day strike next week. “The ‘super flu’ epidemic sweeping the country means this is the NHS’s most precarious moment since the pandemic,” Starmer wrote in The…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday published for the first time directives to improve the prevention, detection and treatment of infertility, which affects millions across the globe. “One in six people worldwide experience infertility during their lifetime,” said Pascale Allotey, the global health body’s head of sexual and reproductive health. “The condition affects individuals…
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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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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…
Dr. Uma Naidoo, a nutritional psychiatrist, shares foods and dietary habits that help support a healthy gut. Source link
There’s a growing concern about kratom, a southeast Asian plant that has made its way into everything from diet supplements, alcohol and even synthetic drugs. Lilia Luciano reports. Source link
Muhammad Sufian, 8, admitted to Benazir Children Hospital Mardan (BCHM) with a high-grade fever, has taken different antibiotics for almost 24 days. “Before admission to BCHM,” shares Sufian’s father Aziz Ur Rehman. “My son was treated by local medical practitioners in clinics situated in Lundkhawar area of Mardan district, and then by doctors at nearby…
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PUBLISHED July 06, 2025 KARACHI: On paper, M* is living the life. She has a job she likes as a biomedical scientist and research fellow in women’s health. She has found her purpose: working to improve the lives of women with chronic health conditions through her FemTech start-up. So why does she want to kill…
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