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Poliovirus found in Karachi and Peshawar sewage


September 7, 2023

ISLAMABAD: As many as four environmental samples, collected from Karachi and Peshawar, have tested positive for the poliovirus. According to sources at Pakistan’s National Polio Laboratory at the National Institute of Health (NIH), the lab has confirmed the detection of Type-1 Wild Poliovirus (WPV1) in four environmental (sewage) samples from Karachi and Peshawar. “As many as three samples were collected …

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Moderna says updated COVID vaccine effective against BA.2.86 variant


September 6, 2023

Moderna on Wednesday said clinical trial data showed its updated COVID-19 vaccine will likely be effective against the highly-mutated BA.2.86 subvariant of the coronavirus that has raised fears of a resurgence of infections. The company said its shot generated an 8.7-fold increase in neutralizing antibodies in humans against BA.2.86, which is being tracked by the World Health Organization (WHO) and …

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Another Congo virus patient admitted at Quetta hospital


September 6, 2023

QUETTA: Another Congo virus patient has been admitted at a hospital here, citing hospital administration. “Naimatullah 25, was brought to the hospital and found positive in test for Congo virus,” Fatima Jinnah Hospital officials said. “Naimatullah has been an Afghan national from Kandahar.” “This year 31 Congo viral fever patients have been reported in Balochistan till now,” officials shared. This …

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World losing race to meet climate goals, says COP28 president


September 6, 2023

NAIROBI: The world is losing the race to meet its climate change goals, the president of the upcoming COP28 summit said on Tuesday, as African leaders called for changes to what they say is an unfair international climate finance system. The grim assessment by Sultan Al Jaber, who will preside over the summit in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in …

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Pakistan seeks Iran’s help to overcome medicine shortage


September 6, 2023

ISLAMABAD: Facing shortage of medicine, Pakistan has expressed the desire to seek cooperation of Iran to address the issue. The drug regulatory authorities of both the countries will devise a comprehensive strategy to ensure uninterrupted supply of life-saving drugs on a fast track basis. This was decided at a meeting attended by Minister for National Health Services (NHS) Dr Nadeem …

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2023 likely to be hottest year on record


September 6, 2023

2023 is likely to be the hottest year in human history, and global temperatures during the Northern Hemisphere summer were the warmest on record, the EU climate monitor said on Wednesday. Heatwaves, droughts and wildfires struck Asia, Africa, Europe and North America over the last three months, with dramatic impact on economies, ecosystems and human health. The average global temperature …

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Chickenpox turns into epidemic in Chitral: EPI official


September 5, 2023

CHITRAL: The chickenpox outbreak has turned to an epidemic in Upper Chitral district as the number of infected persons has increased exponentially over the last two days with the disease also breaking out in the Mulkhow tehsil. Confirming the alarming position of the contagious disease in Upper Chitral, district coordinator of Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) Dr Wali Khan said …

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Wegovy: Weight-loss drug launched in Britain


September 4, 2023

Novo Nordisk launched its weight-loss injection Wegovy in Britain on Monday, its second debut in Europe in just over a month as the drugmaker seeks to expand in the region even as it struggles to keep up with soaring demand. The Danish drugmaker said in a statement that the weekly injection would be available in the United Kingdom “through a …

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Sehat Card crumbles as thousands denied treatment at DHQ hospitals in Punjab


September 4, 2023

LAHORE: The Universal Health Insurance (UHI) Programme has almost collapsed at the primary and secondary healthcare hospitals as an official report unveiled that 86,217 patients out of total 104,846 were denied treatment under the progamme at all district headquarters hospitals (DHQs) of Punjab in just 25 days. These patients had visited the DHQ hospitals from July 1 to July 25 …

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Medicines sent to Tirah after detection of chickenpox cases


September 3, 2023

KHYBER: Health department sent medical supplies to Tirah valley in Bara tehsil on Saturday after detection of suspected chickenpox cases in the area. Director Genera Health Services Dr Shaukat Ali alerted hospitals owing to the exponentially increased number of chickenpox cases in Bara tehsil of Khyber and Mastuj tehil of Upper Chitral, a press release said. It said that red alert …

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