KARACHI (Kashmir English): Another case of monkeypox has been reported in Karachi, according to hospital officials. MPax has been confirmed in a 45-year-old resident of Surjani Town. The affected person was brought to Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital on Wednesday. Hospital officials say that a PCR MPax test was done after the patient’s rash appeared on […]
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme has announced a 28% increase in the daily stipend of polio vaccination workers in appreciation of their commitment towards protecting children’s health. The new daily compensation will be implemented in the next polio vaccination campaign, as stated by the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC). Ayesha Raza Farooq,
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A fire was reported inside one of the operating rooms in Sheikh Zayed Medical College Hospital (SZMCH) in Rahim Yar Khan early Saturday morning, which forced the medical teams to stop the surgery. As indicated by the administration of the hospital and rescuers, it was an electric short circuit that caused the fire; the smoke
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MIRPUR (Kashmir English): The Sehat Card facility has been restored at the Divisional Headquarters Teaching Hospital Mirpur. Due to the shutdown of internet service, the online system of Sehat Sahulat Card was temporarily affected, and patients were facing difficulties in availing this facility. After the restoration of internet service by the Azad Kashmir government, the
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The federal government has made the decision to impose hepatitis screening on all employees in ministries and other departments in Islamabad. The Ministry of National Health Services stated that the screening will be under the Prime Minister’s Hepatitis Programme as an effort to detect hepatitis early and treat patients. In case of a
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RIYADH (Kashmir English): Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has announced a ban on cosmetic products for external use that are packaged in forms resembling pharmaceutical products, including syringes, ampoules and vials. The new rules will come into force from 1 January 2027, according to a circular issued to manufacturers and importers of cosmetic
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan is going to launch an ambitious program to become a regional health hub, that, it believes, will fetch the government up to $10 billion in annual revenue within the next five years. The initiative, developed by the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), Ministry of Health and Health Tourism Working Group,
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LONDON (Kashmir English): A senior Indian-origin heart surgeon has been struck off from practising medicine in the United Kingdom after being jailed for abusing his position to sexually assault female colleagues at a National Health Service (NHS) hospital in northern England. According to Kashmir Media Service, Dr Amal Krishna Bose, 55, was sentenced to
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LONDON (Kashmir English): Severe COVID-19 may reactivate viruses that have remained dormant in the human body, with some of that activity associated with long-term symptoms, a recent study has found. Researchers detected renewed activity from several common viruses in nearly half of the hospitalised COVID-19 patients they studied. The findings were published in the
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has announced that Pakistani medical students currently studying in Afghanistan will not be eligible to practice in Pakistan. In an official statement, the PMDC said that Pakistani medical and dental graduates from Afghanistan will not be granted registration with the council. In a clarification,
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