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TB killed 1.23 million in 2024, says WHO in annual overview

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  GENEVA, Switzerland (Kashmir English): Tuberculosis remains the leading infectious killer globally, claiming an estimated 1.23 million lives in 2024. Pakistan stands at number five with 6.3 percent mortality rate, listed in eight countries accounting for two-thirds of global TB cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its annual overview on Wednesday. The world […]

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Denmark Set to Ban Social Media For Children Under 15

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  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (Kashmir English): Denmark has announced to impose a ban on social media use for children under 15, a move aimed at protecting the mental health and well-being of the younger generation. Parents, however, have been allowed to give permission to children as young as 13 to access certain platforms under supervision. Social

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Reduced sugar intake in childhood can reduce heart disease risk

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  LONDON (Kashmir English): A recent study has revealed that restricting sugar consumption during pregnancy and early childhood can play a major role in minimizing the risk of heart disease in adulthood. The study was conducted on over 63,000 adults born during the post-war sugar rationing era in the UK. Researchers examined adults born to

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Health card facility to be restored next week: AJK PM

Health card facility to be restored next week: AJK PM

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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): In a recent development, the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Chaudry Anwaul Haq, chaired a high-level meeting with the Azad Kashmir health department in PM House, Muzaffarabad. During the meeting, the Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Chaudry Anwaul Haq, addressed the longstanding issues of the health department. The

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Breast cancer awareness drive: Pakistan to wear pink kits during first T20I

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  RAWALPINDI (Kashmir English): The green will turn pink as Pakistan cricket team will walk out in especially designed pink-themed kits, in their first T20I match against South Africa next week to be part of the breast cancer awareness campaign. October is being observed as month of awareness campaign against cancer. The Pakistan Cricket Board

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