Health

London: Ministers in the UK have agreed to a three-month deadline to establish a compensation scheme for victims of the...

CPEC: GDA Pakistan China Friendship hospital starts operation

Gwadar Pro Quetta: Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) Pakistan China Friendship (PCF) Hospital under the Indus Health Network started its services...

Portugal’s far right vaccine stops working in the Algarve

Portimão: “The government thinks only about tourists,” said the 55-year-old health care worker, her frustration slicing through the calm spring...

Parkinson’s UK invests £2.1 million in Neumora Therapeutics for preclinical testing of new Parkinson’s drug NewsGuard 100/100 Score

London: Parkinson’s UK is investing £2.1million to support Neumora Therapeutics to carry out preclinical testing of NMRA-NLRP3, a NLRP3 inhibitor...

UNICEF welcomes new EU funding to fight malnutrition and scale up water and sanitation services in Afghanistan

Brussels: The European Union (EU) has provided EUR 15 million to UNICEF to prevent and treat malnutrition among women, adolescent...

Italy: One month-old with a serious heart condition is airlifted from NHS hospital to Rome

Rome: A one-month-old British boy with a serious heart condition has been airlifted to a hospital in Rome for treatment...

Measles vaccination drive being run in reported cases areas: Azra Pechuho

Karachi: Sindh’s health minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho Wednesday said that a special vaccination campaign being run in the areas...

Portugal grows tonnes of legal medical cannabis. For patients, the black market is the only option

Lisbon: In 2023, Portugal exported 11 tonnes of cannabis but only 17 kg were sold within its borders. Patients still...

Drug shortages, now normal in UK, made worse by Brexit, report warns

London: Drug shortages are a “new normal” in the UK and are being exacerbated by Brexit, a report by the...

What is the UK smoking ban, how will it work and when will it start?

London: MPs have voted to back the government's plans to create a "smoke-free generation", and reduce the number of smoking-related...

UK MPs to vote on smoking ban for those born after 2009

London: Plans to stop young people born since 2009 ever smoking are being debated and will be voted on later....

Disability and poverty in Greece

Disability and Poverty in GreeceDisability and poverty can affect many areas around the world. According to the World Health Organization...

Portugal adopts Nutri-Score front-of-pack labelling system

Portugal’s Ministry of Health is looking to roll out the Nutri-Score traffic-light labelling system for food products sold in the...

Alcohol most consumed substance in Portugal

Lisbon: The Institute for Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies (ICAD) released the V National Survey on the Consumption of Psychoactive Substances...

European prosecutors take over Belgian probe into Pfizergate

Brussels: Top European prosecutors are investigating allegations of criminal wrongdoing in connection with vaccine negotiations between European Commission President Ursula...

Dengue risk for Portugal

Lisbon: Doctor and researcher Marcelo Urbano Ferreira has warned today of the risk of an increase in the number of...

Birthrate in Italy drops further in 2023

Rome: -lThe birthrate in Italy continued to fall in 2023, with 379,000 resident births or 6.4 per thousand people, according...

PM wishes speedy recovery of King Charles, Princess Catherine

Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday wished for the full and speedy recovery of British King Charles III...

William and Kate ‘enormously touched’ by public support

The Prince and Princess of Wales are said to be "extremely moved by the public's warmth and support" following Catherine's...

UK continues global fight to end TB around the world

A £4 million funding boost from the UK will help test new approaches to increase the number of people diagnosed...

UK too slow to act on lethal drug threat – doctors

London: The UK government is behind the curve in tracking the spread of new super-strength drugs, a doctor who has...

Hundreds of UK schools face closure as birth rate slumps

By 2030, he number of young people is expected to decline by more than half million in UK, putting over...

King Charles’ cancer diagnosis highlights the long waiting times many people in the UK face

London: For Anna Gittins, three months would have spelled the difference between life and death. The elementary school principal from...

Dementia was rare in ancient Greece, new study finds

Athens: A new analysis of classical medical texts suggests dementia was extremely rare in ancient Greece and Rome 2,000 to...

New Government report highlights hidden diabetes epidemic in the UK

London: A new Government report reveals 1 million UK adults are likely to have undiagnosed diabetes and at least 5.1...

Italy reports some 50 dengue cases during first two months of year

Rome: Italy reported 48 dengue cases between January 1 and February 21, all of which were imported, leading to an...

What’s behind Italy’s ageing problem?

Rome: Italy’s ageing problem is starting to take a toll on the country’s world-famous ‘dolce vita’. The country’s growing number...

Codeine cough syrup abuse prompts ban on UK sales

London: Cough syrups containing codeine linctus will no longer be sold in chemists in the UK because of concerns people...

UK scientists develop new “wonder” drug that offers breakthrough treatment of deadly cancer