UK government endorsed e-cigarette firm accused of fuelling underage vaping
London: The government has been criticised for its “completely inappropriate” endorsement of an e-cigarette manufacturer blamed for fuelling an “epidemic”...
Health
Chinese scientists develop novel technology to treat broad spectrum of cancers: study
Los Angeles: Chinese scientists have developed a novel technology that could potentially restrain the growth and metastasis of a wide...
UK invests £650M in life sciences
London: A £650 million ($804 million) war-chest to boost the U.K.’s life sciences sector has been announced. The ‘Life Sci...
Pakistan to become hub for medical treatment, services in region: FM
Celina Ali Islamabad: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday said despite limited resources, Pakistan was able to position itself...
Chinese university promotes TCM, acupuncture in Pakistan
Beijing: Gansu University of Chinese Medicine (GUCM) has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with two Pakistani institutes to...
UK to provide up to £39m for AMR research
London: The UK government has announced that it will provide up to £39m in funding to conduct research for developing...
China improves world’s largest basic healthcare network
Beijing: China is improving the world's largest network for basic healthcare security which covers about 95 percent of the country's...
Overseas minister urges speaker to refer incidents of Parachinar teachers’ to NA committee
Liaquat Ali Islamabad: Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Sajid Hussain Toori has urged the Speaker National Assembly to refer the...
Govt committed to achieve polio-free Pakistan: PM
Celina Ali Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that the government was resolved to purge the country of...
China, Pakistan join hands to cultivate medicinal talents
China Economic Net Beijing: The Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Pakistan Health Service Academy, and the China Acupuncture Center and...
Italy agriculture minister says ‘slush’ lab-food threatens quality products
Rome: Lab-grown food is potentially dangerous for one's health, Italy's agriculture minister said, calling it "slush" that could never taste...
Two Chinese traditional medicines complete clinical trials in Pakistan
Beijing: The clinical trials of two traditional Chinese medicines, Houtou Jianweiling tablets and Fuke qianjin capsules have been completed in...
China scraps PCR tests for inbound travelers from April 29
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Mao Ning Tuesday said that from April 29, all inbound travelers only need a negative...
PM stresses ‘no politics’ on health, education projects
Rawalpindi: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday stressed that the development projects, particularly those relating to health and education, must...
US-Pakistan health partnership brings new laboratory to respond to disease outbreaks
Islamabad: US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Andrew inaugurated a U.S.-funded entomology laboratory that will strengthen Pakistan’s ability to track...
China, Pakistan to set up medical cooperation
Beijing: Dr Muhammad Shahbaz, President of the China-Pakistan Medical Association, and Prof. Zhang Xianbin, Vice President of the Association, led...
Cooperation in learning ‘traditional Chinese medicine’ helps to strengthen Sino-Pakistani relationship
China Economic Net Beijing: The cooperation between China and Pakistan in the field of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has helped...
Chinese, Pakistani scientists join hands to combat citrus diseases, insect pests
China Economic Net Beijing: Chinese and Pakistani scientists are collaborating to develop biological control measures to enhance the quality and...
Neha Mankani named as US Mission Pakistan’s 2023 “Woman of Courage”
Islamabad: US Mission Pakistan Deputy Chief of Mission Andrew Schofer named Pakistani midwife Neha Mankani as U.S. Mission Pakistan’s 2023...
AFD pledges $55 mln to support Pakistan’s Polio Program
Islamabad: French Development Agency (AFD) has pledged $55 million to help support Pakistan’s Polio Programme operations, in efforts to interrupt...
Indus Hospital Health Network takes over control of Gwadar Development Authority Hospital
Quetta: Indus Hospital Health Network has taken over the control of Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) Hospital. In order to provide...
China-Pakistan AI medical diagnosis lab put into operation
Beijing: A China-Pakistan joint Artificial Intelligence (AI) medical diagnosis lab has started working here in the Akbar Niazi Teaching Hospital,...
Italy sees most HUS cases for decades
Rome: Italy has reported the highest annual total of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) cases since records began. From January to...
National immunization strategy to be prepared for 100% results: Abdul Qadir Qadir
Islamabad: Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination, Abdul Qadir Patel on Sunday said that effective measures were...
PM kicks off three-day nationwide polio eradication drive, vows to eliminate polio
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday inaugurated a three-day nationwide polio eradication drive by administering polio drops to...
Chinese diabetes medicine approved for use in Pakistan
China Economic Net Beijing: The insulin glargine injections developed by a Chinese pharmaceutical company has been approved for diabetes patients...
Beijing slams ‘unacceptable’ Covid rules on travellers from China
Beijing: China on Tuesday condemned fresh Covid test requirements by around a dozen countries on passengers travelling abroad from its...
PM directs immediate COVID-19 vaccination of 5-12 years children
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday, expressing satisfaction over the COVID-19 situation being under control in Pakistan, directed the...
Pakistan fears spread of new variant of Covid amid surge in China
Islamabad: National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) fears spread of new variant of Covid, which is driving a huge surge...
Chinese company to provide free cancer screenings for 10,000 Pakistani women
Beijing: Landing Med, a Chinese medical technology company based in Wuhan, China, dispatched three self-developed cervical cancer screening devices along...
