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84% of Peshawar's water supply contaminated; experts warn of polio and dis
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Tests have revealed that 84 per cent of Peshawar's water supply is contaminated, as the city faces a worsening crisis in water and sanitation, prompting experts to warn that this situation is contributing to the spread of polio and other waterborne illnesses throughout the provincial capital
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Scientists reverse Alzheimer's in mice and restore memory: Study
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Alzheimer's has long been considered irreversible, but new research challenges that assumption. Scientists discovered that severe drops in the brain's energy supply help drive the disease, and restoring that balance can reverse damage, even in advanced cases.
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JP Nadda addresses inaugural advancing public health outcomes forum 2025,
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking at the Forum themed "Disease Control and Immunisation", Nadda highlighted that sustained national efforts have led to tangible progress in controlling diseases, expanding immunisation coverage, and strengthening institutional and scientific capacities.
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Indonesia engages Vantara's expertise to curb elephant deaths from EEHV
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
EEHV is a serious and often fatal disease affecting young elephants and poses an additional threat to the Sumatran elephant, alongside ongoing habitat loss,
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Guide To Claiming Medical Benefits Through Workmen's Compensation Insuranc
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23: When employees face injuries or illnesses while performing their duties, the financial and emotional stress can be severe. In such cases, a workmen's compensation policy is helpful. A workmen's compensation policy is a type of insurance that organisations purc
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Pharmed Foundation announces "KK Aurora Light of Hope Fund" to support res
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Pharmed Foundation, the CSR arm of Pharmed Limited, on December 23, 2025, announced the launch of the KK Aurora Light of Hope Fund, a corporate social responsibility programme instituted in memory of its Former Chairman Emeritus, Late Mr. Krishan Kumar Aurora.
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Union health ministry holds two-day Chintan Shivir to strengthen influenza
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
According to an official statement from the Ministry, the Chintan Shivir aims to provide a structured platform for deliberations among key stakeholders to strengthen preparedness and response mechanisms ahead of the upcoming influenza season in the country.
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Brain enzyme discovery may open new path to treat neurodegenerative diseas
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Israeli and European scientists have uncovered a previously unknown molecular mechanism that helps explain why aging and neurological disease are so often accompanied by sleep disturbances, mood disorders, and cognitive decline -- and, crucially, how those effects may be reversed.
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Delhi's toxic air leads to spike in respiratory illnesses, says doctor
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Amid deteriorating air quality in the national capital, Internal Medicine Specialist Dr S. Chatterjee on Sunday said that pollution levels usually begin to decline by this time of year, but that has not happened this season. As a result, hospitals are seeing a significant rise in patients
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Pakistan poorly prepared to deal with HPAI threat, experts warn
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Experts have warned that Pakistan lacks the scientific, institutional and technical capacity required to monitor and respond to the growing threat posed by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (HPAI), as the virus continues to spread globally across wildlife, livestock and, in limited cases,
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UAE approves gene replacement therapy for new age group in spinal muscular
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The Emirates Drug Establishment (EDE) has announced the approval of Itvisma (onasemnogene abeparvovec), a gene therapy that uses an adeno-associated viral vector to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in eligible adults and children aged two years and above.
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Tamil Nadu Health Minister hails Omandurar Hospital on completing 20,000 c
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian addressed the media after the felicitation ceremony of Tamil Nadu Government Omandurar Government Multi-Super-Speciality Hospital in Chepauk, to mark 20,000 interventional cardiology procedures and 500 robotic surgeries performed successfully over
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