The News Pakistan - <![CDATA[Health]]> The News Pakistan's Leading English Language Newspaper. Sat, 20 Jun 2026 20:26:39 +0500 en-US <![CDATA[Federal cabinet approves medicine tracking system]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Ebola risk now at highest level in DR Congo, says WHO]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Ebola risk high regionally, low worldwide: WHO]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Test shortages slow fight against Ebola in Congo, says WHO official]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Ebola explained: How this deadly virus spreads, kills its victims, and keeps returning]]> ]]> <![CDATA[WHO says no vaccines exist for hantavirus as three lost lives ]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Spanish health officials board hantavirus-hit ship to start evacuating passengers]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Countries prepare to evacuate hantavirus ship passengers]]> ]]> <![CDATA[WHO warns of possible rise in Hantavirus cases linked to cruise ship outbreak]]> ]]> <![CDATA[What is hantavirus, and can it spread between humans?]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Lead exposure a serious threat to child health in Pakistan: study]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Two new polio cases in KP push Pakistan's 2026 tally to three]]> ]]> <![CDATA[In a first, Pakistan approves policy for indigenous vaccine production]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Attack on polio team in Hangu martyrs cop, injures four personnel]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Five Lahore doctors' postgraduate training terminated over ethical breach]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Record surge in abortion pills in US states with bans as travel for procedures drops]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Pakistan reports first wild polio case of 2026 ]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Second mpox death reported in Pakistan]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Polio vaccination drive kicks off, aiming to inoculate over 45m children]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Pakistan enforces strict screening at entry points amid Nipah virus threat]]> ]]> <![CDATA[India says two Nipah virus cases, but situation contained]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Punjab approves plan to connect hospitals CCTV to Safe Cities Authority]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Why some people get wrecked by colds and others barely sniffle]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Paracetamol use during pregnancy safe, finds European study]]> ]]> <![CDATA[PM Shehbaz relaunches health card scheme for Islamabad, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Rahim Yar Khan doctors remove baby from minor boy's chest in ultra-rare case]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Pakistan's polio tally climbs to 31 as KP reports fresh case]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Can your gut decide how well you age?]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Hospital staff to be equipped with body cameras across Punjab]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Pakistan records sharp decline in polio cases in 2025]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Novo's Wegovy pill to test demand from consumers with cash]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Protective firefighter kit may expose wearers to hidden chemicals]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Pakistan issues 'super flu' advisory as H3N2 cases rise]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Pakistan sees major decline in polio cases in 2025: minister]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Dengue claims life of 7-year-old in Hyderabad; death toll nears 40 in Sindh]]> ]]> <![CDATA[US vaccine committee's hepatitis B changes would be most consequential yet]]> ]]> <![CDATA['Worse than Covid': France lab warns bird flu poses severe pandemic threats ]]> ]]> <![CDATA[India initiates probe into safety lapses in cough syrup supply linked to children's deaths]]> ]]> <![CDATA[WHO Europe warns AI in healthcare needs stronger safeguards]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Asbestos contamination forces schools in Australia, New Zealand to close]]> ]]> <![CDATA[WHO partners with Pakistan to launch nationwide measles, rubella vaccination campaign]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Polio eradication remains achievable despite 30% budget cut: health officials]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Minister says breastfeeding best choice for infants]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Pakistan's polio tally climbs to 30 as KP reports fresh case]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Lahore tops global pollution chart as govt tries to tackle smog crisis]]> ]]> <![CDATA['Remarkable success': Anti-smog guns slash Lahore's Kahna 'AQI from 666 to 170']]> ]]> <![CDATA[Winter viruses are near: your prevention checklist]]> ]]> <![CDATA[WHO urges India to clarify export of toxic cough syrup linked to child deaths]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Women genetically more prone to clinical depression than men, study finds]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Govt to launch week-long anti-polio campaign from Oct 13]]> ]]>