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			<title><![CDATA[Attack on polio team in Hangu martyrs cop, injures four personnel]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:00:32 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Police team is pictured near a site where a polio team was attacked in Hangu, on April 13, 2026. &mdash; Geo News A cop guarding an anti-polio team was martyred, while four other personnel sustained injuries after unidentified gunmen opened fire in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Monday.The...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Five Lahore doctors' postgraduate training terminated over ethical breach]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:22:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Screengrab from the viral video showing doctors performing the surgery and their colleagues recording the video. &mdash; Instagram/@hidesidemagazineLAHORE: The Punjab Health Department has terminated the postgraduate training of five Lady Willingdon Hospital doctors after a surgery video went...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Record surge in abortion pills in US states with bans as travel for procedures drops]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Mar 2026 05:45:51 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Pills used to terminate early pregnancies, are displayed in a pharmacy in Provo, Utah.&mdash; Reuters A report published Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute said women in US states with abortion restrictions are increasingly opting for telehealth-prescribed abortion pills rather than...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pakistan reports first wild polio case of 2026 ]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:33:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A boy receives polio vaccine drops, during an anti-polio campaign, in a low-income neighbourhood in Karachi, April 9, 2018. &mdash; ReutersThe National Emergency Operations Centre for Polio Eradication  on Thursday confirmed the country&rsquo;s first wild polio case of 2026, detected in a...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Second mpox death reported in Pakistan]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:36:14 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A poster indicating an isolation ward, prepared for mpox patients, is seen at the Police and Services hospital in Peshawar on August 20, 2024. &mdash;AFPPakistan has confirmed a second fatality linked to mpox, the health authorities said, as a 53-year-old Faisalabad resident, also suffering from...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Polio vaccination drive kicks off, aiming to inoculate over 45m children]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1396793-countrywide-polio-vaccination-drive-kicks-off-aiming-to-inoculate-over-45m-children]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:48:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A representational image showing a health worker administering polio vaccine drops to a child. &mdash; AFP/FileKARACHI/LAHORE/QUETTA: Authorities on Monday have initiated a nationwide vaccination campaign aiming to inoculate over 45 million children against the crippling poliovirus.The...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pakistan enforces strict screening at entry points amid Nipah virus threat]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1395700-pakistan-enforces-strict-screening-at-entry-points-amid-nipah-virus-threat]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:01:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[This undated image shows NIH team is facilitating COVID-19 testing for overseas Pakistanis at Islamabad International Airport. &mdash; NIH websitePakistan has enforced strict health screening at all entry points following the confirmation of two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in India&rsquo;s...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[India says two Nipah virus cases, but situation contained]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:44:25 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A health worker wearing protective gear disposes of biohazard waste from a Nipah virus isolation centre at a government hospital in Kozhikode, in India's southern state of Kerala. &mdash; ReutersIndian authorities said they had ensured "timely containment" of the deadly Nipah virus after two...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Punjab approves plan to connect hospitals CCTV to Safe Cities Authority]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Jan 2026 03:38:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Staff oversee real-time monitoring inside the Punjab Safe Cities Authority's control room. &mdash; APP/FileThe Punjab government has taken a major step to improve safety of healthcare workers and patients by linking all public hospital CCTV networks with the Punjab Safe Cities Authority .All...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Why some people get wrecked by colds and others barely sniffle]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1394917-why-some-people-get-wrecked-by-colds-and-others-barely-sniffle]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 24 Jan 2026 14:12:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A woman can be seen blowing her nose in this representational image. &mdash; PexelsScientists may have found why some people escape the worst of a cold while others are laid up for days, and it may come down to how quickly the lining of the nose launches an antiviral defence after the virus...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Paracetamol use during pregnancy safe, finds European study]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1393674-paracetamol-use-during-pregnancy-safe-finds-european-study]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 18 Jan 2026 13:01:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Unused and expired medications, including pills, tablets and capsules, collected for disposal to prevent pharmaceutical pollution, inside a pharmacy in Paris, France, November 15, 2025. &mdash; ReutersLONDON: Use of paracetamol, sold as Tylenol in the United States, is safe during pregnancy,...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[PM Shehbaz relaunches health card scheme for Islamabad, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1393288-pm-shehbaz-relaunches-health-card-scheme-for-islamabad-ajk-and-gilgit-baltistan]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:39:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presents symbolic health card to resident of Azad Jammu and Kashmir to mark launch of PM's Health Card scheme, Islamabad, January 16, 2026. &mdash; X/@PTVNewsOfficialISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced the restoration of the Prime...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rahim Yar Khan doctors remove baby from minor boy's chest in ultra-rare case]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1393052-rahim-yar-khan-doctor-removes-baby-from-minor-boys-chest-in-ultra-rare-case]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:42:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A representational image of an operation theatre. &mdash; ReutersIn an extraordinary medical incident in Rahim Yar Khan, doctors at Sheikh Zayed Hospital have surgically extracted an underdeveloped foetus from the chest of a five-year-old boy.Hospital officials said the delicate operation was...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's polio tally climbs to 31 as KP reports fresh case]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1392657-pakistans-polio-tally-climbs-to-31-as-kp-reports-fresh-case]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:22:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Female Polio worker administering polio drops to children at Warsak road during anti-polio vaccination campaign in Peshawar on September 9, 2024. &mdash; APPA new case of wild poliovirus  has been confirmed in North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, by the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Can your gut decide how well you age?]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1392647-can-your-gut-decide-how-well-you-age]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:04:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Representational image of digestive system. &mdash; PexelsFrom probiotic yoghurts to kombucha, gut health has turned into big business, frequently driven by hype and limited evidence. Beyond the marketing, however, researchers are finding that the vast community of microbes in our intestines...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hospital staff to be equipped with body cameras across Punjab]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1391853-hospital-staff-to-be-equipped-with-body-cameras-across-punjab]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:06:33 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Nursing staff attend to a patient as part of their duties on International Nurses Day at a hospital on May 12, 2025. &mdash; APPPunjab authorities have decided to equip hospital security personnel and frontline staff with body cameras as part of sweeping reforms aimed at improving security,...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pakistan records sharp decline in polio cases in 2025]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1389973-pakistan-records-sharp-decline-in-polio-cases-in-2025]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:26:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A baby is receiving polio vaccination drops in Maraghzar Colony, Lahore. &mdash; WHO/FilePolio infections in Pakistan dropped considerably in 2025, signalling renewed progress in the country&rsquo;s eradication campaign, the National Emergency Operations Centre reported on Wednesday.Official data...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Novo's Wegovy pill to test demand from consumers with cash]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1389010-novos-wegovy-pill-to-test-demand-from-consumers-with-cash]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:38:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Boxes of Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk are seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024. &mdash; ReutersLONDON: Novo Nordisk's newly approved weight-loss pill version of Wegovy will be a test case for the fast-growing cash-paying consumer market, with plans for the first highly effective oral...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Protective firefighter kit may expose wearers to hidden chemicals]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1387711-protective-firefighter-kit-may-expose-wearers-to-hidden-chemicals]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:07:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Cal Fire firefighters try to save a burning structure in Paradise, California, US. &mdash; ReutersUS Firefighter turnout gear marketed as non-PFAS  treated still contained brominated flame retardants across multiple layers, with the highest extractable levels showing up in some of the newer...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pakistan issues 'super flu' advisory as H3N2 cases rise]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1387135-pakistan-issues-super-flu-advisory-as-h3n2-cases-rise]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:39:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Representational image shows a nurse preparing an injection of the influenza vaccine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, January 10, 2013. &mdash; ReutersThe National Institute of Health  on Monday issued an advisory as H3N2 influenza cases climb globally and within...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pakistan sees major decline in polio cases in 2025: minister]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1386144-pakistan-records-significant-drop-in-poliovirus-cases-in-2025-minister]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:07:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Female Polio worker administering polio drops to children at Warsak road during anti-polio vaccination campaign in Peshawar on September 9, 2024. &mdash; APPFederal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal on Thursday inaugurated the final polio campaign of the outgoing year 2025, which aimed to...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dengue claims life of 7-year-old in Hyderabad; death toll nears 40 in Sindh]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1384893-dengue-claims-life-of-7-year-old-in-hyderabad-death-toll-nears-40-in-sindh]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:49:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A female Aedes aegypti mosquito which becomes a vector after feeding on the blood of a person infected with the dengue virus. &mdash; Reuters/FileKARACHI: A seven-year-old girl in Hyderabad has succumbed to dengue, raising Sindh's death toll to 39 this year, according to officials from the...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[US vaccine committee's hepatitis B changes would be most consequential yet]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1384501-us-vaccine-committees-hepatitis-b-changes-would-be-most-consequential-yet]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:20:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Dr Kirk Milhoan  speaks during an Advisory Committee on Immunisation Practices  meeting at the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention  in Atlanta, Georgia, US on September 18, 2025. &mdash; ReutersRobert F Kennedy Jr's vaccine advisers will vote this week on whether to delay hepatitis B...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA['Worse than Covid': France lab warns bird flu poses severe pandemic threats ]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1383219-worse-than-covid-france-lab-warns-bird-flu-poses-severe-pandemic-threats]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 27 Nov 2025 17:56:18 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Test tubes are seen labelled "Bird Flu" words in this illustration taken.&mdash; ReutersFrance&rsquo;s Institut Pasteur respiratory infections centre on Thursday warned that the bird flu virus, which has been spreading rapidly among wild birds, poultry, and mammals, could cause a more severe...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[India initiates probe into safety lapses in cough syrup supply linked to children's deaths]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1381942-india-probes-safety-lapses-in-cough-syrup-supply-linked-to-24-child-deaths]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:17:56 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Bottles of Coldrif, linked to the deaths of several children and a Relife cough syrup, which is not linked to any deaths.&mdash; ReutersIndian authorities have begun a probe into whether lapses in quality control while supplying a pharmaceutical ingredient led to the contamination of cough syrup,...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[WHO Europe warns AI in healthcare needs stronger safeguards]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:21:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[The World Health Organisation logo is seen near its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, in 2023. &mdash; ReutersCOPENHAGEN: The expanding use of artificial intelligence in healthcare demands stronger legal and ethical protections for patients and medical staff, the World Health...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Asbestos contamination forces schools in Australia, New Zealand to close]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:30:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Asbestos warning tape is seen at Black Mountain School in Canberra, Australia, November 17, 2025. &mdash; Reuters SYDNEY: More than 70 schools in Australia and New Zealand were closed on Monday for cleaning after asbestos was discovered in widely used children&rsquo;s play sand...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[WHO partners with Pakistan to launch nationwide measles, rubella vaccination campaign]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:41:24 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A vial of the measles, mumps, and rubella  vaccine is pictured at the International Community Health Services clinic in Seattle, Washington, US, March 20, 2019. &mdash; Reuters The World Health Organisation  has announced a collaboration with the Pakistani government to train over 140,000...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Polio eradication remains achievable despite 30% budget cut: health officials]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/latest/1352851-polio-eradication-remains-achievable-despite-30-budget-cut-health-officials]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:54:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A boy receives polio vaccine drops, during an anti-polio campaign, in a low-income neighbourhood in Karachi, Pakistan April 9, 2018. &mdash; Reuters Global health officials said polio eradication remains achievable despite a 30% budget cut, pledging to focus resources on high-risk areas and...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Minister says breastfeeding best choice for infants]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/latest/1352765-minister-says-breastfeeding-best-choice-for-infants]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:19:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A woman mixes a bottle of baby formula May 19, 2022. &mdash; ReutersMinister of State for National Health Services Dr Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath said the country's economy is bearing an additional strain due to the consumption of formula milk, asserting that breast milk is the optimal choice for...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's polio tally climbs to 30 as KP reports fresh case]]></title>
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                				<![CDATA[Female Polio worker administering polio drops to children at Warsak road during anti-polio vaccination campaign in Peshawar on September 9, 2024. &mdash; APPA new case of wild poliovirus  has been confirmed in district Torghar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, by the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lahore tops global pollution chart as govt tries to tackle smog crisis]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:43:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[People visit Badshahi Mosque amid heavy smog in Lahore, on November 9, 2024. &mdash; AFPAs temperatures drop, Lahore ranked as the world&rsquo;s most polluted major city on Monday morning, with air quality falling to &ldquo;very unhealthy&rdquo; levels, according to Swiss monitor IQAir.Around...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA['Remarkable success': Anti-smog guns slash Lahore's Kahna 'AQI from 666 to 170']]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 18 Oct 2025 18:54:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Anti-smog operation under way in Kahna, Lahore. &mdash; X/ Marriyum Aurangzeb/screengrabLAHORE: Anti-smog guns lowered Kahna&rsquo;s Air Quality Index  from 666 to 170 in the first operation of its kind in Punjab, provincial senior minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Saturday.Taking to her X...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Winter viruses are near: your prevention checklist]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/latest/1351634-winter-viruses-are-near-your-prevention-checklist]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 18 Oct 2025 12:26:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A nurse prepares an injection of the influenza vaccine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, January 10, 2013. &mdash; ReutersWinter edges in and, like clockwork, Covid-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus  step back into the spotlight.According to CNN, the US...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[WHO urges India to clarify export of toxic cough syrup linked to child deaths]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 Oct 2025 19:32:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Drums are placed outside the Sresan Pharmaceutical facility whose Coldrif cough syrup has been linked to the deaths of 17 children in Madhya Pradesh, in Chennai, India, October 7, 2025. &mdash; Reuters The World Health Organisation  has asked Indian authorities to confirm whether a cough...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Women genetically more prone to clinical depression than men, study finds]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:20:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[This representational image shows a woman standing alone. &mdash; UnsplashAustralian researchers have found that women are genetically more prone to clinical depression than men, according to a study published on Wednesday, which could influence future approaches to treatment.Billed as one of...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Govt to launch week-long anti-polio campaign from Oct 13]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/latest/1349078-govt-to-launch-week-long-anti-polio-campaign-from-oct-13]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Oct 2025 23:56:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A health worker administers polio drops to a child.&mdash; Reuters/FileThe National Emergency Operations Centre  will launch a week-long nationwide anti-polio campaign from October 13, aiming to immunise over 45 million children under five years of age against the crippling virus.According to the...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[WHO estimates at least 15m teenagers use e-cigarettes worldwide]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Oct 2025 21:41:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Vape pens stand in a display cabinet at a vape store, in Melbourne, Australia, May 2, 2023.&mdash; ReutersAt least 15 million people aged 13 to 15 use e-cigarettes globally, with young people on average nine times more likely to vape than adults in countries with data, the World Health...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Why are doctors 'prescribing Sweden' to their patients?]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/latest/1348965-why-are-doctors-prescribing-sweden-to-their-patients]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Oct 2025 14:15:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A historic red wooden church considered one of Sweden's most beautiful buildings is pictured as tourists walk towards it. &mdash; AFPSweden has launched a new tourism campaign that presents the country as a kind of natural remedy &mdash; one that doctors can "prescribe" to help improve...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Daily mix of water, coffee, and tea linked to longer life, study finds]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 04 Oct 2025 15:16:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A representational image shows a glass of water and a cup of coffee. &mdash; PexelsA new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition suggests that drinking a balanced mix of water, coffee, and tea daily may promote longevity, Medical News Today reported.Researchers analysed data from...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Experts urge early knee care to prevent pain, injuries later]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:15:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A representational image showing a person holding his knee in pain. &mdash; PexelsOur knees play a crucial role in our ability to move, yet they are frequently overlooked, resulting in discomfort and stiffness that can start as early as our thirties.According to experts, engaging in simple...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Karachi records 5 of Sindh's 6 Congo virus deaths this year as toll rises]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/latest/1346481-congo-virus-claims-third-life-in-karachi-this-year]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Sep 2025 15:33:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A representational image of a tick carrying Congo virus. &mdash; Reuters/FileKARACHI: The Congo virus has claimed six lives across Sindh so far this year, five of them in Karachi, as a 28-year-old butcher became the latest victim of the disease, medically known as Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[EU, WHO counter Trump's warnings on autism and pregnancy]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/latest/1345827-eu-who-counter-trumps-warnings-on-autism-and-pregnancy]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:13:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/latest/1345827-eu-who-counter-trumps-warnings-on-autism-and-pregnancy]]></guid>
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                				<![CDATA[A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organisation  in Geneva, Switzerland. &mdash; Reuters European Union and British health agencies confirmed the safety of paracetamol during pregnancy, disputing a warning from US President Donald Trump linking the popular pain...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sindh reports over 35,000 vaccine refusals amid anti-polio drive: sources]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/latest/1345764-sindh-reports-over-35000-vaccine-refusals-amid-anti-polio-drive-sources]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:01:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A health worker administers polio drops to a child on the first day of a nationwide polio vaccination campaign, in Karachi on February 3, 2025. &mdash; AFPKARACHI: Around 35,000 parents in Sindh have declined to have their children vaccinated against the poliovirus, with most refusals coming from...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mustafa Kamal gets daughter vaccinated against cervical cancer]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 20 Sep 2025 23:11:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal&rsquo;s daughter is being administered Human Papillomavirus  vaccine shot at the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan  office in Karachi on September 20, 2025.&mdash; YouTube/Geo News/screengrabKARACHI: Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal had his daughter...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[India reports rise in Naegleria deaths]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/latest/1344656-india-reports-rise-in-naegleria-death-after-rapid-surge-in-cases]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Sep 2025 21:56:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[CDC says the infection is often called a "brain-eating amoeba" because it can "infect the brain and destroy brain tissue. &mdash; CDCIndian authorities issued a high alert on Thursday, after reporting a surge in cases and deaths from Naegleria fowleri, a rare water-borne infection, in Kerala this...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Experts link latest 'type 5' diabetes to malnutrition]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/latest/1344642-experts-link-latest-type-5-diabetes-to-malnutrition]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Sep 2025 21:16:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A diabetic patient tests her blood sugar level. Hertford, Britain, March 19, 2020.&mdash; ReutersHealth experts said on Thursday that they have recognised a new form of diabetes, referred to as 'type 5 diabetes,' which is associated with malnutrition. They are calling for its global recognition to...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pakistan, Palestine sign MoU to enhance cooperation in health sector]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/latest/1344391-pakistan-palestine-sign-mou-to-enhance-cooperation-in-health-sector]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Sep 2025 22:12:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/latest/1344391-pakistan-palestine-sign-mou-to-enhance-cooperation-in-health-sector]]></guid>
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                				<![CDATA[Minister for National Health Services, Mustafa Kamal and Ambassador of Palestine to Pakistan, Zuhair Mohammad Hamadallah Zaid sign MoU on medical collaboration, Islamabad, September 17, 2025. &mdash; X/@ nhsrcofficialISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Palestine have signed a Memorandum of Understanding  to...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[WHO advises counselling and medicines to combat obesity]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/latest/1343927-who-advises-counselling-and-medicines-to-combat-obesity]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Sep 2025 01:36:57 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[This representational picture shows an obese man checking his belly fat. &mdash; Unsplash/FileLONDON: The World Health Organization  has said that obesity should be treated with a mix of medicines and counselling, stressing that it is not simply a matter of lifestyle choices. In its...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's 2025 polio tally surges to 26 with two new cases]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/latest/1343854-pakistans-2025-polio-tally-surges-to-26-with-two-new-cases]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Sep 2025 23:13:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A health worker administers polio drops to a child on the first day of a nationwide polio vaccination campaign, in Karachi on February 3, 2025. &mdash; AFP ISLAMABAD: Two fresh polio cases have been confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, bringing Pakistan&rsquo;s total count this year to 26, the...]]>
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