A woman in her late thirties sits in an office and hears, for the first time, that she has ADHD. Her first reaction is relief so sharp it surprises her. Her second, about a minute later, is grief. Because if this has been true her whole life, then the years she spent thinking she was…
Customers buy medicine from medical store in Karachi Pakistan. — Reuters ISLAMABAD: A cabinet committee, headed by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, has approved the prices of newly listed 52 life-saving medicines, paving the way for their availability after final approval by the federal cabinet. The medicines included cancer drugs, insulin, vaccines, and others. The decision…
Red ribbon highlights awareness, prevention and support for those affected by HIV. — Reuters/File KARACHI: The HIV outbreak linked to Karachi’s Kulsoom Bai Valika Hospital has turned the lives of dozens of families upside down. While parents continue to struggle with the lifelong treatment of their children, many say an even greater battle awaits them…
Cancer treatment drug in Provo, Utah, US, April 8, 2025. — Reuters Pembrolizumab among 40 medicines awaiting approval. Patients increasingly rely on costly informal imports. Minister says government pursuing final approvals. ISLAMABAD: A young woman battling triple-negative breast cancer has been unable to obtain the life-saving immunotherapy drug despite its registration in Pakistan because it…
A nurse administers a dose of the measles vaccine to a man during a vaccination campaign in response to a measles outbreak, at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City, Mexico, November 12, 2025. — Reuters Sindh records 53 measles-related deaths. KP reports 27 fatalities this year. Malnourished children face higher risks. The number of…
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s logo and a US flag are seen in this illustration created on April 23, 2025. — Reuters The United States said on Wednesday that American citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo must spend 21 days in a third country before entering the United States, citing…
In this image taken on May 8, 2019, a doctor examines the blood sample from a patient for a HIV test at a state-run hospital. — AFP/File Inquiry report led to suspension of overall 37 employees: minister. Show-cause notices issued to 10 Valika Hospital employees: Ghani. Treatment of HIV-affected children underway at different hospitals. Six…
This representational image shows a person holding an HIV test tube. — Reuters/File Among latest cases is three-year-old girl from Metroville. Father says daughter’s health declined after treatment at hospital. Rs2bn set aside for treatment of kids infected with HIV at hospital. KARACHI: Two more children have tested positive for HIV, taking the total number…
A greater crested tern walks on a beach. — X/@kirola_hemant Australia on Friday confirmed the first case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in a native seabird, marking a new phase in the disease’s spread after it landed on the country’s shores last month. Laboratory testing by Australia’s national science agency confirmed the case…
Severe floods in Mingora, Swat, Pakistan, damaged homes, leaving water, sand, and mud inside. Walls and roofs partially destroyed, August 15, 2025. — Alamy As contaminated floodwater gushed into their home in Buner, north-western Pakistan, Khalid (name changed) and his wife helped their three children up to higher ground. Amid the chaos, the couple had one…
