HEALTH
Five children die after consuming poisonous water from borewell
Five children of a family lost their lives after drinking contaminated water from borewell in Sanghar district of Sindh, VOS...
Sanofi to settle 4,000 Zantac cancer lawsuits in US court
Sanofi has reached an agreement in principle to settle 4,000 U.S. lawsuits linking the discontinued heartburn drug Zantac to cancer,...
Lawsuit demands menthol cigarette ban
The US government was sued on Tuesday by anti-smoking groups that want a ban on menthol cigarettes and blame the...
Fake skin creams, chemicals seized in Punjab
The Punjab drug control team seized on Saturday fake skin creams and chemicals worth Rs 0.8 million. According to the...
Hospitals in Karachi register influx of patients with measles’ complications
While there has been a slight decrease in measles’ cases with the weather conditions getting warmer in a couple of...
Poliovirus samples test positive in 9 districts across Pakistan
The Ministry of Health has confirmed the presence of poliovirus in environmental samples from Badin district of Sindh, VOS News...
Ahsan Iqbal urges to establish new institutions to develop health sector
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal called for a joint strategy in a bid to uplift the health sector. Addressing an event...
Health system ‘barely surviving’, as OCHA calls for Gaza aid restrictions to end
In a social media post, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that only 10 out of 36 hospitals are now partially functioning...
Pakistan to train nine African countries to deal with a mosquito
In view of its wealth of data and expertise, Pakistan’s Malaria Control Programme will train nine African countries to deal...
TikTok-famous ‘sea moss eating’ trend may increase risk of deadly disease
Sea moss, a gelatinous goo, is a popular wellness product among TikTokers who often rave about its health benefits online...
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