Health - Geo News https://www.geo.tv/ Latest Health news and updates from Geo.tv Sat, 26 Sep 2026 03:05:57 +05:00 en-US <![CDATA[King Charles' charity partners with Europe's biggest halal meat supplier to support mental health care in Pakistan]]> ]]> LONDON: King Charles’ charity, the British Asian Trust, has launched a landmark partnership with the UK and Europe’s...]]> <![CDATA[Umrah pilgrims charged Rs4,500 for three vaccines, including ‘non-mandatory' flu shot]]> ]]>

<![CDATA[Selling loose powdered milk in Quetta: Raids, regulation and risks to infants]]> ]]> In shops and markets across Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, smuggled powdered milk is sold not only in branded packets but also loose, scooped from open containers and weighed out for customers. Some products are repackaged under different labels, while others carry little information about...]]> <![CDATA[Pims fire death toll rises to 15 as lone surviving newborn dies]]> ]]> ISLAMABAD: The death toll from the Pims nursery fire has risen to 15 after the only...]]> <![CDATA[Inquiry report finds 'systematic, institutional failure' behind Pims deadly fire]]> ]]> <![CDATA[PMDC backtracks on 5-year BDS, confirms four-year programme will continue]]> ]]> Pakistan Medical and Dental Council on Monday announced it would revert the Bachelor of Dental Surgery programme to four years after extending it to five years two years...]]> <![CDATA[Deadline for Umrah pilgrims to obtain Nadra vaccination certificate extended till Sept 25]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Doctors in Pakistan prescribe more than twice WHO-recommended medicines: study]]> ]]> ISLAMABAD: Patients in Pakistan are being prescribed...]]> <![CDATA[Nadra vaccination certificates made mandatory for Umrah pilgrims]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Karachi reports second mpox case in two days, Sindh's 2026 tally rises to 43]]> ]]>

PCR test confirms infection after patient develops body rashes.Patient receiving treatment at Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital.Karachi reports 2nd mpox case in 2 days,...]]> <![CDATA[Children of 9/11 to finally get a major health study]]> ]]> When hijacked planes brought down the World Trade Centre's twin towers on September 11, 2001, roughly 25,000 children were living or...]]> <![CDATA[Pakistan's 2026 polio tally reaches four as fresh case surfaces in KP]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Pakistan committed to complete eradication of polio: PM Shehbaz]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Bangladesh fights world's worst measles outbreak as vaccination gaps fuel spread]]> ]]> DHAKA: Bangladesh, which once came close to eliminating measles, is facing its worst outbreak on record, with 999 suspected and confirmed measles-related deaths...]]> <![CDATA[Palestinian students' permission limited to undergraduate clinical training: PMDC]]> ]]> The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council on Friday clarified that the permission granted to Palestinian students remained strictly confined to undergraduate clinical...]]> <![CDATA[Sindh reports another mpox case, provincial tally reaches 41]]> ]]> <![CDATA[PM Shehbaz vows no leniency for officials found guilty of negligence in Pims fire]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Beyond the scale: Men turn to cosmetic clinics to complete weight-loss transformation]]> ]]> As top-selling weight-loss drugs help more US men slim down, a growing number are seeking cosmetic treatments for sagging skin, hair loss and dental issues to...]]> <![CDATA[Indian food safety officer shakes up Mumbai, one viral raid at a time]]> ]]> Tukaram Mundhe is an Indian bureaucrat on a mission.

As a state food safety commissioner, the 51-year-old...]]> <![CDATA[Tailored cancer drug curbs melanoma recurrence in trial]]> ]]> US drugmakers Merck and Moderna said on Wednesday an experimental melanoma drug that delivers treatment tailored to a patient's...]]>