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For the people: ‘Ensure provision of health, education’
Chief secretary says providing citizens with these amenities is the govt’s priority
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Health alert: Parents must protect children from air, water-borne diseases
Experts say people with weak immune systems are vulnerable during monsoon season
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Govt working on better health facilities for the people
Interim health minister says plans finalised to cultivate vegetables using fresh water
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Four test positive for dengue in Peshawar
Officials say one patient was tested in the hospital while the rest found in his native village
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Four more dengue cases surface in Peshawar
So far, 22 cases have been confirmed in K-P while 16 patients contracted the virus from other provinces this year
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Let women in England take abortion pills at home: medical experts
Studies suggest it's safe for women to take abortion drugs at home instead of in a clinic to avoid pain and bleeding
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Pakistan's first mechanical heart transplant successfully performed
Nafeesa Begum, 62, is the first patient to undergo this operation
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Mammography machine out of order in Lahore
Administration says machine is being repaired which can take up to
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Superbug saga
Since 2016, the antimicrobial-resistant typhoid bacteria has crept its way into headlines
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5 foods to avoid eating while you're on vacation
Are exotic cuisines worth it if they're only going to make you ill and ruin your plans?
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Anti-gay hostility threatens Indonesia's AIDS battle: activists
Rising government and public hostility toward LGBT community in Indonesia is threatening the battle against AIDS
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Doctors asked to use standardised prescription forms
Health department issues notification; move in line with WHO guidelines
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'Unknown substance' hospitalises two in UK's Salisbury
British police said Wednesday that two people are in a critical condition in a Salisbury hospital
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Kidney transplants resume at PIMS after a decade
Patient who had lost both kidneys receives an organ from his mother
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Committees to manage vaccination drive
Government looks to launch an inoculation campaign against measles
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K-P authorities directed to form oversight committees for measles drive
The committees will be assigned tasks pertaining to management, technical and communication
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Kidney centre project faces further delay
Officials say patients likely to wait another year for the facility to get functional
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Polio drive begins in Peshawar, Tank and Bannu
Official says they have met with success in convincing parents to allow vaccination
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Air pollution plays significant role in diabetes: study
Air pollution caused one in seven new cases of diabetes in 2016, according to a US study
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Government mulls creating national nursing forum
Forum will empower nurses, foster collegial support for them
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‘Don’t put honey in blue plastic cans’
Honey traders in the province have been barred from using large blue cans for storing honey
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Health department transfers first officer from tribal areas
Transfer came after separate status for FATA ended
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Bad mehndi poses allergy risk
Dr Khwaja of PIMS claims bad mehndi may be a skin hazard
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Islamabad to get regional blood centre
construction of a modern regional blood centre in the federal capital will begin soon through German funding
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127 alternative medicines get approval from DRAP
Traditional medicine is a complex subject and is being regulated in low and middle income countries
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NP revived peace in its tenure: leader
Former health minister says people criticising NP should look at themselves first
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Lady Health Workers in Mohmand finally get paid
Lady health workers in the Mohmand tribal area had seen their salaries halted by the health authorities
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DRAP rejects Transparency International report
Says global whistle-blower against corruption seems to have been misguided
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4 ways to live an eco-friendly lifestyle
Did you know that changing your cooking oil can be eco-friendly?
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A dignified response
Authorities summoned by the Lahore High Court for ignoring petition challenging the Seed (Amendment) Act of 2015
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Gains in war on malnutrition
Malnutrition is a global issue but it has been tackled successfully in certain parts of the world
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Dengue pays a visit
Dengue virus treatment at Bahawalpur VIctoria Hospital
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'One person dies from tobacco consumption every five seconds'
Experts discuss hazards of smoking at awareness seminar on World No Tobacco Day
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Gene test shows 70% breast cancer patients can skip chemo
'For countless women and their doctors, the days of uncertainty are over'
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Teenagers who diet are at a risk of smoking, binge drinking
Girls' efforts to look slim can have detrimental effects
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Heartbreaker? Smoking causing millions of heart attacks, strokes: WHO
Tobacco smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, including tar and others that can narrow arteries
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World No Tobacco Day: ‘Prioritise tobacco control to cut cardiovascular diseases’
Proven measures to reduce tobacco use include increasing tobacco taxes, pictorial warning, restrict advertising
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China overtakes US for healthy lifespan
Chinese newborns can look forward to 68.7 years of healthy life, compared with 68.5 years for American babies
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Measles and the public health crisis
This is the time of year when measles is at its most virulent
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My six years with the government
Punjab is a largely digitised affair
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AI better at finding skin cancer than doctors: study
The machine was tested against 58 dermatologists from 17 countries
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Diagnostics and disease management
Diagnosis and disease management is not just a fundamental right, it is also good economics
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Peshawar's IKD institute to perform first kidney transplant 'within days'
Officials say RMI and NWGH have become K-P's first institutions to have been allowed renal transplant
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Five-year report : Government more than doubled health budget
Launched host of initiatives including Sehat Insaf insurance scheme, telemedicine and food authority
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Five dead in India from Nipah virus, dozens quarantined
Deadly virus carried by fruit bat leads to more than 90 quarantined in Southern India
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Parents should ask babies for consent before changing their diapers, suggests expert
Many people have expressed their confusion on the subject
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K-P health facilities told to set up waste management systems
Rules stipulate stringent handling mechanism for radioactive waste
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Health secy highlights key role of midwives
Some 1,255 midwives are working in Balochistan hospitals
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Ramazan 2018: What to eat and what to avoid
The holy month has just started and it's falling during the hottest time of the year
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Health not a destination but a journey
Under-nutrition is a major cause of stunting