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Pakistan reports ninth polio case in Khyber as provinces plan coordinated eradication measures
Pakistan reports a new polio case in Khyber district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, bringing the country’s 2026 tally to nine. The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) says the latest patient is a seve...
WHO study finds 1 in 4 adolescents get no active days, with girls hardest hit
The World Health Organization reports that about one in four adolescents aged 11 to 17 worldwide have no “active days” i...
India proposes immediate suspension of manufacturing licences for substandard medicines
India’s Union Health Ministry proposes amendments that would allow authorities to suspend drug manufacturing licences im...
Study links energy drinks and stimulant supplements to increased cardiac arrest and heart attack risk
Energy drinks and stimulant supplements are associated with a higher risk of serious cardiovascular events, including ca...
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Pagasa warns of dangerous heat index across parts of the Philippines; schools suspend classes
The Philippine weather bureau Pagasa forecasts dangerous heat index conditions in several areas, with values reaching around 42°C to 43°C in places such as Coron (Palawan), Dipolog...
Shockwave therapy shows short-term pain relief for frozen shoulder, review finds
Frozen shoulder patients may experience reduced pain from shockwave therapy, according to a review of recent evidence. The treatment uses a handheld probe that delivers sound waves...
Longer Estrogen Exposure Associated With Less Brain Small-Vessel Damage in Older Women
Multiple outlets report a cohort study finding that women with longer lifetime estrogen exposure show fewer signs of damage to small blood vessels in the brain later in life. Scien...
Doctors remove 19-cm toothbrush from man’s stomach with endoscopy in Navi Mumbai
A man accidentally swallows a toothbrush while brushing in Navi Mumbai, and doctors remove the 19-centimetre object without surgery. The cases are described as endoscopic procedure...
Health and environmental groups urge WHO to tighten drinking-water nitrate limits
Health and environmental organizations are urging the World Health Organization (WHO) to revise its long-standing drinking-water guideline for nitrates, arguing the current limit d...
Study suggests up to one-third of infant peanut allergy diagnoses are incorrect
A new study finds that routine testing may over-diagnose peanut allergy in infants, with more than one in three babies thought to have the condition actually able to tolerate peanu...
Maharashtra FDA suspends Cooper Hospital PPP blood bank licence for two days
Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration suspends the licence of the public-private partnership blood bank at Cooper Hospital in Mumbai’s Juhu for two days, halting services from...
Aveeno launches limited-edition Gruffalo bath range; editors test it at home
Aveeno Baby & Kids releases a limited-edition Gruffalo-themed packaging makeover across four children’s bath products, and two UK outlets publish at-home test reports. Daily Record...
WHO approves clinical trials for two additional Ebola vaccines in Democratic Republic of the Congo
The World Health Organization (WHO) approves clinical trials for two additional Ebola vaccine candidates as an Ebola outbreak in Africa—reported as having killed more than 5,300 pe...
NHS trial to test multi-cancer blood tests for earlier cancer detection
Doctors in England are set to trial blood tests that may help detect cancer earlier, using simple blood sampling ordered through primary care. Across multiple reports, the tests ar...
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