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cyclosporiasis outbreak US 2026 as Michigan reports 1251 intestinal parasite cases causing explosive diarrhea across the country

Health Officials Monitor Rising Intestinal Parasite Cases Across the US

Nayab Fatima2026-07-12

WASHINGTON, D.C: It has gone from being sporadic cases in June to one of the fastest-spreading cases of food poisoning seen in recent years in the US. The cyclosporiasis outbreak US 2026 case situation has worsened dramatically, to the point where Michigan has already recorded 1,251 cases by July 9, according to the Michigan Department ... Read more

S.G. Power medical devices business expansion through Nipro Corporation distribution agreement

S.G. Power Enters Pakistan’s Medical Devices Market Through Nipro Partnership

Nayab Fatima2026-07-08

S.G. Power Limited, which is an IPP from Pakistan, has formally ventured into the medical device industry of Pakistan. In this regard, S.G. Power Limited has made a distribution deal with Nipro Corporation, a healthcare firm from Japan, for distribution of its hospital products in Pakistan. The news was announced by S.G. Power through a ... Read more

NHS brain drain record high 2025 doctors leaving UK certificates good standing GMC Australia Canada

NHS Doctor Exodus Hits Record High as 12,255 Seek to Leave Britain

Nayab Fatima2026-07-06

LONDON: A record number of doctors have asked to leave the UK, according to newly released statistics, which show that the NHS is experiencing its biggest exodus yet from the nation’s medical practitioners. The number of applications for a certificate of good standing, the necessary documentation that proves an individual is qualified to practice medicine ... Read more

DRAP Pakistan Drug Regulatory Authority announces Pakistan syringe ban 2027 replacing conventional disposable syringes with auto-lock safety syringes from January 1 2027

Pakistan Phasing Out Conventional Syringes Starting January 2027

Nayab Fatima2026-07-05

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Syringe Ban 2027 will enforce a ban on the use of all conventional syringes from January 1, 2027 onwards – marking an unprecedented health initiative aimed at dealing head-on with one of the primary causes of the spread of HIV/AIDS and infectious diseases in Pakistan. From January 1, 2027, it will be ... Read more

Punjab Digital Health Census: First Province to Map Citizens' Health

Pakistan’s Biggest Digital Health Upgrade Yet Starts in Punjab

Nayab Fatima2026-07-05

This is something that no other province in Pakistan has been able to accomplish the creation of a digital map covering the health and demographics of all the people residing in that province. This unique program called ‘Punjab Digital Health Census Program’ carried out by the Punjab Chief Minister‘s Community Health Inspector Initiative has been ... Read more

Tech neck phone posture diagram showing the effect of forward head position on the cervical spine with a 2025 meta-analysis finding smartphone overuse raises neck pain risk 2.34 times

Your Smartphone May Be Causing ‘Tech Neck’ Without You Realizing It

Nayab Fatima2026-06-27

A 2025 meta-analysis of more than 10,000 participants found that excessive use of smartphones increases your likelihood of developing neck pain by 2.34, although the so-called tech hump photos confuse two very distinct conditions. However, it can be observed from the above information that the issue of tech neck phone posture that has been made ... Read more

Diaspora Doctor Locum Programme brings overseas Pakistani and foreign specialist doctors to Punjab public hospitals for free advanced surgeries.

Foreign Specialists to Perform Free Surgeries in Punjab Public Hospitals

Faraz Ali Ansari2026-06-26

LAHORE: Punjab is recruiting surgeons from London, Toronto and the Gulf to operate on patients in public hospitals who cannot afford private care, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz confirmed Thursday, unveiling a programme that could fundamentally reshape how 110 million Pakistanis access specialist medicine. Diaspora Doctor Locum Programme The Diaspora Doctor Locum Programme (DDLP) will deploy ... Read more

herbal medicine safety alert regulations

Punjab Issues Urgent Alert: Do Not Use This Herbal Medicine

Nayab Fatima2026-06-26

An immediate health warning has been issued in Punjab by the Directorate of Drugs Control (DDC) due to dangerous levels of chemicals found in an alternative medicine which is highly regarded by consumers. Lab tests done at Punjab Drug Testing Laboratory have revealed the presence of an unidentified drug in a popular herbal capsule called ... Read more

Shifa Hospital JCI Certification for both Acute Ischemic Stroke and Acute Coronary Syndrome

Shifa International Becomes World’s Only Hospital Holding Dual JCI Certifications for Stroke and Heart Attack Care

Nayab Fatima2026-06-24

The Islamabad hospital has earned the Joint Commission International Clinical Care Program Certification in two areas at once, being Acute Ischemic Stroke and Acute Coronary Syndrome. There has been no such instance in any part of the world. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has achieved something unique in terms of healthcare in the world. The Shifa International Hospital ... Read more

UHS PhD Nursing programme Punjab Launched: Punjab's First Research Doctorate for Nurses

UHS Launches Punjab’s First PhD Nursing Programme

Nayab Fatima2026-06-22

Curriculum for a PhD degree in Nursing was approved by the Specialty Advisory Committee of the University of Health Sciences, offering a research doctorate program for nurses to cope with an acute shortage of specialized nursing teachers in Pakistan. On Monday, Pakistan’s nursing profession achieved a new milestone in higher education when the University of ... Read more