Pakistan has confirmed a new polio case in Khyber district, taking the country’s total for 2026 to nine. The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) announced the case on Thursday. The patient is a boy aged seven months from Bara tehsil in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. On the same day, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered a joint plan… Continue reading Pakistan Reports Ninth Polio Case of 2026 as PM Orders Joint Plan
A multi-cancer blood test trial is starting at GP surgeries across England, and more than 20,000 patients will take part. The study will check whether simple blood tests can help doctors find abdominal cancers, such as pancreatic, ovarian and bowel cancer, much earlier. The UK government announced the trial on Wednesday, November 4. It will… Continue reading Multi-Cancer Blood Test Trial to Launch at 200 GP Surgeries in England
Mirum Pharmaceuticals says its experimental hepatitis drug, brelovitug, has achieved the main goal of a late-stage clinical trial. The company reported that the treatment reduced hepatitis D virus levels in patients with chronic hepatitis delta. The results could support further development of the experimental medicine. Brelovitug Targets Hepatitis B Protein Brelovitug is a monoclonal antibody… Continue reading Brelovitug Hepatitis Drug Shows Promise in Late-Stage Study
Loneliness and social isolation may reduce the number of years people live without major physical or mental illnesses, according to new research published in Nature Communications. The study found that loneliness and social isolation were linked to about six fewer disease-free years on average. Researchers reached the finding after analysing health and lifestyle data from… Continue reading Loneliness and Social Isolation May Cut Healthy Life Years
Early-life sugar exposure may be linked to a higher risk of anxiety later in life, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. Researchers examined more than 46,000 people born in the United Kingdom between 1951 and 1956. The period was particularly useful because Britain had sugar rationing during and after the Second… Continue reading Early-Life Sugar May Raise Anxiety Risk in Adulthood
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved tavapadon to treat Parkinson’s disease in adults. AbbVie will sell the once-daily pill under the brand name Juvmo, according to FDA information. The approval gives patients another treatment option for managing symptoms linked to the progressive neurological condition. Parkinson’s disease can affect movement and commonly causes symptoms… Continue reading Tavapadon FDA Approval Brings New Parkinson’s Treatment
Pakistan is calling for greater international investment in animal health and disease surveillance to help prevent future pandemics. Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain made the appeal at a high-level session at the Food and Agriculture Organization headquarters in Rome. The session focused on strengthening animal health systems through the… Continue reading Pakistan Animal Health Investment Urged to Prevent Pandemics
Merck said Thursday that its experimental Remigromig diabetes eye drug met the main goal of a clinical trial involving patients with diabetic macular edema. The injectable treatment was found to be non-inferior to Roche’s ranibizumab in improving visual sharpness over 52 weeks. The study included 984 patients with diabetic macular edema, a diabetes-related condition that… Continue reading Remigromig Diabetes Eye Drug Meets Phase 3 Trial Goal
The Wegovy pill weight loss results could offer new hope to people trying to reverse recently gained weight. An early analysis of real-world data suggests that Novo Nordisk’s oral Wegovy may work especially well for people whose weight gain happened within the past five years. Researchers reviewed data from 3,011 patients who had prescriptions for… Continue reading Wegovy Pill Weight Loss May Help Reverse Recent Weight Gain
Pakistan will host the Pakistan Global Mental Health Summit 2026 in Islamabad on October 1 and 2 as the country seeks stronger policies and services for people facing mental health conditions. The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination will organize the two-day event at the Serena Hotel. The summit will take place in… Continue reading Pakistan Global Mental Health Summit 2026 in Islamabad
