Responsive Menu
Add more content here...
[current_date]

Tag: Health

Pakistan Reports Ninth Polio Case of 2026 as PM Orders Joint Plan

Illustration of a door-to-door vaccination drive. Illustration: original graphic created by Global News 47; not a photograph.

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

Multi-Cancer Blood Test Trial to Launch at 200 GP Surgeries in England

Illustration of blood sample tubes. Illustration: original graphic created by Global News 47; not a photograph.

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