Citizens want decrease in prices of life-savings medicines, action against 'pharmaceutical mafia'

Prices of life-saving drugs jacked up by 20% Published 23 May, 2023 09:25am

Punjab hospitals introduce artificial intelligence for advanced disease diagnosis, treatment

State-of-the-art AI software to integrated into various hospitals Published 19 May, 2023 09:28pm

European paediatricians sound alarm over medicine shortage

Paediatricians from European countries have raised the alarm over a shortage of medicines for children including... Published 29 Apr, 2023 11:19pm

14-20% increase in prices of medicines approved

Wheat procurement targets, authorization to use $1.145m to reopen Roosevelt Hotel in New York approved Updated 29 Apr, 2023 02:43pm

US FDA approves nasal spray for migraines

Pfizer says it expects the drug to be available in pharmacies in July 2023 Published 10 Mar, 2023 11:39pm

Medicine supply falters across Pakistan due to coronavirus lockdown

Chemist association asks govts to relax restrictions on couriers Published 26 Mar, 2020 03:50am

Paracetamol might reduce your empathy, says new research

Large doses can also damage liver Published 28 Jan, 2020 11:32am

Medicine-filled containers being used to block Azadi March Karachi route

Goods transporters urge govt to release these containers Published 26 Oct, 2019 10:41am

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded for research on oxygen, cells

It was jointly awarded to three scientists Published 07 Oct, 2019 01:49pm

You will need a prescription to obtain antibiotics in Islamabad

Govt takes action over the misuse of drugs Published 30 Apr, 2019 06:08am

Drug regulator takes action against pharmaceutical companies for increasing prices

31 companies are on the DRAP's radar Published 06 Apr, 2019 12:05pm

FDA approves a drug to treat postpartum depression that only the rich can afford

Risks include loss of consciousness and abnormal oxygen levels in the blood Updated 02 Apr, 2019 11:50am

California man told he's going to die via video-link

His family is protesting the dehumanising treatment Published 10 Mar, 2019 05:53pm

An Indian woman has been seeking treatment for a back injury in Pakistan 

She had fallen from roof three years ago Published 10 Nov, 2018 05:54pm

US, Japanese pair win Nobel Medicine Prize for cancer therapy

The duo will share the Nobel prize sum of $1.01 million Published 01 Oct, 2018 10:38am

The drug regulatory authority is recalling heart medication that could cause cancer

Updated 15 Jul, 2018 11:54am

Scientists discover how breast cancer hibernates: study

Published 23 May, 2018 05:59am

Heart attack care dangerously unequal for women, study finds

Published 08 Jan, 2018 06:11am

Electroconvulsive therapy is still being used today – with mixed results

Published 18 Dec, 2017 06:53am

Patients need rest, not antibiotics: health officials

Published 24 Oct, 2017 10:40am

Fearless surgeon who continued open-heart surgery in a quake

Updated 23 Oct, 2017 07:19am

World leaders urged to act on 'post-antibiotic apocalypse'

Published 13 Oct, 2017 05:55am

In Puerto Rico, acute shortages plunge the masses into survival struggle

Published 02 Oct, 2017 05:49am

Not enough new antibiotics are being developed to combat lethal drug resistance, warns WHO

Published 21 Sep, 2017 06:10am

Boy who suffered up to 100 seizures a day has none in 300 days after being prescribed medical marijuana

Published 08 Sep, 2017 06:35am

Cholesterol drug reduces death in men without heart disease

Published 07 Sep, 2017 05:43am

Almost every older person should be given cholesterol-lowering drugs, study finds

Published 01 Aug, 2017 05:47am

Ketamine has ‘truly remarkable’ effect on depression, reveals study

Updated 26 Jul, 2017 11:14am

You need not always complete full course of antibiotics: doctors

Published 26 Jul, 2017 05:21am

Advanced prosthetic arms developed by Pentagon set for sale

Published 01 Jul, 2017 06:56am