Health - Geo News https://www.geo.tv/ Latest Health news and updates from Geo.tv Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:30:59 +05:00 en-US <![CDATA[Indian food safety officer shakes up Mumbai, one viral raid at a time]]> ]]> Tukaram Mundhe is an Indian bureaucrat on a mission.

As a state food safety commissioner, the 51-year-old...]]> <![CDATA[Tailored cancer drug curbs melanoma recurrence in trial]]> ]]> US drugmakers Merck and Moderna said on Wednesday an experimental melanoma drug that delivers treatment tailored to a patient's...]]> <![CDATA[Experimental blood test finds high-risk colorectal lesions before cancer develops]]> ]]> An experimental blood test for detecting colorectal cancer also shows promise for preventing it, researchers say.

Several blood tests are...]]> <![CDATA[SHC orders high-level inquiry into HIV spread among children at Karachi hospital]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Controversial study on Covid-era excess deaths withdrawn over misinformation]]> ]]> PARIS: A controversial study analysing excess deaths during the Covid pandemic, which was widely criticised for lending...]]> <![CDATA[Australia confirms first mass death of seabirds from H5N1 bird flu]]> ]]> Australia warned on Monday against the risk of a wider spread of H5N1 bird flu after its first mass mortality episode among seabirds killed about 50 greater crested...]]> <![CDATA[Health experts urge Pakistan to conduct first nationwide HIV survey]]> ]]> <![CDATA[Finance minister-led committe approves prices of 52 life-saving drugs]]> ]]> ISLAMABAD: A cabinet committee, headed by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, has approved the prices of newly listed 52 life-saving medicines, paving the way for their availability after final approval by the...]]> <![CDATA[Another test for families living with HIV: Why were infected children forced out of schools?]]> ]]> KARACHI: The HIV outbreak linked to Karachi's Kulsoom Bai Valika Hospital has turned the lives of dozens of families upside down. While parents continue to struggle with the...]]> <![CDATA[Cancer patients suffer as 40 drugs' approvals remain pending]]> ]]> ISLAMABAD: A young woman battling...]]> <![CDATA[Measles claims 102 lives across country this year: sources]]> ]]> <![CDATA[US says Americans returning from Congo must wait 21 days, citing Ebola]]> ]]> The United States said on Wednesday that American citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo must spend 21 days in a...]]> <![CDATA[Six children die in HIV outbreak linked to Karachi's Valika Hospital: Sindh minister]]> ]]> Inquiry report led to suspension of overall 37 employees: minister.

Show-cause notices issued to 10 Valika...]]> <![CDATA[Karachi's Valika Hospital HIV tally reaches 80 as two more children test positive]]> ]]>

Among latest cases is three-year-old girl from Metroville.Father says daughter's health declined after treatment at hospital.Rs2bn set aside for treatment of kids infected with HIV at...]]> <![CDATA[Australia confirms H5N1 bird flu case in native seabird for first time]]> ]]> Australia on Friday confirmed the first case of the deadly ​H5N1 bird flu virus in a native seabird, ‌marking a new phase in the disease's spread after it landed on the country's shores last...]]> <![CDATA[As Pakistan's monsoon arrives, people with HIV worry]]> ]]> As contaminated floodwater gushed into their home in Buner, north-western Pakistan, Khalid and his wife helped...]]> <![CDATA[What to know about sunscreens in heat waves]]> ]]> For the first time since the late 1990s, the US Food and Drug Administration has added another chemical, bemotrizinol or BEMT, to its...]]> <![CDATA[Australia reports second H5N1 bird flu case in migratory seabird]]> ]]> Australia reported a second case of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu in Western Australia on Monday, after confirming its first over the weekend, as the government vowed to rein in the spread of the...]]> <![CDATA[Australia detects first case of contagious H5 bird flu]]> ]]> SYDNEY: Scientists have detected the H5 strain of bird flu in Australia for the first time, the country's...]]> <![CDATA[Budget FY27: Experts welcome tax relief on sanitary pads, contraceptives but urge caution]]> ]]> The federal government has proposed abolishing tax on sanitary towels, related women’s health products and contraceptives in the budget for fiscal year 2026-27.

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb made the announcement while presenting the federal budget, saying essential...]]>