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public health
Every story Skardu Times has filed on public health, newest first.
Air pollution cuts Pakistani life expectancy by 3.9 years, report finds
PAQI's national emissions inventory puts the annual economic cost at 6.5pc of GDP and warns Lahore residents could lose up to seven years.
Lahore seals 40 illegal clinics, medical stores and labs in four days
UrduPoint reports the four-day drive covered unregistered clinics, pharmacies and diagnostic laboratories, but does not name the enforcing department or the areas involved.
Toxic smog returns to Lahore as air quality hits dangerous levels
Dunya News reports a high alert over pollution in the city while The Express Tribune says the smog has returned, with neither report carrying air quality figures.
Lahore second on global pollution index as Punjab smog builds
IQAir's live tracker put Lahore at AQI 199 on Monday, while Punjab EPA readings cited by the Express Tribune ranged from 35 in Nankana Sahib to 210 in Pakpattan.
Dozens of Pakistani children reportedly contract HIV after hospital visits
EdexLive and The Times of India report routine hospital care as the source, but details remain unconfirmed.
Obesity linked to 229 diseases, life cut by 11 years
Endocrinologists told a metabolic health forum in Karachi that one in four Pakistanis is living with obesity and diabetes prevalence has reached 31.4 percent.
Parents urged to vaccinate children under five against polio
A nationwide sub-national drive running from September 21 to 27 targets more than 31 million children in 115 districts.
Fresh mpox cases reported in Karachi, Islamabad
Health authorities have tightened surveillance, screening and contact tracing after two men in Karachi and a woman in Islamabad tested positive.
