Healthcare

Researchers at the Royan Institute of Iran have used stem cells to treat urinary incontinence.

Health Minister of Iran says the controversy surrounding the discovery of various Iranian confectionery products contaminated with pills is a “security matter” that is being deal with by the intelligence forces.

Spokesperson for the Food and Drug Administration of Iran has announced the introduction of a domestically-produced influenza drug into the market.

An Iranian researcher has invented a medicated adhesive patch for the treatment of chronic ulcers without the need to change the dressing.

The US sanctions on Iran’s medicine imports created a serious crisis for Iranian dialysis patients, which prompted Iranian scientists to manufacture the vital dialysis machines inside the country.

The head of the Iranian Genetics Association has hailed the country's progress in the field of genetics saying that there are now about 400 genetic diseases in the country that are diagnosable.

A knowledge-based Iranian company has managed to develop a domestic blood bank centrifuge machine which is one of the essential equipment needed for blood transfusion bases and some medical centres.

Iranian knowledge-based companies have accelerated the country’s growth in the biopharmaceutical industry, a government official said, as he unveiled plans for the domestic production of dozens of new biomedicines.

A Spanish pharmaceutical company has signed contracts with a number of Iranian enterprises to share and exchange the pharmaceutical technology and products.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has urged European countries, Sweden in particular, to allow the sale of wound dressings to Iranian kids suffering from the epidermolysis bullosa (EB) instead of making threats against Iran.

Milad Tower, one of the world’s tallest buildings and a symbol of the Iranian capital, turned red on the World AIDS Day on Saturday night November 30 in a bid to show Iran’s solidarity with HIV-infected patients.

Researchers at an Iranian knowledge-based company have developed a device that uses infrared beams to cure depression.

An Iranian knowledge-based company has begun exporting nanofibre masks to three foreign countries.

An Iranian official has unveiled plans for the export of 17 types of high-tech pharmaceuticals to Russia.

Iran has turned into a prominent producer of hepatitis medications in the region and a leading country in the treatment of the liver infection disease, an official said.

Iranian Researchers at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences have produced liver and pancreatic stem cells in laboratory.

An Iranian Twitter user has applied a smart trick to raise funds for the Iranian Mahak Society to Support Children with Cancer.

Iranian researchers have found out that it is possible to treat wrinkles and acnes by transplanting an individual's stem cells into his or her own skin.

Iranian children suffering from a rare skin condition known as EB are losing their lives as US economic sanctions hamper the flow of vital medical products, an NGO says.

Iranian Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari and a group of high-ranking government officials have unveiled four new-generation probiotic products made by a knowledge-based company at Pardis Technology Park in the vicinity of Tehran.

Researchers at the University of Tehran have designed a system to study changes in blood flow to different areas of the brain in order to help identify the areas involved in specific brain activity.

An Iranian researcher says 1,200 bone marrow transplantation surgeries are carried out every year in Iran, but the number needs to be increased to more than 2,000.

With the aging of the population, the provision of services and the production of medical products for the elderly has become increasingly important. The hip joint is one of the products that Iran has become self-reliant in its production.

A knowledge-based company in Iran has produced a blood-stopping paste using nanotechnology.

The “I’ll Talk” initiative is a mass campaign launched in Iran with the aim of preventing and battling depression.