Healthcare

Head of Iran’s Academy of Medical Sciences has denounced the “barbaric and illegal” US sanctions against the Islamic Republic’s health sector, saying the Iranian patients are suffering from the sanctions while the self-proclaimed champions of human rights have remained silent.

Laughter has long been believed to be the best medicine for all diseases, and is said to be a major contributor to the proper functioning of the human body.

Iran has urged the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons to find a solution to help Iranian victims of chemical attacks regain their access to medicine, which has been hampered by the US sanctions.

A research study carried out in Iran, which is globally known as a hub of cosmetic surgeries, has revealed that women who have such surgeries enjoy fewer cultural assets.

An official from Iran’s Vice Presidency for Science and Technology says with the efforts of a domestic knowledge-based company, Iranian-made pharmaceuticals will be exported to 20 countries.

What are the best skincare methodologies out there for everyone? Many people will tell you different stories about how this method or products worked on them or how they did some magic to make their face eczema-free.

A group of Iranian researchers at a knowledge-based company have managed to develop capsules that increase longevity and strengthen the general vigour of the body.

An Iranian physician boosts his patients’ morale by singing songs for them, a video of which has gone viral on the social media in recent weeks.

A group of Iranian researchers have used plant extracts to produce a cream for removing skin cracks and scars.

Researchers at a knowledge-based company in Iran have designed and developed orthopedic products that can cure different types of bone cracks, hitting Asian and European markets despite the US sanctions.

A group of Iranian scientists have managed to offer new ways to diagnose some rare genetic diseases, said Mostafa Motallebi, Head of the National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB).

A group of Iranian researchers have produced a type of pain relief and tissue repair kit for those suffering from joint diseases.

Iran’s Health Ministry and the Immigrants Department of the country’s Interior Ministry have signed a memorandum of understanding on the assessment and promotion of the health of refugees and foreign immigrants, with a focus on fight against tuberculosis, AIDS, and Malaria.

Orthokine therapy, a form of injection therapy which harnesses and enhances the body's natural defence mechanisms against inflammation to reduce pain and improve function, is no longer considered a luxurious therapy in Iran anymore.

Iranian children suffering from epidermolysis bullosa (EB) are seriously suffering due to a shortage of wound dressings as a result of sanctions imposed by the US against Tehran.

A group of Iranian researchers have developed an herbal medicine that helps quiet the pain caused by knees arthritis.

An Iranian knowledge-based company has successfully developed herbal antibiotics, in the forms of ointments and sprays, for both humans and livestock, and is now looking forward to expand its range of products with support from the country’s Innovation and Prosperity Fund.

A blood-producing stem cells transplant operation in a patient suffering from AIDS has been conducted for the first time in Iran and in the Middle East.

The West Asia’s first stem cell production factory was inaugurated in a ceremony in Tehran on Tuesday.

A group of Iranian researchers have, for the first time in the world, discovered a new gene related to diseases of the heart muscle or cardiomyopathy.

The organs of a 22-year-old Iranian girl have been donated to at 57 patients after her brain death.

The umbilical cord blood is a good source of stem cells, but almost all researchers agree that dental stem cells are easier to grow.

Iran has unveiled four medicines for diabetes and cancer developed by Iranian researchers at knowledge-based companies.

Golnar Lorestani Rad, an Iranian midwife who offered medical services to pregnant women in flood-hit areas, has been chosen as the top midwife of Iran.

Iran’s First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri says international associations must not keep silent over the US unilateral and unlawful policies, including the sanctions that are causing extensive damages, especially in the health sector.