Healthcare

Dr. Hassan Hashemi has said that the Health Ministry will seize the opportunity in the post-sanctions era to upgrade the health services it renders to the public, asking foreign investors to invest in Iran’s health infrastructure.

Each week, 16 homeless addicts are admitted to a rehabilitation center with the financial help of the volunteers.

The specialty center aim to help with early diagnosis of cancer and promote the quality of the patients' lives.

The Umbilical Cord Blood Processing Bank preserves the umbilical cord blood of newborns in case it is needed in the future.

Sanctions imposed high pressures on Iranian people in the field of food and medicine and claims that medicine is not among items under sanction are a mere lie, said Hassan Hashemi.

Two Iranian scientists have used a metal alloy to successfully develop the first hybrid tissue-engineered heart valve, which can replace the current valves thanks to its durability.

Iran has taken big steps toward treating infertility and exploiting external fertilization to help childless families realize their dream of having a baby. 

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham expressed regret over the decision adopted by Canada’s Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).

The 11th government is taking good steps to tackle air pollution in the country; one such step is to cut the emission of hazardous gases in cooperation with the Oil Ministry, said Ebtekar.

A hospital in Shenzhen, China has been named after world-class Iranian neurosurgeon Majid Samii, who also has been offered the citizenship of the Chinese city.

Iranian researchers have discovered that the side effects of the drug Mitoxantrone could be reduced when the chemotherapeutic agent is infused with liposomic nanocarriers.

Iranian scientists have developed a nano-drug which can fight the treatment-resistant cancers.

A photo gallery of a caring Iranian family who has been looking after the father for 12 years after he was confined to bed because of Cerebral palsy.

The new application is capable of accurately detecting pathogens from plasma and the results can be transmitted to anywhere throughout the world.

During the years an Iranian child becomes a teenager, milk consumption falls by 75 percent while consumption of food with high content of sugar increases 300 percent.

It is for the first time that UNESCO is honoring the efforts of a living Iranian figure in Iran.

A majority of drugs used in chemotherapy need to be injected at medical centers. With higher absorption, edible chemo drugs can be taken in the comfort of home by patients.

Under the MoU, Tehran and Tokyo will cooperate in areas such as treatment, education, health, medicines, and research.

ˈSafrotinˈ, a medicine produced from saffron, can decrease the signs of the Alzheimerˈs disease noticeably.

Organic food lovers flocked to a Tehran expo which displayed, among other things, the farming methods Iranian producers use to prepare organic food.

The nurses receiving training at the school will be able to take part in rescue operations and rapid deployment in disaster-hit areas as well as military conflicts.

Iran’s health minister, who is a veteran ophthalmologist, has paid a third bedside visit to a 27-year-old woman who fell victim to an acid attack in Isfahan in late 2014.

Students in a school in Hamadan, western Iran, have shaved their heads to show sympathy with their teacher who is terminally ill.

President Rouhani says 8 out of around 9 million Iranians who did not have health insurance when he took office have already received insurance cards.

Over 500,000 health tourists are likely to visit Iran in the coming months, said an official with the Health Ministry.