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Minister: Iran self-sufficient in producing 97 percent of domestic needs for medicine

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Iran’s health minister says the country can provide up to 97 percent of the needs for medicines and 40 percent of the medical equipment at home.
Science and Technology

Official: Iran exports pharmaceuticals to 40 states

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Heidar Mohammadi, the head of Iran's Food and Drug Administration, has praised the country’s progress in the fields of medical science and pharmaceutical industry, pointing to the export of Iranian-developed medicines to 40 countries across the world.
Science and Technology

Production line of acute ischemic stroke medicine becomes operational in Iran

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After launching the production line for the medicine used for acute ischemic stroke, Iran is now the second country in the world that can produce the only medicine for treatment of the disease.
Healthcare

Specialist warns of growing number of Covid cases in Iran

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A contagious diseases specialist has warned of a rising number of coronavirus cases in Iran.
Healthcare

About the nature and benefits of yoghurt in the Iranian traditional medicine

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All recommendations in Iranian traditional medicine are based on modifying one’s nutritional pattern. Many medications in Iranian medicine are made according to the properties of foods and natural substances. Meanwhile, many precautions devised by traditional medicine practitioners have been formed by knowing the medical rules of the properties, advantages and disadvantages of each food.
Healthcare

Iran: 60 contracted Crimean-Congo fever, 3 killed

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The State Veterinary Organization has reported that 60 individuals in Iran have contracted Crimean-Congo fever, with three fatalities among those who tested positive.
Healthcare

8 ways to determine temperaments in Iranian traditional medicine

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Iranian traditional medicine tells us that it is necessary to study the physical characteristics of people if we are supposed to determine their temperaments.
Healthcare

Iranian newspaper warns of “medical poverty” in Iran 

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An Iranian newspaper has run an editorial in which it warned about the consequences of the migration of Iranian doctors to foreign countries in large numbers.
Healthcare

Official: 1mn foreign patients treated in Iran every year

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Hospitals and healthcare centers in Iran provide treatment to at least one million medical tourists every year, according to the director general of International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Health.
Healthcare

Official raises red flag on mass exodus of physicians from Iran

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The head of Iran’s Medical Council has warned the country’s healthcare system will suffer a huge blow as the doctors are migrating to foreign countries in droves.
Healthcare

Tips of traditional Iranian medicine and healthy lifestyles for people with different temperaments

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Temperament in traditional Iranian medicine is a key concept for the purpose of defining human health and disease, and in simple terms, according to this philosophy, every being, whether animate or inanimate, is composed of elements that count as raw materials with different qualities and in different proportions.
Healthcare

Temperament in traditional Iranian medicine

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Temperament (Humorism) is a method in traditional Iranian medicine to correct an individual’s lifestyle and prevent diseases. There are different ways to identify a person’s humor. Once they have identified a patient’s humor, traditional medicine experts can offer ways to prevent or treat diseases in that patient that are compatible with that individual’s humor and bodily condition.
Healthcare

Traditional Iranian medicine: A solution for a healthy lifestyle

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Traditional Iranian medicine is a world class medical school that dates back thousands of years. Despite the adjective “traditional” with which its name is associated, Iranian medicine, like other sciences, is completely consistent with scientific and experimental foundations.
Healthcare

Iran reports 19 cases of Crimean-Congo fever ahead of Eid al-Adha

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An Iranian health official says 19 cases of the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) have been detected in the country since the start of the current Persian calendar year on March 20.
Healthcare

Official: US sanctions putting lives of 10k thalassemia patients at risk in Iran

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The head of the Iranian Thalassemia Society says the lives of some 10,000 patients suffering from the blood disorder are in danger due to the shortages of medicine caused by the US sanctions.
Healthcare

Health minister: 1.2 million foreign patients received treatment in Iran last year

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Iranian Health Minister Dr. Bahram Einollahi says 1.2 million foreign patients received treatment at the country’s health facilities in the past Iranian calendar year (ended 20 March).
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MP urges President Raisi to put Iranians’ medical needs before those of Indonesians

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An Iranian lawmaker has criticized President Ebrahim Raisi for promising to equip a dozen hospitals in Indonesia with Iranian-made products while “a number of Iran’s own towns lack proper health facilities.”
Healthcare

Five people contract Crimean fever in Iran

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An Iranian Health Ministry official says five cases of the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) have been reported in Iran since the start of the Iranian calendar year in March.
Healthcare

More specialists migrating from Iran than GPs: Daily

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Specialist doctors are migrating from Iran at a faster rate than general practitioners, whose emigration rate is already very high, a new report says.
Healthcare

Iranian Thalassemia Society: 100s of patients died due to sanctions since 2018

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The Iranian Thalassemia Society says hundreds of patients have lost their lives due to the anti-Iranian sanctions spearheaded by the US.
Healthcare

Official: Huge numbers of Iranian nurses migrating to foreign countries 

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Iranian nurses are migrating to the UAE, Kuwait, Oman and Europe. That’s according to the head of Iran’s Nurse House, Mohammad Sharifi Moghaddam.
Healthcare

Iranian health minister: WHO has confirmed eradication of measles and rubella in Iran

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Iranian Health Minister Bahram Einollahi says the World Health Organization has confirmed Iran’s successful eradicating of measles and rubella.
Healthcare

Iranian govt. approves free infertility insurance, abortion medication no longer available

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The Iranian Health Ministry has announced that abortion has been criminalized in the country.
Healthcare

Covid kills 22 in Iran in 24 hours as official warns of more new cases

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Covid-19 has claimed 22 more lives in Iran over the past 24 hours. That's according to the Iranian health ministrys latest tally on Wednesday.
Healthcare

Iran’s Raisi opens advanced cancer treatment center

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi inaugurates a high-tech medical center specializing in the prevention and treatment of cancer.
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