Iran Medical Achievements
The latest news and views about Iran’s medical achievements
Iranian Companies Ready to Produce Favipiravir to Treat COVID-19
An infectious diseases specialist says Iranian companies have the ability and are ready to produce the Japanese drug Favipiravir, also known as Avigan, which is said to be effective in the treatment of COVID-19.
IRGC to Unveil New Achievements in Fight against Corona: Spokesman
Spokesman of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps says the IRGC will unveil its new healthcare achievements in the coming days.
Iran in Better Condition than Other Countries in Dealing with Corona: Rouhani
Iran’s president says according to the WHO figures the Islamic Republic is in a better condition than the other countries which are grappling with the deadly coronavirus.
Iran Mass Produces Domestically-Made Coronavirus Test Kits
Iran has unveiled its domestically-made coronavirus test kit and announced its mass-production has begun by the defence ministry.
Labs’ Capacity to Test People for COVID-19 Rising: Iran Official
Iran’s first vice president says the national capacity to identify coronavirus cases in the country has increased.
Iranian University Claims Its Antiviral Drug Treats COVID-19 Patients
Officials at Abadan School of Medical Sciences in Iran’s Khuzestan Province claim the antiviral drug suggested by the research team of this faculty has had brilliant results on coronavirus patients at Taleqani Hospital.
Iran Launches Online Coronavirus Test for Non-Iranian Nationals
The Iranian government has launched an online self-assessment coronavirus test for non-Iranian nationals who are worried they may have contracted the virus.
Herd Immunity Totally Unscientific, Not Applicable in Iran: Official
The Chief of the Headquarter to Fight against Coronavirus in Tehran says the herd or mass immunisation method is very outdated, and has not been recommended in any country so far as the World Health Organisation has also rejected it.
Iran Begins Blood Plasma Treatment for COVID-19
Masih Daneshvari Hospital in Tehran is the first medical centre in Iran to collect plasma from recovered coronavirus patients to use as a possible treatment for the disease.
Iran Says Number of Patients It Tests for COVID-19 Daily 3,000 More than US
The head of Iran’s Pasteur Institute says the country is capable of carrying out 10,000 coronavirus tests a day, while the US is only able to carry out 7,000 tests per day despite enjoying more facilities.
Iran Makes First Drug for Treatment of Coronavirus-Related Pulmonary Dysfunction
An Iranian knowledge-based company has succeeded in finding a cure for the pulmonary dysfunction associated with the coronavirus infection.
Iranian Radiologist Helping European COVID-19 Patients for Free
Hamdreza Edraki is an Iranian radiologist and war veteran who is doing his best to serve the people not only in Iran but also in other countries amid the coronavirus contagion.
Iran Testing Own Version of ‘Actemra’ to Treat COVID-19
Iran’s Health Ministry spokesman says the application of an indigenized version of Roche’s “Actemra” medicine has resulted in relative improvement of symptoms in some serious cases of coronavirus infections, but it is too soon to make any judgment.
Iran Develops Antibacterial Wound Dressing Curbing Red Blood Cell Disruption
Iranian scientists have fabricated an alginate fibrous wound dressing with antibacterial and wound healing properties that can decrease disruption of red blood cells in the wound bed.
Anti-Coronavirus Drug Made in Iran, Currently in Clinical Procedures: Official
Head of Iran’s Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences says one of the university’s research centres has managed to produce a drug for the novel coronavirus, and the medicine is currently undergoing clinical trials.
Two Projects Launched in Iran to Produce Coronavirus Diagnostics Kits
The Biotechnology Development Headquarters of Iran’s Vice Presidency for Science and Technology has announced that two basic knowledge-based projects have been submitted for the production of Iranian diagnostic kits since the early days of the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
Ayatollah Khamenei Urges Close Cooperation with Health Ministry in Battle with COVID-19
Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has advised the whole Iranian organizations to work in close cooperation with the Health Ministry in the fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic.
Iran Second Only to China in Terms of Coronavirus Recovery
Global statistics indicate that Iran ranks second in the world, after China, in terms of the number of people recovered from the novel coronavirus.
Researchers Using Natural Killer Cells to Treat Brain Tumors
Scientists at Iran’s Royan Research Institute have successfully tested the treatment of brain tumors with the help of natural killer cells.
Newly-Developed Eye Band Aid Can Prevent Blindness
Researchers at an Iranian knowledge-based company have made a temporary eye band aid that can be used in eye trauma to prevent blindness in less than a minute.
Iran to Export Cancer Drugs to Thailand, Armenia
A knowledge-based Iranian company has produced an anti-cancer nano-medicine which is being exported to a number of foreign countries.
Iranian Researchers Introduce New Cosmetic Eye Surgery Technique
A group of Iranian researchers have, for the first time in the world, introduced a new test to diagnose the droopy tear glands condition.
Iran Manufactures Homegrown Dialysis Machine
An Iranian Knowledge-based company, which is a member of the Iranian Consortium of Dialysis or the ICD Group, has been able to manufacture machinery and products used for dialysis patients at a much lower cost than foreign samples.
Iran to Inaugurate Hundreds of Medical Projects
More than 2,300 medical and health projects will come on stream across Iran in celebration of the 41st anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.
Iranian Scientists to Produce Bone Substitutes Using Nanotechnology
Iranian researchers are investigating the mechanical-biological effects of bone marrow progenitor cells on the production of bone-substituting biomaterials.