Oncologist Mamed Bagir Aliyev receives Government Prize
Aliyev was awarded for the second time: the first prize he received in 2006
medicine
Japan approves drug to treat Alzheimer's disease
Japan's health ministry has officially approved the domestic production and sale of a new drug for Alzheimer's disease. Donanemab was developed by U.S. pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly. The ministry gave the greenlight on October …
NCFU scientists create unique medical product
A unique medicine may appear soon in Russian pharmacies, which scientists from the North Caucasus Federal University are currently working on
Reference price system for medicines to reduce cost by 40% in Georgia
The average cost of about 800 medicines for chronic and oncological diseases will be reduced by 40 percent with the introduction of the reference pricing system starting today, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced. …
Iran produces 90% of medicines domestically
Iran produces 90% of drugs and medical equipment used by citizens of the country domestically, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said. "Today, thanks to the efforts of researchers and activists in the field of health …
Iran wants to become regional hub of medicine
Iran’s capacity to produce 95% of its needed medicines domestically could turn the country into the region’s hub of pharmaceuticals, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said. During a visit to the Ministry of Industry, Mine and …
Georgian gov’t says reference prices to lower medication costs
The costs of medical drugs are expected to decrease by 40 percent next year following the anticipated introduction of reference prices, the Georgian government administration announced on Wednesday. The initial stage of the introduction …
Russia and Iran sign memorandum on cooperation in circulation of medical products
The health ministries of Russia and Iran have signed a memorandum on cooperation in the circulation of medical products to expand the exposure of Russian and Iranian manufacturers on the two country's markets, the press service for the …
No interruptions in medicine supply reported in Russia
There is enough medicine in Russia, there are no interruptions in supplies, the chairman of the board of directors of the Promomed group of pharmaceutical companies, Petr Bely said at the St. Petersburg International Economic …
Why did European people start eating Egyptian mummies?
Driven first by the belief that ground-up and tinctured human remains could cure anything from bubonic plague to a headache, and then by the macabre ideas Victorian people had about after-dinner entertainment, the bandaged corpses of ancient …
Turkey as the world's health care center
Investments are rolling in and studies related to Turkey's health care system are continuing full speed ahead. One outcome of these developments is that we are hearing "health tourism" more frequently. At this point, however, we …
Monkeypox goes global
Scientists are trying to understand why the virus, a less-lethal relative of smallpox, has cropped up in so many populations around the world
Turkish scientist found cure for ageing
Emel Erdal Çalıkoğlu, a dermatology expert from Dokuz Eylül University in the western Turkish province of Izmir, has tapped into the insect’s larvae for producing a base for anti-aging products. The larvae, rich …
Citizens with diabetes to be given medicines for free in Uzbekistan
According to the decree of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, citizens of the republic suffering from diabetes will receive free medicines. Type 1 diabetes patients under the age of 25 are prescribed analogue insulin …
China and Arab States boost e-commerce
Though the energy sector has been underpinning China-Arab trade ties, cross-border e-commerce has increasingly been turned to as a vital thoroughfare linking Arab states and their largest trading partner
From sports to nursing: how athletes fight coronavirus
And what sport skills help them to do this
'Brain prosthesis' to help to preserve memories
Surgically implanted 'chips' improve memory by up to 37% - but require patients to have clunky device parts strapped to tops of their heads
Illegal import of medicines from Georgia thwarted in Armenia
Employees of Armenian State Revenue Committee’s (SRC) anti-smuggling department thwarted an attempt of illegal import of 43 kg of medicines through the Bagratashen customs checkpoint on the border with Georgia. The …
Mobile app to report adverse drug reactions launched in Armenia
Armenia’s Ministry of Health with the support of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) of the United Kingdom, launched the free WEB-RADR SAV mobile smartphone app. Armenian Health Minister …
Andrei Trapeznikov: "Nuclear medicine is an important social project for Rosnano"
Deputy Chairman of the External Communications Board of Rosnano on medical and technological projects of the corporation
