Medicine

AI-generated doctors can treat 10,000 patients in few days, whereas human doctors would take at least 2 years

Minister says shortage addressed with Rs10b allocation

Almost no consultants, dispensaries cater to the emergency healthcare needs of low-income patients after sunset

7 days after surgery, 71-year-old patient can move freely without acute or hyperacute rejection reactions

Partnership with Chinese firm aims to reduce imports, expand portfolio

The federal cabinet approves doctors' prescription restrictions, and appointments in various sectors

Unaffordability affects production, supply

Proposal to increase prices of 262 medicines prompts call for review of drug pricing methodology

Cutting-edge technology focuses on producing organs to treat complex diseases

Executive director says grey market has become bigger than white market

Maharashtra forms inquiry committee to probe deaths in Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Government Hospital in Nanded district

Nobel Medicine Prize awarded to Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman for mRNA tech in Covid-19 vaccines

We do not trust local drugs, as well as the entire ecosystem that surrounds manufacture, packaging, supply

ECC fixes wheat procurement target at 5 million metric tons for new crop

CM spokesperson says non-provision of medicine will not be tolerated

Syllabus designed to instil basic principles of human ethics within the medical community

375 medical stores were sealed last year, FIRs lodged against 35 individuals

Input costs have risen due to rupee devaluation, rise in global price of raw material

Committee seizes records, formal inquiry will start tomorrow

A shortage of medical, surgical supplies is already brewing in the country due to drug regulator’s negligence

Orders removal of all non-cadre doctors from health management cadre posts across Balochistan

Only one room of the health facility was usable, which too only contained official documents

Medical stores create artificial shortage amid reports of 40% hike in rates

To promote cooperation on medical equipment products, innovative devices

Urges govt to rationalise prices in line with rise in raw material rates

Application process for recognition by WFME begun

Move comes as country facing shortage of most-used medicine

PMC president is currently holding meetings with VCs of provincial medical colleges

Exams to be held phase-wise from September 14

It mentions medicines, implants and disposables items related to the treatment

Healthcare secretary says 16 of them forwarded to drug courts

GSK is aiming to find a cure for HIV while also developing longer-acting drug treatments and preventive therapies.

According to the WHO, two billion people are deprived of access to basic medicines globally

Patient was forcibly discharged from hospital

Cardiology institute caters to 2,500 patients daily

Nanotechnology to offer new prospects to develop affordable, quick solutions to treat Covid-19

Free medical camp deepens realisation of lack of healthcare facilities

PMC once again seeks more time to submit reply over pleas contesting recent MDCAT

MedznMore wants to solve chronic problem of counterfeit drugs in Pakistan

PPMA chairperson says prices should be periodically reviewed given the inflation

Court should declare the price increase null and void​​​​​​​, the petitioner prays

The increase in prices of life-saving drugs is preferable to their non-availability

Operation was carried out after complainants were registered on the Pakistan Citizens Portal

Health ministry says respite given due to govt efforts

Pakistan’s continuing failure to embrace generic drugs is a significant part of the problem

 Drug Pricing Policy 2018 grants medicine companies right to increase prices annually by up to 10 %

Minister claims steps being taken to provide best medical facilities to coronavirus patients

Committee recommends barring children from parks

Covid-19 is a global health emergency and all developed nations are struggling to cope with the disease nationally

Looks at 115 different therapeutics, or treatments, for the virus, which has killed nearly 300,000 globally